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🗓️ 15 April 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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We left off last week as Richard and Jeanette’s apartment was raided by 25 Chinese policemen. The couple knew that their time in China was over after 10 years of ministry, but they didn’t know how long it might be before they were allowed to leave. Listen now as Jeanette recalls exactly what happened when she returned to their apartment to find police searching through their bookshelves and closets and questioning her husband.
Despite the chaos of the raid, Jeanette continued relying on the sovereignty and goodness of God, reminding herself often that He is trustworthy no matter our circumstances. She prayed fervently for Richard as he was taken away by the police.
Richard experienced God’s sovereignty and the Holy Spirit at work as he sat in the police station interrogation room, living in the truth of Luke 12:11-12. In spite of police threats, Richard relied on scripture God brought to his mind and four things he knew he had to stand firm in as he tried to answer the police accusations.
Listen also for how Chinese Christians supported Richard and Jeanette during their ordeal, including a local church pastor who knocked on their door and offered a bold prayer for Richard. Their local Christian community brought Jeanette great comfort, providing practical proof that the Lord was with them.
Pray persecuted Chinese Christians will stand firm in faith and be encouraged by the Body of Christ.
One group of Chinese Christians, the Mayflower Church, made the decision as a congregation to flee their homeland. Pastor Pan, leader of the group, was our guest on VOM Radio last month. Listen this week for a praise update on this group of believers and their immigration case.
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| 0:00.0 | Janette was a gospel worker in China. She remembers the day her husband was taken into police custody. |
| 0:07.6 | Her phone and computer had been confiscated, but she needed to send an urgent call for help. |
| 0:13.9 | I didn't want to venture out too far because I wasn't sure if the police would return and |
| 0:19.3 | walked out of our complex and was just looking for a shop that didn't have a lot of security cameras |
| 0:26.4 | and I found one. So I'd wound up just asking the clerk there. He was about an 18-year-old boy, |
| 0:32.8 | could I borrow his cell phone and download Skype and make an international call with my own account. |
| 0:40.0 | Finally, after several times of trying to get through, I was able to make a phone call and |
| 0:46.2 | let our risk manager know what had happened and to these secure our devices. |
| 0:52.4 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. In fact, he told his disciples that the world |
| 1:00.1 | would hate them. He sent them out as sheep among wolves. Jesus' words came true in the life of |
| 1:06.0 | the apostles, and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world. |
| 1:11.2 | Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help. |
| 1:16.1 | Right now, on the Voice of the Martyrs' Radio Network. |
| 1:19.1 | Last week, we heard part one of my conversation with a couple who shared the gospel in China |
| 1:24.6 | up until 2020. For their security, we're just calling them Richard and Jeanette. |
| 1:30.0 | We recorded this interview on the road, so the sound quality isn't as good as you're probably |
| 1:34.5 | used to when we're here in the studio, but their story is so powerful. Last week, as we left off, |
| 1:42.4 | Richard was telling us about the day in 2020 when the Chinese national police arrived at their |
| 1:50.4 | apartment door. Open door boom, 25 police come bust, they come raiding in and cameras, |
| 1:57.6 | their video and everything kind of see. When these this level of crew walks in your door, |
| 2:03.3 | it's over. So basically at that point, we're leaving China. Yeah. As we begin part two this week, |
| 2:11.7 | Jeanette recalls her experience of that day. Yeah, I was out with my daughter and I walk in. |
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