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In a recent issue of Response we told you about Living Stone Church, a community of Christians in China who are experiencing extremely severe harassment from the government. Sadly, this is the reality for many Christians and other religious minorities in China: please remember them in your prayers this week.

Living Stone Church is a fast-growing church in China. Several church members have been targeted and the government has tried to force Living Stone to close: please pray for them today.

Please pray for Pastor Yang Hua (pictured), who led Living Stone Church until he was arrested in early 2016, and his lawyers have told us that he is suffering very poor health as a result of being ill treated in detention.

Today, pray for Pastor Yang’s wife, Wang Hongwu. She’s seen her share of harassment too, and wasn’t even allowed to attend her husband’s trial.

Wang Yao, the friend of a Living Stone Church member, has been tried for illegally acquiring and disseminating state secrets in connection to the case. Pray for Wang today.

Zhang Xiuhong is a deacon at the church and the church’s accountant. She was arrested in July 2015 for ‘financial crimes’ and has been sentenced to five years in prison. She has two children, the youngest just three years old, and she also takes care of her elderly mother.

It’s not just Christians who face harassment in China: the government targets Uyghur Muslims, Falun Gong practitioners and other religious minorities, too. Remember them in your prayers today.

Father God, today we pray for everyone in China who’s at risk because of their beliefs. We particularly remember Living Stone Church: protect the church and its members, we pray. Amen.