ChinaAid: "Sichuan Christian physically, verbally abused, forced to stand in rain, cold"

The China Aid Association is a non-profit Christian organization - based in Midland, Texas - with a mission to uncover and reveal the truth about religious persecution in China, focusing especially on the unofficial church. They do this, they explain in their website, by exposing the abuses, encouraging the abused and equipping the saints to advance the kingdom of God throughout China.

Sichuan Christian physically, verbally abused, forced to stand in rain, cold

Distributed by ChinaAid, March, 2014 ...

SICHUAN, CHINA – A believer from the Youqing Church, located in China’s southwestern Sichuan province, was stripped of his clothes, bound and forced to endure cold temperatures and rain while being physically and verbally assaulted by local officials on March 1.

Yang, 50, whose first name is currently unknown, was lured to a local government department in Lifu Township, in Qu County, a subdivision of the city of Dazhou. Upon arrival, officials grabbed Yang and stripped his clothes from his body. He was then taken outside, where it began to rain, and bound with a rope. Temperatures that day ranged from a low of 27 degrees Fahrenheit to a high of 54 F.

“They bound him outdoors with a rope where they beat him. The outdoor temperature was very low, and it was raining,” said Pastor Wang “Joshua” Dao, who is familiar with the Youqing Church.

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