Li Sent Back to Hometown After Eight Months Imprisonment
Aug. 19, 2019 | International Christian Concern
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that over the weekend, elder Li Yingqiang from Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) in Sichuan was released on bail and sent back to his hometown in Hubei province.
Li has lost some weight but is overall healthy and remains in high spirit.
Together with elder Qin Derfu, Li was accused of “picking quarrels and stirring up trouble” and “running an illegal business” in the 1209 government crackdown against the house church last year.
For nearly eight months, Li’s wife Zhang Xinyue heard no news about her husband.
The government further persecutes Li’s family by attempting to force Zhang to send their home-schooled eight-year-old daughter to public school or face arrest. While the authorities’ effort failed in the end, Li’s daughter was greatly traumatized by the experience and Zhang was worn out in the process.
In a message sent via social media yesterday, she said, “Thank you my friends, family, brothers and sisters! Thank you for walking with my family through different means in the past eight months. May God greatly bless you. I love you all!”