The Sealed

On Oct. 29, China Aid Association (CAA) reported that since the end of the Olympics in Beijing, cases of religious persecution have increased. CAA has received reports of intensified religious persecution in Beijing, Heilongjiang, Yunnan and Shangdong provinces. In Beijing, Pastor "Bike" Zhang Mingxuan and his family members have been evicted from their home, beaten and arrested. In Heliongjiang province, one city called Yichun recently banned...

Houston, Texas
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Dear Partners in the Great Commission,

This afternoon William will be leaving for over two weeks of Basic Training and Crusades in Nigeria. We do request that you keep us and our loved ones covered through your intercessory prayers.

May the Lord graciously grant a great impartation of the spirit and power of Elijah to many Nigerian servants of God through the Basic Training.

We would like to share with you a wonderful report from our TEC co-workers in North India. Pastor Joshua Gowda and Pastor Simon Haqq conducted this month’s TEC Evangelistic Healing & Feeding Event in a village called Thahirpur in New Delhi. Read the rest of this entry »

UPDATE: The U.S. Department of State released a statement detailing its serious concern about the brutal beating of Pastor "Bike" Zhang's sons by China's Public Security Bureau (PSB) on October 23. They also condemned the harassment and recent imprisonment of Pastor Zhang by the PSB. "We are gravely concerned by the brutal beating of Pastor Zhang "Bike" Mingxuan's two sons by public bureau officials. We are also deeply concerned by continuing...

On October 16, Protestant Bishop Veniamin Brukh, a Ukrainian bishop in the Full Gospel Church, was deported from Belarus because of his active religious activities, Forum 18 News reported. Brukh, founder of one of the largest charismatic churches in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, told Forum 18 News he believed he was deported because of his "continued active participation in the local Protestant community….The secret police and state...