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His family was not informed of his transfer. Pastor Dou, his wife Feng Lu and five other believers were arrested on June 14 when government officials raided and closed the Rock Church. The police confiscated computers and other church property from the church. Pastor Dou and his wife were sentenced to a year in prison and the other believers were sentenced to 15 days in detention and fined 500 Yuan (US$ 73). However, Feng Lu will serve her sentence at home so she can care for their 12 year-old daughter.

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July 20, 2009

Almost seven years ago my mother died and today I was reminded of the day she took communion when she was baptized into Christ Jesus. She was buried with Christ and rose to walk in newness of life with Him. (Romans 7) It must have been a glorious moment in heaven when that happened. And while I did not get to witness my mother's baptism because she wanted only a few people there, I was blessed recently to get some photos of her being baptized that made me cry when I saw them.