Why China needs Bibles even more than before
There is a fair chance that the Bible you read in this morning was printed in China. It is a paradox for sure. No country prints as many Bibles as China, but brothers and sisters in this country are still praying and waiting for their own copy. And the need for Bible distribution and printing has got significantly bigger over
Continue ReadingChristian Leaders Renouncing their Faith??? Not in China – Why?
We should all be saddened by the prominent Christian leaders who have publicly renounced their faith in the last couple of weeks, but as someone who works with the underground house church in China, the thing that has stood out to me has been the fact that they renounced their faith “publicly.” These western Christian leaders did something willingly and
Continue ReadingMany Killed in China Flooding. Worst Typhoon This Year
The strongest typhoon to hit China this year has killed nearly 50 people and displacing more than 6.6 million residents in Zhejiang Province. Lekima is the ninth typhoon to hit China this year, hit the city of Wenling packing winds of 187 kilometers per hour and bringing heavy rainstorms. In Shandong Province, five people have been killed and 1.66 million
Continue ReadingThe New BTJ Office that Isn’t
Ministries in China are different in the way that they do not necessarily have church buildings and ministry headquarters from which to run their operations. They can’t. They are illegal. In many ways they operate as they did in the book of Acts when Christian outreach was conducted underground from places that operate in clandestine locations. The first century church
Continue ReadingDove lands again in India
Our Dove Sunday school teachers training program is still growing, and languages are being added every year. This summer a team of Chinese and Europeans were invited to India to train Sunday school teachers, together with our Indian partners. With its huge population of children, and many devoted followers of Jesus, India is a great place to use the Dove
Continue ReadingGod Made Three Trees
“For in all the world there is nothing to equal the day on which the Song of Songs was given to Israel, for all the writings are Holy, but the Song of Songs is the Holy of Holies.” Such is the importance expressed by Rabbi Aqiba in the year 90 A.D and echoes my recent fascination with the Biblical writings
Continue ReadingSundays are Dangerous for Christians in Shanghai
“Our church just let out,” Deborah (not her real name) said over the phone when I called her this evening. “We do not meet on Sundays any more. In fact, we do not know when we meet anymore,” she continued. Deborah’s church in Shanghai is one of the largest Christian fellowships in the city. Because of the increase in persecution
Continue ReadingWho defends persecuted Muslims? (Spoiler: Not other Muslims)
Of those being persecuted for their faith around the world 80% are Christians. But what about the other 20%? Among them is a group that has received much media attention lately, the Uyghurs of China, a Muslim minority group. CNN published an article today with some surprising findings about what the world thinks about China’s treatment of them. It is
Continue ReadingPost-Christian bewilderment about the persecuted church
Not only Christian organisations worry about the increase of persecution world wide. An interesting report was published last week, as a result of an independent enquiry commissioned by Jeremy Hunt, the UK foreign secretary. The main takeaway was that the persecution of Christians is a pressing human rights issue, and in many situations the UK government fails to recognise or
Continue ReadingGood news from the field!
Aside from many urgent prayer needs that exist in the areas BtJ covers, we also receive encouraging reports about God’s work and breakthroughs of his Kingdom. Not all of these reports can be shared, but those below we want to pass on to encourage all those involved with BtJ’s work in one way or another. Saved after disaster At the
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