DAY 30: Pastor Zhang Rongliang
“During the first two months after I was arrested, I was questioned every day. I looked for a glimmer of hope that they would be letting me go. No hope […]
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“During the first two months after I was arrested, I was questioned every day. I looked for a glimmer of hope that they would be letting me go. No hope […]
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Shandong Province has played a pivotal role in China’s revival. Missionaries from the West gave their lives in Shandong to bring the gospel message to the Chinese. One of those
DAY 29: Sister Jing Read More »
Sister Ruth was in her early 20s when she was sent to the Philippines to be trained as a Back to Jerusalem missionary. She was very skinny, frail, and used
DAY 28: Sister Ruth Read More »
Sister Li is a Chinese Back to Jerusalem missionary. One morning when she was praying, the Holy Spirit came upon her and told her clearly, “My daughter, I want you
Sister An is serving as one of the main trainers for Back to Jerusalem’s Dove Project. The Dove Project has been used to train more than 250,000 Sunday School teacher-trainers
The Back to Jerusalem vision is not a new vision. It was birthed in the hearts of Chinese believers in the early 1900s. One of the first groups to catch
DAY 25: Sister Grace He Read More »
“One day God spoke to my heart and told me to travel to Greece to plant a church there. I don’t speak English or Greek, so it would be difficult
DAY 24: Brother Yun Read More »
Joshua is one of the main “uncles” in an underground House church network that does not have a name. This network is made up of five main leaders who share
DAY 23: Brother Joshua Read More »
Brother Jacob is an evangelist from Mongfu (Lixin) Church, also known as the Blessing Network. He is 23 years old today and had only been a Christian for less than
DAY 22: Brother Jacob Read More »
“On June 2, 1971, I was detained at a local jail while a small detachment of police were sent to my home to look for my Bible and any other
DAY 21: Pastor Zhang Rongliang Read More »
Lixin Church, originally named after Lixin County, is also known as “Blessing Network” or “Mongfu” in Chinese. Enguan, one of the founders, was saved in 1978 at the age of
DAY 20: Pastor Enguan Read More »
Pastor Joe is another House church network leader in China and is currently leading a network that was founded by his father. Little Joe works with very few foreigners; in
DAY 19: Pastor “Little Joe” Read More »
Walk into any underground church service in China and you will, without a doubt, hear the songs of Xiao Min. Xiao Min has written more than one thousand traditional Chinese
DAY 18: China’s Songbird Xiao Min Read More »
The Bible Man’s testimony, like many of the other testimonies in this devotional, is a precious piece of the history of the Chinese House church. The Bible Man’s real name
DAY 17: The Bible Man Read More »
Since the beginning of the Back to Jerusalem vision in the early 1900s, Chinese believers have been focused on taking the gospel into the Himalayan mountain regions. To see that
DAY 16: Missionary Silas Read More »
The month of May 2008 proved to be a devastating time for China as the world watched the provinces of Gansu and Sichuan violently shaken to their very foundations. More
DAY 15: Pastor Mary Read More »
Brother “Z” is a Back to Jerusalem missionary who God called to minister in the Muslim world. A few years ago, Brother “Z”, his wife, and his small daughter moved
DAY 14: Brother “Z” Read More »
“In 1963, after my father died, my mother remarried and we moved to another town called Guaihe to live with my new stepfather. It was a change for all of
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“After I had started preaching on the streets of China, many people started to come to the Lord. There was an explosion, but it wasn’t because I was preaching to
DAY 12: Brother Yun Read More »
“When I was 25 years old, I was called into full-time service to be God’s servant. I had watched the amazing work of other evangelists in my hometown. I hoped
DAY 11: Brother “O” Read More »
The countries between China and Jerusalem are known in the missions world as the 10/40 Window. Two-thirds of the world’s population lives in this window and nine out of every
DAY 10: Missionary Jason Read More »
BTJ often receives letters of appreciation for the Bibles we distribute every year. Bibles are still the number one need of the church in China today. After years of seeing
DAY 9: A Chinese Believer Read More »
“My Grandfather Sun opened up the Bible to Isaiah chapter 53 and began reading verses 2 through 6 to me. Instead of reading what it said, he replaced some of
DAY 8: Pastor Zhang Rongliang Read More »
Truth Network is a House church network more shrouded in mystery than any other network in China. Very little information is available about its history, founder, leadership, or activities. BTJ’s
DAY 7: Pastor Chen Read More »
One story that had never been told publicly before was written about in the BTJ book, The Underground Church. It is the story of one of the most effective training centers
Pastor Chen is the current representative for Tanghe underground House church network, which today holds several million members. “I became a believer in the winter of 1989, during a time
DAY 5: Pastor Chen Read More »
One of the most well-known churches in China’s underground house church is China Gospel Fellowship (CGF). Of the five large underground House church networks, this is likely the most renowned.
DAY 4: Pastor Shen Xiaoming Read More »
The most conservative estimates say there are more than 40,000 Christians in North Korean concentration camps, but the number is thought to be as high as 90,000. North Korea is
It is impossible to understand the world’s largest revival without looking into the history of the underground House church of China. It is equally impossible to tell the story of
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During these the final days, persecution against the church is promised to increase. What should we do and how can we survive the persecution? Few people know the answer to
DAY 1: Brother Yun Read More »