Prayer Updates

Reason for Optimism

Posted on 16 May 2012.

Two seemingly conflicting reports on the situation for the church in China were released during March and April. As is so often the case with news from China, whatever you say is true somewhere!

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Changing China

Posted on 13 May 2012.

Do you own a house? A car? A mobile phone? A laptop or tablet computer? If so, you have many things in common with the increasing number of Mainland Chinese people who, although living in a Communist Party-led country, participate happily in a capitalist economy.

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Marriage Pressures

Posted on 28 April 2012.

According to statistics from the Ministry for Civil Affairs, during the year 2010 there were 1,960,000 divorces registered in China but only 1,200,000 weddings. In the first three quarters of the following year, 2.8 million couples registered for divorce, up 12 percent year-on-year.

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New Drivers

Posted on 25 April 2012.

"Driving used to be a profession in China - now it's a necessary living skill... Everyone wants a driving licence," said Ren Xingzhou, instructor at a Beijing driving school (Reuters).

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Changing Lives

Posted on 22 April 2012.

At the end of last year, figures from China's Ministry of Civil Affairs showed that charitable donations in China had plunged by more than 80 percent.

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Seeds Sown Over Easter

Posted on 19 April 2012.

Last month many of our co-workers were able to share with their Chinese friends, students and colleagues about the meaning of Easter.

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Economic Challenges

Posted on 16 April 2012.

Sixty-nine year old Premier Wen Jiabao closed what will probably be his last National People's Congress meeting with a call for slower growth and further reform.

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Signs of the Times

Posted on 13 April 2012.

Tanks spotted on the streets of Beijing and other cities! Shots fired near the Communist Party's leadership compound! Coup in China! These were just some of the strange rumours circulating in China during March.

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From our International Director

Posted on 31 March 2012.

Ephesians 1:15-21 reveals the heart of the apostle Paul for the Ephesian church and how he prayed for them. In verse 16, he says: "(I) do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers." It struck me that this would be a good meditation for Day Seven as we pray for the church and people of China.

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Advancing God’s Work Together

Posted on 28 March 2012.

"I heard for the first time, from the China-based co-workers, how just the arrival of a team was a great encouragement to them to know that they are not alone in the field."

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