Beijing House Church Leader Released

UPDATE – On Monday, February 5, 2007, Liu Fenggang was released after serving three years in prison. The well known house church leader expressed appreciation for the help his family received while he was in prison.

“I am thankful of God’s grace and the prayers and letters from brothers and sisters all over the world. The suffering my wife and son had to endure is nothing compared to the martyred brothers and sisters in China. I will continue to stand up for this just cause for which I am called to speak up for the persecuted,” Liu said.

Liu was arrested in October 2003 and sentenced to a three year imprisonment in August 2004 for “providing national intelligence to overseas organizations” by reporting a house church destruction case to overseas Christian organizations. During his imprisonment he was hospitalized five times for serious heart disease and diabetes. Liu previously spent two years in a labor camp, starting in 1996, because of his work with house churches.

“I join with my brother in thanking those who have prayed for and written letters of encouragement during his time in prison. We are thankful for Brother Liu’s example and faithfulness, and we pray for other Chinese Christians still in Communist prisons,” said Todd Nettleton of The Voice of Martyrs.