Chinese Jailed Pastor Publishes Poetry Encouraging Believers
Chinese Pastor John Cao, who serves a seven-year jail term in China, has written a poetry book urging believers to realize that Jesus Christ will never forsake them. Christ, he adds, gives treasures nobody can take away.
At least one of the poems, smuggled out of prison and obtained by Worthy News, refers to recent experiences.
It comes amid concerns about the plight of Cao, a permanent U.S. resident who was jailed on charges related to his Christian work in Burma, also known as Myanmar, since 1989.
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities detained Pastor Cao for “organizing illegal crossings of national borders” in 2017. Christians linked the charges to his support for impoverished communities in Burma’s autonomous Wa area....