CHINA

China is the 2nd largest country in the world with 1.425 billion people and has the world’s 2nd largest economy, surprisingly 600 million people in China live on only $125 USD per month.

God is at work in China in unprecedented ways. There were an estimated 1 million Christians in China in 1976. Today the Chinese Christian church has grown to over 100 million!

This marks the greatest church growth in Christian history. It is estimated that 10,000 people turn to Jesus every day in China. The church is growing so quickly, it is estimated that for every trained pastor, there are over 30,000 Christians.

In the midst of incredible church growth, there is still much persecution from China's atheistic government. Christians are monitored, property is confiscated, crosses are forcefully removed, churches are destroyed and Christians are arrested, beaten, tortured, jailed and even killed for their faith.

The Christians I’ve met in China are some of the most courageous believers on the planet. They call it “the way of the cross.” They don’t pray that the persecution would stop but that they would remain faithful to Jesus and keep preaching the gospel in the midst of it. They are willing to sacrifice all for Jesus, including their very lives.