My nephew has been in China for 28 years..went out as a teacher of English and had home bible studies and 'mens meetings'.
He married a Chinese girl..they had two kids ..teenagers now.
The last three years the 'handwriting has been on the wall'.
Then 18 months ago the government banned open prayer for the teachers before school started. ( He was teaching in a Christian school the last 4 years)
Slowly his Western pastor friends started being hassled. The last spring two couples , friends of his were 'knocked up' gestapo style in the night, and taken to the airpot!! No time to pack or tell anyone...
So after much prayer, my nephew , wife and kids sold, their stuff and gave away stuff , and got out without incident. ( back to England)
Just in time..he heard through the grape vine how much worse it has got.. for westerners, and then they started on the nationals too...the clock has gone back 70 years now!!!
God help, bless and protect our christian brothers there.
We heard that it is happening the same in Russia too..(Again ) ✟