Pray for China During The Olympics
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The death toll from the May 12th earthquake in Sichuan Province and its neighboring region stood at 69,222 as of 8/7/08 noon, and the number of people listed as missing and injured reached 18,176 and 374,638 respectively. In the late 70's, China introduced a 1 child per family policy in hopes of reining in their exploding population. For many families who adhered to this policy, the Sichuan earthquake took many couples' only child. Pray for comfort, strength, and provision for the families.
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Pray the Beijing Olympics bring encouragement and growth to the Chinese church.
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90% of China's Christians attend house churches, enduring severe persecution to boldly proclaim Jesus Christ. One Bible shared by a 60-member or more house church is not uncommon.
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More Christians are in prison or under detention in China than in any other country. The Chinese government considers house church Christians "evil cult" members.
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The Sichuan Province is experiencing some of China's worst persecution. Pray that the Church is triumphant in growing spiritually and sharing the Gospel.
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Pray for China's President Hu Jintao.
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Children under age 18 are not allowed to learn about Jesus or to have Gospel materials lest parents be imprisoned or worse. Pray for protection and boldness of parents who want to train their children in the ways of the Lord.
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If you would like to write a simple encouraging note to a Christian sister or brother in prison, you can do so via Prisoner Alert at www.prisoneralert.com. It is not dangerous for a prisoner to receive letters from individuals, but you do need to read the special instructions about letter-writing on the website indicated above before you write a note.







