The Chinese students think they are free. They think the information they know about their church, their school, their government is the truth, yet they are getting only half truths. The students think they have freedom of speech. They think they can talk freely about church, about their faith. But what they don’t know is people are watching and listening to everything they say. They may get a Bible but its only part of the Bible. If they want to keep their faith alive, they have to keep silent. 
The entire time we were in China, we had to restrict what we said and did in the public eye so that we wouldn’t stand out spiritually. We couldn’t talk about our faith openly but it just made us pray even harder.
After years of praying for members of the persecuted and underground church, it was surreal to meet them and get the chance to encourage them. They are the lights shining in the darkness. These precious brothers and sisters who have to limit their actions and faith in the public. Yet with these limitations, I saw a strength and a love and faith like none else.
I can’t share any photos or specific details about who I spent time with and my location in order to protect the contacts and students. We were limited in how we could express our faith yet God was faithful and added more to His kingdom. New lights are now shining in some of the most unreached places in China and all for His glory.
