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The skies over Beijing turned dark and black in the middle of the day on Thursday, as the Communist Party came together for an annual meeting. Chen Beingzhong, a life-long Beijing resident described it in one report to the Epoch Times “as an alarm from god.” He said that there was “Thunder rolling. Heavy gale blowing. The sky was very dark … I have never seen this in my life.” 2057 top government officials are currently in session in Beijing and their agenda is not looking good for Christians. News is leaking out of the meeting about new laws for the church. The government is  drafting new plans to further persecute the underground house church. The details have not come out yet, but it seems that the current coronavirus epidemic is being used as a reason for the Communist Party to put even more pressure on the church than they have in the last two years. The thick dark clouds that descended on Beijing on Thursday seemed to be like a supernatural sign, that the forces of darkness had moved into the city. We believe that an intense spiritual battle is underway in China because of the vision that God has given to the underground church. The enemy knows that his time is short and the mobilization of the massive church in China is hastening the completion of the Great Commission and the return of Jesus Christ. Earlier in the month, on May 3rd, BTJ reported on a raid on a house church in China (video link below). Several believers were arrested and taken away. They have not been heard from since the meeting. https://www.facebook.com/1663626761/videos/pcb.10220360210149709/10220360208469667/?type=3&theater In the coming days we plan to report on any new laws that are passed during these meetings, which impact Christians in China, so that partners and believers can pray more effectively. Here is a direct link to the page on this. https://backtojerusalem.com/the-skies-over-beijing-turns-black-during-middle-of-day-as-government-passes-new-laws-against-christians/ Back to Jerusalem has had quite some news. I would highly recommend looking into this organization which is working to reach the unreached people in the 10/40 window, usually the worst persecution occurs here in the 10/40 window. https://backtojerusalem.com/about/

In china there are memes going around calling foreigners trash and a general hatred for foreigners has become large. Pray for persecuted countries. MAJOR DANGER HERE! People are turning against foreigners faster than a wildfire! They are blaming us for new cases of Covid-19! I believe we need to stock up of things we need to buy from stores right now, due to a new rejection of foreigners here in China. Peter*, Charles*, and Lewis* have all been blocked and had entry issues to stores and businesses this week and it is getting more and more momentum here. It is INTENSE!!!! And when other foreigners have reported issues to the police, they have been ignored. Some have even been kicked out of their apartments and then refused to be allowed into hotels, so slept on the streets overnight until other foreigners reached out and helped them! It is finally beginning to be all over the news outside of China! Inside of China there is a anger spreading in the social chats against ALL foreigners. They have a cartoon going around calling foreigners "trash" and show a recycling bin! It is a dangerous time for us. * Names changed to protect identity.

I would like prayer for a literature distribution trip to China in September 27 to October 17 that I will be involved in Lord willing. As the Chinese government there has begun a plan in January of this year to eliminate all Christians in five years please pray that the trip will be successful. They want to make distribution of literature as difficult as possible, but God will help us and his kingdom will succeed by prayer. There are also some missionaries by the last name of Weaver there that I've been in contact with regularly and they would like prayer that they will remain full of courage. The past two months have been very stressful for them as they have been in lock down and self quarantine for the past two months straight.