China Insights

China is a land full of a marvelous patchwork of paradoxes that appear very baffling to the outsider. While some Chinese Christian leaders languish in jail, others travel the world talking of religious freedom. Some smuggle the Bible, yet the Bible is also legally printed and sold. Great acrimony surrounds the questions of how many Christians actually exist in China and how Christian organizations should assist the Chinese Church.

China is currently undergoing massive transformation. Everywhere you go cities are changing – new buildings are popping up, whole streets are torn up, and parks planted instead. And these surface changes are just the tip of the iceberg. Like an iceberg, the bulk of what’s happening lies deeper beneath the surface. Societal changes – such as massive urban migration, changing moral values and changing family structure – have the potential to dramatically alter the fabric of Chinese society.

In addition, events such as the Games in 2008 are catapulting China onto the world stage. Will these changes have a positive effect on China and the Church in China? The challenge to reach the Chinese with the gospel of Jesus Christ is great and will require sacrificial and committed prayers from the body of Christ. Satan has China in his grip, and he wants us to believe it, too. We will naively believe that as long as we see winning China for Christ as impossible. But China’s millions are individuals who go about their lives just like us. And just like us, they look more like Jesus as they are reached for Him. China needs you to pray for the unreached, give to support your workers in the fields of harvest and go tell the Chinese about Jesus.

Until everyone heard in the land…