Watchmen Nee

Yesterday I finished my portion of the series on suffering dealing with the promised persecution of believers.

Due to time, I did not share this aspect of the message. I think it is worth putting here:

On July 30, 2009; Rep. Christopher Smith of New Jersey spoke from the House floor to pay tribute to Christian martyr Watchman Nee. This worldwide known believer was imprisoned for his faith in 1952, died twenty years later in a labor camp and whose books are still banned in China today.

In his speech, Smith said, “...it is estimated that China has more than 100 million Christians, and millions of them consider themselves spiritual heirs of Watchmen Nee. Millions more are rightly proud of the contribution Watchman Nee made to global Christianity - he was the first Chinese Christian to exercise an influence on Western Christians - and indeed of his contribution to world spiritual culture. It is sad that the works of Nee are officially banned in China - even as they are being discovered afresh by a new generation of western Christians.”