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Bob Fu is a former prisoner for Christ and the founder of China Aid Association<\/a>, serving and sharing the stories of persecuted Christians in China. He says persecution of Christians in communist China is the worst it has been in 40 years\u2014since the days of the Cultural Revolution.<\/p>\n

Bob will share a recent case of persecution and the story of how our brother Chen Wensheng\u2014a former mafia leader\u2014thought of ten days in prison as a \u201cspiritual retreat.\u201d Brother Chen went right back to publicly witnessing for Christ the moment he was released.<\/p>\n

Pastor Bob says Chinese Christians understand they are in a spiritual battle, rather than a physical one. Listen to hear how they gain strength to face opposition and persecution, and how the church prepares believers\u2014even youth\u2014to stand strong.<\/p>\n

Bob Fu is the author of two books: God\u2019s Double Agent<\/a><\/em>, which tells the story of Bob\u2019s coming to faith in China and eventually being forced to flee the country; and The Politics of Inclusive Pluralism: A Proposed Foundation for Religious Freedom in a Post-Communist, Democratic China<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

This month you can receive a free copy of VOM Radio host, Todd Nettleton\u2019s new book, When Faith is Forbidden<\/em>, when you make any donation to help persecuted Christians through The Voice of the Martyrs. Learn more and give online.<\/a><\/p>\n

Never miss and episode of VOM Radio! Subscribe to the podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n

Listen to this episode on VOMRadio.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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