In a country where loyalty to Christ is now treated like a national security threat, a clear and confident voice is being heard from inside a Chinese prison. Pastor Yin Huibin, the head of Zion Church in Beihai, Guangxi, has released a pastoral letter from the detention center that lifts the veil on the inhumanity of China’s religious persecution and reveals the steadfast hope of the persecuted Church.
Pastor Yin was arrested on October 10, 2025, as part of nationwide raids against house churches in China. He was taken into custody along with Senior Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri (金明日) and at least thirty other believers. Accounts of his detention include shaved heads, restricted movement, and repeated interrogations about leadership and influence. At least eighteen believers were formally arrested by November. Families remain divided, and congregations live in a state of fear and paranoia.
These actions reflect a deliberate campaign by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to suffocate independent Christian worship and bring all religious life under absolute state control. Unregistered house churches—faithful to Christ rather than the Party—are viewed as especially dangerous. Pastors are treated as subversives. Prayer is criminalized. Conscience is policed.
Yet Pastor Yin’s letter is not a manifesto of outrage. It radiates peace, gratitude, and pastoral care. Writing from jail, Yin assures the church that Zion Church’s ministries continue and thanks believers for their prayers and unity. He is not a victim, but speaks as a shepherd still tending his flock—even from a jail cell. Pastor Yin reminds his flock that suffering for Christ is not an anomaly but an inheritance foretold by Scripture. Thereby echoing the apostolic teaching:
“But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when His glory is revealed.”
— 1 Peter 4:13
For Pastor Yin, these are not just abstract words written in a book, instead they explain his chains. Inside detention, God comforts him through Scripture—promises of sufficient grace, righteous judgment, and the ultimate failure of evil plans. Even there, he continues to live as a “child of light.” In fact, he writes that one fellow detainee, moved by his witness, began reading about how to know the one and only True God. In a place designed to silence faith, the gospel quietly advanced.
Pastor Yin also warns the church not to believe lies or rumors intended to fracture unity. Quoting Jesus’ own words—“If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you” (John 15:20). Pastor Yin Huibin’s letter exposes the Chinese government’s war on worship. More than that, it reveals a faith that cannot be imprisoned, a Church that cannot be erased, and a gospel that advances—even through chains.
Read Pastor Yin Huibin’s full letter here:
https://x.com/BobFu4China/status/2001613579124945118?s=20
Stand with China’s persecuted Christians. Pray. Share. Speak—while there is still time.
