Xiangtan: Where Mao Is God
Editor’s note: Join us this April as we pray for Xiangtan, a city of 3 million in south-central China. This year, we are praying for several less prominent Chinese cities, places where the gospel is at work, but cities with which many in the West are not familiar. Xiangtan is in south-central China, and sits […]
Nanning: How to Pray
Editor’s note: This the last post in our series on Nanning, a southern China city that locals say feels a little like an overgrown village. Today, church leaders say to pray for believers to understand the power of the gospel and to be transformed by God’s work in their lives. They ask for prayer for […]
Nanning: Building the Church
Editor’s note: Join us this March as we pray for Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. Local pastors say the southern China city can feel like a “big village.” But they also say Nanning faces the same struggles other Chinese cities have dealt with in recent years: a bad economy, […]
Nanning: Death and Resurrection
Editor’s note: Join us this March as we pray for Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Local pastors say the southern China city can feel like a “big village.” But they also say Nanning faces the same struggles other Chinese cities have dealt with in recent years: a bad economy, less interest in Christianity, […]
Nanning: A Village of Millions
Editor’s note: In 2026, we are praying for Chinese cities that are a little bit “off the beaten path.” Although these cities are still quite large, they are smaller than some of China’s megacities, and are not as well-known in the West as places like Beijing, Shanghai, or Chengdu. This March, we are praying […]
Shame Into Honor
Editor’s note: We have spent the last several months praying for the persecuted church in China. In this last interview in that series, the wife of a persecuted pastor how God is using her husband’s imprisonment to heal the scars of her past. Xu Jing says that, since childhood, she has born the scars of […]
Fellowship in Suffering
Editor’s note: In the final part of this interview with “Preacher Du,” he and his wife share how fellowship carried them through years of suffering. They talk about what it was like for his family when he spent several years in jail. Imprisonment can be even harder on family outside than on the one inside. It […]
Grace in Jail
Editor’s note: This January and February, we are spending a few months praying for the persecuted church in China. Today, a Chinese pastor talks about why he went to jail, what he learned, and how he was able to share the gospel behind bars. Battleground: Education China Partnership: You were indicted because of your work […]
The Family, the Church, and Persecution
Editor’s note: This January and February, we are spending a few months praying for the persecuted church in China. A Chinese pastor shares how his family and church weathered the years he spent in prison, and how they have grown since he was released. He says that, although the church was unified and loving in […]
The Grace of Persecution
Editor’s note: This January and February, we are spending a few months praying for the persecuted church in China. In this interview, a Chinese pastor shares how he experienced God’s grace and mercy through his years in jail, and how God blessed him through his persecution. Connection in Persecution China Partnership: Tell us about the […]
