XINJIANG—Separated by the glass wall, Gulinuer and Alimujiang’s two sons stared at their father for the first time in over two years. On April 20, under international pressure thanks to years of legal advocacy and raising public awareness, the Xinjiang Kashgar Prison authorities allowed the Uyghur Christian prisoner to meet with his wife, children, mother, and sister for a brief 15 minute conversation—the first personal contact the family has had with Alim since he was first detained in January 2008.

Today we have some wonderful news coming from our friends at China Aid, concerning a new follower in Jesus Christ. Thank you to all of you who are praying for China and who continue to sound the alarm about the human rights abuses in that nation. God is hearing our prayers and calling more people to Himself.

We have good news from China Aid today, as they are reporting that on April 17th, Pastor Dou was released a little bit early from his one year Re-education Through Labor Sentence, which began in June 2009.

Our friends from China Aid are asking for prayer for Chinese prisoner Hu Jia who is seriously ill and needs medical care. Please also pray for his wife and all of those involved in making the decisions regarding his release for treatment. Please also pray for the salvation of Hu Jia as he is a Buddhist. Thank you everyone.

This is the latest news from China Aid about the arrest of college students. Please add them to your prayer lists. God bless you.

Our friend, Bob Fu, from China Aid sent out an email last night concerning a conversation he had with Gao Zhisheng. I'd like to share that with you today. Thank you all for your support and prayers for Gao.