Even though the Chinese church is growing rapidly, heavy government restrictions are forcing it to remain underground and believers to meet in secret. These restrictions have increased in the last year, isolating Chinese pastors even more. This difficulty, combined with an estimated 10,000 believers for every one trained pastor, puts…
World Compassion StaffJanuary 24, 2018
Can you imagine what it would be like to be handed a copy of the story of the Gospel of Jesus Christ the moment you stepped foot into a new country? Gets off train. Greeted by locals. Handed copy of the Story of Jesus. Gets luggage. Christian or non-Christian,…
World Compassion StaffMay 22, 2017
On January 27th the people of China began a week-long celebration of the Chinese New Year. It’s a time of festivals when people return to their hometowns and reconnect with family - setting off fireworks, decorating with red lanterns, exchanging gifts and attending lion and dragon dances. It’s also a…
World Compassion StaffFebruary 1, 2017
Typically we focus on one project or country each month, but as we round out another year, we want to highlight two of the regions you have helped make a substantial impact in throughout 2016: The Middle East and China. Iraq: The Church in the Middle East is in the…
World Compassion StaffDecember 1, 2016
We consider it such an honor to work with the underground pastors and network leaders in China. It's humbling to see what the Lord has built through these brave men and women inside the underground church. Possibly the largest church in the world, yet still under oppression, they work to…
World Compassion StaffAugust 12, 2016
Under the cover of darkness our team hurriedly entered the facility in China in preparation for the two-day pastors and leadership conference hosted by World Compassion. This specific city of nearly 30 million people, has a network of believers standing 150,000 strong in the underground church. Their top 50 leaders…
World Compassion StaffJuly 29, 2016
"By experiencing so many difficult times in the past, the churches in China are becoming mature in the spiritual ways and have already started to take the responsibility of preaching the gospel and also to the minority groups. The vision is even clearer to join world missions. In fact some…
World Compassion StaffMay 27, 2016
The nation of China is still a difficult place to share the gospel, and yet despite the ongoing persecution, the church is continuing to flourish. Living under the radar of government monitoring and having weekly services in cramped apartments, the Chinese church is growing at an extremely fast pace, but…
World Compassion StaffMay 27, 2016
“Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock. Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus…
World Compassion StaffFebruary 9, 2016
The winters can be cold and dreary in China. Every year about this time we shuttle in and out of communities throughout the country, under cloudy and rainy conditions, meeting pastors and believers in homes, offices, hotels and coffee shops. We huddle together with our Chinese team planning the expansion…
World Compassion StaffFebruary 9, 2016
As the Church, we are the vessel that co-labors with God to deliver the loving and hope-filled message of Jesus Christ to the world. Our mission at World Compassion is to equip and train the local indigenous church living in hostile and restricted environments around the world to reach their…
World Compassion StaffAugust 24, 2015
Our team just returned from an impactful week of ministry, training over 200 Chinese pastors at our two leadership conferences in China last week. As you know, our conferences were cut short by police raids last year, so we are incredibly grateful we were able to return again and host…
Jason LawMay 28, 2015
The Chinese church is experiencing growth on such an incredible scale, it is hard to comprehend. Experts estimate the Christian church in China will grow by 55 million new believers by 2025 – that’s 15,000 new converts every single day! But the Church in China is already crippled by a…
World Compassion StaffMay 11, 2015
We have a team heading to China today to conduct the annual World Compassion Pastors Conference. This conference brings together many pastors who use our ABC Bible Training Curriculum to disciple their leaders within their house churches. (more…)
World Compassion StaffMay 4, 2015
I don’t know about you, but the World Compassion team has already hit the ground running in 2015. Before we get too far into the New Year, we want to take a moment to celebrate our accomplishments in 2014 and set our expectations for the year ahead. (more…)
World Compassion StaffJanuary 21, 2015
Why did World Compassion create the China Mission School? We have to go back nearly twenty years and 7,000 miles for our answer… (more…)
World Compassion StaffOctober 23, 2014
Training Christian leaders in China has never been more important. Severe persecution and strict regulations from the Communist government have forced the Chinese church underground. The attempts of the regime over the last five decades to snuff out the flame for Christ in China has instead caused the underground house…
World Compassion StaffOctober 22, 2014
There is nothing in the world or the Church — except the church's disobedience — to render the evangelization of the world in this generation an impossibility. -Robert Speer, leader in Student Volunteer Movement We live in extraordinary times – right now, the Body of Christ around the world is…
World Compassion StaffOctober 6, 2014
Although China is developed economically, and even has the influence of western culture, it is not a free land. We cannot forget that the communist party still rules. Many believe that things have changed for the better, that the grip has loosened on Christian churches because their culture is similar…
World Compassion StaffJuly 14, 2014
We receive testimony after testimony from our students throughout Asia on how World Compassion's ABC Bible Training Curriculum has impacted their lives and strengthened their faith. Below is a testimony from a church leader and ABC student who is not only using ABC to grow in knowledge and faith, but…
World Compassion StaffJuly 14, 2014
The following encouragement is a testimony from an ABC student in China. By studying this course , I understand that every Word from God is true and real. (more…)
World Compassion StaffApril 24, 2014
It was the last evening our team was together in China after a busy two weeks in Asia. We leaned against the fence long after dark, staring at Tiananmen Square. My mind tried to connect the smooth, humming bustle of present Beijing with the unrelenting oppression experienced by those peaceful…
World Compassion StaffOctober 10, 2013