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SummaryI am Brother Enfu, a pastor of an unregistered house church in China. Despite strict religious laws and constant surveillance, I have seen our small-group gatherings multiply as believers read Scripture, pray, and evangelize faithfully πŸŒ±πŸ“–. Since 2018 we’ve had to break into many small meetings, raising up new leaders one by one. When COVID struck in early 2020, we moved online, but soon returned to in-person fellowshipβ€”even in masksβ€”to support one another 🀝πŸ’ͺ. I remember five elders jailed for ten days, yet they shared the gospel in prison and found sweet fellowship among inmates πŸ•ŠοΈ. In our underground seminary, we train men (and their wives) rigorously to meet pastoral qualifications, counseling them on facing police questioning with courage. My prayer is that godly leaders will rise up, love their families well, and shepherd Christ’s church with unwavering faith πŸ™β€οΈ.

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Highly restrictive religious laws. Surveillance cameras lurking around every corner. Police knocking on doors and raiding church gatherings. These are a few among the many challenges our persecuted family in China face each week.

Yet despite the communist government’s many attempts to control Christians, the church in China is still growing! Brother Enfu, pastor of an unregistered church, shares on VOM Radio this week the excitement of a growing Body of Christ and the challenges of leading an illegal church congregation.

As communist efforts to control and close down churches have escalated, large church gatherings have become almost impossible. This has led to many more meetings with smaller numbers of Christians, raising the need for trained leaders. Brother Enfu will share how Chinese Christians are meeting that need and help us pray specifically for God to raise up leaders within Chinese churches.

Brother Enfu serves as a leader in an underground Chinese seminary, training and encouraging pastors and their spouses to take on the challenges of leading a congregation. Graduates need to be equipped to lead their flock well and prepared for persecution, ready to face police questioning and even arrest. You’ll be encouraged as Enfu shares the story of five imprisoned church elders and the surprising report he received back of their sweet fellowship together and the spread of the gospel in the jail.

Listen as Brother Enfu shares how house church Christians work together in managing the risks of Christian ministry in a communist nation.

Pray men would be raised up to be godly leaders in their home and the church. Pray pastors in China would glorify God through their marriage and families. Pray our persecuted brothers and sisters in China will continue to fix their eyes on Jesus Christ, even in times of tribulation and suffering.

#voicesofthemartyrs #chrstiansinchina

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Time Chapters
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01:10 Restrictions spur small groups
03:45 Need for more leaders
08:05 COVID lockdown adaptation
12:30 Elders imprisoned, Gospel shared
16:20 Seminary training challenges
20:10 Raising up godly families
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