Hello all! Here is the day two devotional for the persecuted church. Be sure to read the previous posts on the subject to get more of a "background" of why I'm doing this. :-) Have a good day!
Day 2 – China was declared the People’s Republic of China in 1949 by Chairman Mao Zedong, who quickly sought to purge society of anything that would point to religion. In recent years, living standards have improved in urban areas while little has changed in the countryside, promoting discontent. Political controls remain tight. Rural areas have not seen any economic prosperity; a lot remains unchanged, promoting discontent. The human rights record in China is one of the worst in the world. Its system of “re-education through labor” detains hundreds of thousands each year in work camps without even a court hearing.
Non-Religious/Other – 49.6%,
Chinese – 28.5%,
Christian 7.3%
Communism, President Hu Jintao
The year 2007 marked the 200th year of Protestant mission work in China. Again in 2007, church property and Bibles were confiscated. Christians were harassed, questioned, arrested and imprisoned. More Christians are in prison or under detention in China than in any other country. The house church movement (unregistered churches), which comprises approximately 90 percent of China’s Christians, endures unimaginable persecution, yet stands on its commitment to preach the gospel, no matter the cost. A major crackdown against unregistered church groups continued in 2007. Beijing house church activist Hua Huiqi was released after serving six months imprisonment, while many other house church leaders remain in detention. Christians in prison are routinely beaten and abused.
PRAYER: Pray their faithfulness, even in suffering, will be the magnet that draws others to Christ (Ps.91)
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