Tonight at our small group we studied the second half of Philippians, chapter 1. Paul talks about his imprisonment and how to live is to show the world Christ because Christ is in him, and to die would be great because he would be with Christ. This reminds me of a book I just finished reading called "The Heavenly Man." It's about one of the founders of the Chinese house churches. He and the Chinese Christians have suffered tremendously as they have sought to spread the love and salvation of Jesus Christ. Brother Yun often speaks of these words as he was being tortured in prison. Yun and the Chinese Christians feel a call to be missionaries in the countries between China and Jerusalem, where Christianity began. They call it the "Back to Jerusalem" movement. Many of these countries are in the Muslim world and they know that the persecution they have suffered over the last 40 years has been the training they needed for this difficult and dangerous work.
I urge you to read "The Heavenly Man" and/or "Back to Jerusalem."
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