Pastor Zhang Shaojie had been the leader of the Nanle County Christian Church in Henan.
In July 2014, he was sentenced to twelve years in prison for alleged fraud and disrupting social order. At the time, his family was forced to flee the country, and left for the United States.
Three years later, it was reported that Pastor Zhang was barely alive after suffering various forms of torture, and his daughter expressed concern for his mental and physical health.
Source: ChinaAid
When family members saw him in December 2019, they reported dramatic changes to his personality and that his mental state was failing. The family also raised suspicions about the medication he had been prescribed.
It was recently reported that Pastor Zhang has now been transferred to Zhengzhou City to serve the remaining five years of his sentence.
The first two months in the new prison will be for treatment misleadingly referred to as “concentrated education”.
Following that time, only one visitor per month will be permitted, as long as they have proof of their relationship with him.
Let us pray.
- Intercede on behalf of Pastor Zhang, specifically for his need for mental, emotional and physical healing.
- Pray that the treatment he receives in prison will notably improve and that he will receive the medical attention and care he needs.
- Ask God to provide comfort, strength and hope to Pastor Zhang, and to his family and church. Ask God to hasten his release.
Father of compassion and God of all comfort, we praise you that our lives are in your hands and that as we live for we bring you glory. We thank you for the faith and perseverance of Pastor Zhang Shaojie the leader of the Nanle County Christian Church in Henan. We ask for special grace regarding his physical and mental health and that you might sustain and encourage him by your grace and the person of your Spirit. Equally bless his family and give them hope in your good, eternal and loving purposes. Lord have mercy.
Lord Yeshua what some have to suffer just to be on your side is so horrible.
Lord we lift Pastor Zhang up to you now. Lord he has suffered so much at the hands of the enemy, just because he has chosen you to be his God.
Please protect him from any more harm and torture.
Lord when we were escaping the cult, you said you would make this scripture living and active within us as we would need it.
That You God didn’t give us s spirit of fear, but of love ,power and a sound mind..
So we ask you to make that scripture living and active within Pastor Zhang too, as he sure needs it. Lord please heal him of all the damage that’s been done to his body,mind and soul. Lord please perform a miracle and get him released from prison, so he can be back with his family and flock. .
In your loving name we pray
Dear Lord,
We pray for Ps Zhang. May he receive healing from you, mentally, emotionally and physically. May he be miraculously strong despite the treatments he has sustained. May the day of his release come very close now and may his conditions dramatically improve now until that day. Father, we intercede for our dear brother in the Lord, amen.
Pastor Zhang, I’m so sorry for all the suffering you’re dealing with. I promise to diligently pray for you. Please pray for the salvation of my adoptive cousin, Lauren Mcleland. Thank you.