CHINA: Pandemic and Persecution
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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🗓️ 11 July 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, the government's focus on persecuting Christians and closing churches hasn't faded. In fact, there's been an increase in persecution in recent months as Chinese Communist Party leaders continue their efforts to control the hearts and minds of the people.
Churches have been closed. Pastors have been arrested. But Chinese Christians are responding with boldness, finding new ways to spread the gospel even amidst pandemic and persecution.
"Brother Joel" helps VOM distribute Bibles in every part of China, and this week he'll share what's happening with the church in China. How is coronavirus affecting the church? Why does the Communist Party fear Christians so much? What does persecution in China look like right now?
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| 0:00.0 | In the last couple of years Chinese churches have increasingly been torn down. |
| 0:05.2 | Others have been forced to close. |
| 0:08.2 | The government there has tried to slow the spread of the gospel |
| 0:12.1 | by dismantling buildings and organizations. |
| 0:16.5 | Brother Joel is in constant contact with believers in China and he says it's very clear the church is much more than a building. |
| 0:26.3 | Here's the attitude of our Chinese brothers and sisters in Christ. |
| 0:31.0 | Well, they took our church away from us. They took our Sunday school away from us. |
| 0:35.9 | We'll find new ways to preach Jesus everywhere we go. |
| 0:41.2 | And the church is genuinely excited about getting out into the culture. |
| 0:47.0 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 0:51.0 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. He sent |
| 0:55.4 | them out as sheep among wolves. Jesus's words came true in the life of the |
| 1:00.0 | Apostles and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the |
| 1:04.3 | world. Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how |
| 1:08.9 | we can help right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio network. |
| 1:12.2 | This week here on right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio network. |
| 1:13.0 | This week here on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio, we are going to focus on China and |
| 1:18.6 | on the church there. |
| 1:20.1 | I'm Todd Nettleton. |
| 1:21.1 | I'm joined today by Brother Joel for his protection. |
| 1:24.5 | We're just going to use that one name. Brother Joel has been with us here before. |
| 1:29.3 | You can hear those conversations in the archives at VOM radio.net. |
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