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God is Always in Control

God is always in control.We experienced this again recently in a country where the Gospel is not welcomed by the government. Strict new laws have sought to control the official Church and ban unregistered churches. Christians are being severely persecuted, church buildings are being torn down, and house churches are being closed down.

“The government thought they were shutting down a church, now there are fifty.”

Despite this, believers continue to serve the Lord

At a training session recently, a pastoral couple (*Sue and *Wang) begged us to

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