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We have just received word that imprisoned Pastor Gong
Shengliang's,
founder of the South China Church, health is rapidly deteriorating due to
the torture he has faced while in prison. Arrested last year and sentenced
to death only to have his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment is
in grave danger of dying.
It has been learned he has been repeatedly beaten while in prison and is
suffering from severe internal injuries. His condition has deteriorated so
significantly that he is now passing blood. He has also lost hearing in
one
of his ears. Pastor Gong has reportedly been bedridden for more than two
weeks and has fallen unconscious several times.
At the moment he has three prison guards watching him at all times and is
daily visited by a political officer as the government attempts to break
his faith in Christ and to get him to admit to the so-called crimes he is
accused of by the government.
His family have not been allowed to see him since April the 14th. The
Chinese government has used the excuse and fear of SARS to prevent his
family from visiting him. Pastor Gong and his family urgently need your
prayers.
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