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Changsha is one of the hottest destinations in China, thanks to its Internet-fame as a city full of spicy food, shopping, and nightlife. The city’s fame has only increased in the past five years, and is now full of tourists and sightseers. Local pastors say that — like the rest of China — the city has also become much stricter than before, and that most churches now meet in small groups instead of in one large gathering place.
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Called to Stay, Equipped to Go (June 6, 2025, ChinaSource Blog)
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October 2025 Study Tour Announcement (June 5, 2025, US-China Catholic Association)
This Study Tour will include 2 days in Hong Kong and 15 days (October 10–24) in mainland China. The 2 days in Hong Kong will be added to either the beginning or the end of the mainland visit. Food and lodging will be organized as part of the Study Tour; travel to Hong Kong or Beijing (from each participant’s home country) and from Hong Kong or Beijing (returning to each participant’s home country) are the responsibility of each participant.
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A Korean missionary fluent in Korean, Chinese, English, and Japanese, serving Chinese in Tokyo, Park’s story is a powerful testament to God’s work in diaspora and global missions today.
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Macao bolsters 'soft connectivity' with mainland (June 14, 2025, China Daily)
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Many observers, including the economist Stephen Roach, had thought this would erase Hong Kong's appeal as a global business hub. What was its selling point if, as a US government report put it in December, Hong Kong is “nearly indistinguishable from any other neon-lit city on the Chinese mainland”?
Hong Kong rights group shuts down after years of advocating for workers (June 13, 2025, Arab News)
A Hong Kong group that advocated for workers rights for decades announced its shutdown abruptly on Thursday, citing financial difficulties and debt issues. Founded in 1994, the organization maintained a database tracking workers’ strikes, protests, workplace accidents and other labor rights incidents in China.
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Blessing Asia
In October-2022 more than 500 Christian leaders from across Asia gathered in Thailand for the Asia 2022 Congress, sponsored by the Lausanne Movement and various partnering organizations. I had the opportunity to participate in the Congress virtually and was mightily blessed. From Bible exposition to K-pop worship, and through seminars and workshops, the participants were encouraged by the stories of what God is doing in countries all over Asia. Clearly, God is on the move.
A beautiful vision was portrayed in a video of the popular worship song The Blessing, featuring singers from all over Asia. Here it is:
Many of the sessions have already been posted on their website and to their YouTube channel.
One that I found particularly helpful considering all that is going on in China was a presentation titled Church and State Relationship in Asia Today. You can see the video here.
I encourage you to spend some time on their website; there are fantastic resources for understanding God’s work in Asia today.
Original link: https://www.chinasource.org/resource-library/blog-entries/blessing-asia/
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