Five Missionaries Murdered in China

As most of you know the church in China has grown tremendously and the underground church is amazing, especially under persecution.  Which is why when I read this story from my friends at Salem Voice News, my heart is grieved.  I think it's easy to forget sometimes that missionaries willingly go to places where they know there is danger.  In fact, last night at my churches Halloween alternative, I was talking to a young man in my church who has a tremendous burden for China and who wants to finish college so he can go there to teach English.  I know if it was him that was murdered, I would be heartbroken.  So, please keep the families of these missionaries in your prayers, because they were someone's family.  Thanks.

SVM News, November 01, 2007:

Five Christian missionaries murdered at the city of Lienchow in Gansu province of China last week. Nikki Canady of the Central Christian College of the Bible informed the Salem Voice Ministries (SVM) News Service that one of his friends telephoned him and told about the brutal murder of 5 missionaries in China.  City of Lienchow is also called Lanchow Chinese Government is rumored to begin the exile of many missionaries in the Gansu province.

Nikki Canady asked Salem Voice Ministries (http://salemvoice.org/about.html) for requesting all the children of God and prayer warriors to pray for the continued safety of those still in the Gansu province and other parts of China, for boldness of faith, for open hearts and minds, and for an increased harvest in that area.