 Dr. Xu Yong-hai |
Dr. Xu previously spent two and a half years in "re-education" for his faith. He is a prominent advocate for the house church and has spoken out against corruption in the Chinese medical system.
Dr. Xu had come to faith in Christ in 1989, after loosing faith in the Communist system and seeing the spiritual void. In an interview with Associated Press in 2000, Xu said, "Life without faith is unbearable. But after I found God in 1989, my life totally changed. I felt like a new person."
On the morning of November 9, Dr. Xu Yonghai and his wife, Li Shanna were finishing their night shifts at Ping'an Hospital in Beijing where Dr. Xu is a prominent psychiatrist, when they were arrested by the Public Security Bureau (PSB) and taken for interrogation. According to Li, who was released later that day, they were questioned about the activities of Liu Fenggang, a house church activist who has been held by the PSB since October 13. Li was told that Dr. Xu was accused as "a suspect of espionage the national secrets" in collaborating with Liu Fenggang. This arrest is only the latest in a new crackdown on leaders of the house church movement in China.
Dr. Xu previously spent two and a half years in "re-education" for his faith. He is a prominent advocate for the house church and has spoken out against corruption in the Chinese medical system.
Dr. Xu had come to faith in Christ in 1989, after loosing faith in the Communist system and seeing the spiritual void. In an interview with Associated Press in 2000, Xu said, "Life without faith is unbearable. But after I found God in 1989, my life totally changed. I felt like a new person."
Pray that Dr. Xu's faith in Christ will be strengthened during this time of suffering. Pray for other Christian leaders. Pray that uncertainty and fear would not hinder the spread of the Gospel in China in any way. Pray that others will come to Christ through Dr. Xu's imprisonment.
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