The New Focus of the Church in China
by: Stefanie Parsons
The house church movement in China is ready to send missionaries west through all Asian countries until they reach Jerusalem according to a special visitor to Janice Anderson’s World Mission class on Friday, October 20.
“The Chinese have a vision to spread the Gospel westward,” said the missionary who is working to encourage the Chinese believers. “They feel it is their responsibility to take it to Jerusalem until Jesus comes back.”
Sharing many testimonies about the harsh repression of Chinese Christians under the Communist regime in China, he said because of this persecution they are uniquely equipped to spread the Gospel into Muslim countries between China and Israel. He admits that the leadership of the church is ready for more suffering, sighting the recent killing of a Chinese worker in Yemen last July when authorities discovered she was a professing Christian.
“The leaders (of the house churches) expect the majority of the missionaries they send out will die for the cause,” he said.
He estimates that nearly 100, 000 Christians are preparing to leave China with God’s saving message and predicts that this will be the next major move in Christianity. He also states that the Chinese believers can more easily move into countries which are considered closed such as Myanmar and Bhutan.
Although he told the audience in the classroom his name, he decided not to let it be published in The Voice for fear that it would be connected to believers in China. Even the name of the movement in China is changing its name to lower the profile of new missionaries who will be leaving for hostile countries.
“We can’t say too much,” he said. “The Chinese government knows about it and Muslim nations have asked China to ‘not send your missionaries to our countries’.”
He also said that the church in Canada and North America should prepare for suffering and that persecution is not far away. He stated that many issues in society today are going to separate the real Christians from the “chaff” and we must stand for our beliefs in the areas of homosexuality, political correctness and in dealing with people of other faiths.
“External pressures are coming and internal discipleship must be learned,” he warned.
“You are living in one of the most exciting times in history,” he said to the audience. “Don’t waste your life!”
If you would like to learn more about this exciting movement in the Chinese church pick up one of these books:
Back to Jerusalem by Brother Yun, Peter Xu Yongze, Enoch Wang with Paul Hattaway
Jesus in Beijing by David Aikman
China’s amazing history: 1421 - The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies
The house church movement in China is ready to send missionaries west through all Asian countries until they reach Jerusalem according to a special visitor to Janice Anderson’s World Mission class on Friday, October 20.
“The Chinese have a vision to spread the Gospel westward,” said the missionary who is working to encourage the Chinese believers. “They feel it is their responsibility to take it to Jerusalem until Jesus comes back.”
Sharing many testimonies about the harsh repression of Chinese Christians under the Communist regime in China, he said because of this persecution they are uniquely equipped to spread the Gospel into Muslim countries between China and Israel. He admits that the leadership of the church is ready for more suffering, sighting the recent killing of a Chinese worker in Yemen last July when authorities discovered she was a professing Christian.
“The leaders (of the house churches) expect the majority of the missionaries they send out will die for the cause,” he said.
He estimates that nearly 100, 000 Christians are preparing to leave China with God’s saving message and predicts that this will be the next major move in Christianity. He also states that the Chinese believers can more easily move into countries which are considered closed such as Myanmar and Bhutan.
Although he told the audience in the classroom his name, he decided not to let it be published in The Voice for fear that it would be connected to believers in China. Even the name of the movement in China is changing its name to lower the profile of new missionaries who will be leaving for hostile countries.
“We can’t say too much,” he said. “The Chinese government knows about it and Muslim nations have asked China to ‘not send your missionaries to our countries’.”
He also said that the church in Canada and North America should prepare for suffering and that persecution is not far away. He stated that many issues in society today are going to separate the real Christians from the “chaff” and we must stand for our beliefs in the areas of homosexuality, political correctness and in dealing with people of other faiths.
“External pressures are coming and internal discipleship must be learned,” he warned.
“You are living in one of the most exciting times in history,” he said to the audience. “Don’t waste your life!”
If you would like to learn more about this exciting movement in the Chinese church pick up one of these books:
Back to Jerusalem by Brother Yun, Peter Xu Yongze, Enoch Wang with Paul Hattaway
Jesus in Beijing by David Aikman
China’s amazing history: 1421 - The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies
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