We’ve been updated yet again on another country!
China
Host of the 2008 Summer Olympics and home to 1.3 billion
people, China is known for its grandness, not just in land mass and
population. While the Han Chinese comprise the largest people group,
there are over fifty minority groups, including the Uighurs, a people
without a country. Due to the legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution,
Communism is not just a political system, it is almost the state
religion. Speaking of which, depending on where we are, we may meet
Buddhists, Muslims, and Taoists; there are even churches – government
approved and regulated. The exact size of the underground church is
unknown (hence the name), but what it is known is that it is large and
still growing, thriving even in the midst of persecution. While there, we’ll have to pay homage to the Great Wall, and bring light and hope to
a people in darkness and depression. How we’ll do that exactly –
you’ll find out once we get there. 😉
people, China is known for its grandness, not just in land mass and
population. While the Han Chinese comprise the largest people group,
there are over fifty minority groups, including the Uighurs, a people
without a country. Due to the legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution,
Communism is not just a political system, it is almost the state
religion. Speaking of which, depending on where we are, we may meet
Buddhists, Muslims, and Taoists; there are even churches – government
approved and regulated. The exact size of the underground church is
unknown (hence the name), but what it is known is that it is large and
still growing, thriving even in the midst of persecution. While there, we’ll have to pay homage to the Great Wall, and bring light and hope to
a people in darkness and depression. How we’ll do that exactly –
you’ll find out once we get there. 😉
Some of the most amazing faith and healing stories are coming out of China, and we cannot wait to experience and be a part of the incredible works God is doing in this land.
