Police in Fujian, China have destroyed a church in the village of Yutouchang and promised to demolish another in a neighbouring village, according to a September 4 report from AsiaNews.
On the morning of September 1, approximately five hundred policemen and other officials arrived with bulldozers and destroyed a recently-completed building built by an unregistered Catholic church. When local Christians attempted to stop the destruction, they were beaten by police.
Before leaving, police warned that they intended to destroy another church building presently under construction in the village of Ao Oian. Authorities justify these demolitions by citing "security reasons."
Pray for the physical healing of those who were beaten. Ask God to give these Christians a deep assurance of His never-ending love, even in the midst of very trying circumstances (Ephesians 3:14-19). Ask God to preserve the second church building from demolition.
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