“Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.” ~ Hebrews 13:1-3 (ESV)
All who have read my blog for a while know that I have a special place in my heart for persecuted Christian brothers and sisters in China. I am not sure why that is, but I believe that God has put them on my heart. I think that this all started when I was pointed by one of my friends to the book “Safely Home” by Randy Alcorn. And again, I was reminded about the hardship of our Christian brothers and sisters when I read Kathi Macias’ book “Red Ink“.
Sure, both books are novels but nonetheless the persecution of Christians in China is real. Randy Alcorn and Kathi Macias based
their books on real life events in China. At any rate, tonight I came across a post on the Voice of the Martyrs‘ website about a pastor and his wife’s incarceration.
VOM made it possible (for free) to send an encouraging postcard to Yang Caizhen who currently is serving a 2 year sentence in a ‘re-education’ facility in China. Please join me sending these postcards to Yang to encourage her to stand firm. All you have to do is check out the post and sign up. Or if you do not want to send the postcard, pray for Yang and the rest of the house church members.
Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: we are blessed to freely worship our Lord Jesus Christ.
Thank you for sharing this,Iris!! I will have to check out those novels. I have a heart for the persecuted church as a whole. It’s so amazing what one can handle with the strength and power of God!
Thank you so much for this mention of my book Red Ink, and Randy Alcorn’s Safely Home (which I loved!). Thank you even more for mentioning them in such a way as to bring focus on our persecuted brothers and sisters in other countries. The Church must rise up worldwide to pray for them! Bless you, dear sister!
I couldn’t put Safely Home down when I started reading it. And I subscribe to Voice of the Martyrs. It’s good to be reminded that there are people who are persecuted for their faith in this world. I never want to take my freedom to worship lightly.
Blessings and love,
Debbie
Bless you for sharing this with us, love you.