ICC Note:
Requested prayer brings little relief among the fear. Huang Yizi, the pastor or Fengwo Church in China’s coastal Zhejiang, may be subject to re-arrest. February 5 marked Pastor Huang’s release (on bail) from imprisonment after “he protested the Communist government’s cross demolition.” Six weeks later, authorities arrested Huang once again on charges of “stealing, spying on, buying or illegally providing State secrets for institutions, organizations and people outside the country.” He was denied a lawyer and certain necessities, such as money and clothes. He was released. However, earlier this month, he received orders to return to the police station.   
02/21/2017 China (Gospel Herald) – The pastor of a house church in China’s coastal Zhejiang province has asked the international community to pray for him amid fears he may be re-arrested.
According to persecution watchdog China Aid, Huang Yizi, the pastor of Fengwo Church, was released on bail a year ago after he protested the Communist government’s cross demolition campaign. Just six weeks after his release, authorities unexpectedly took Huang back into police custody on trumped up charges of “stealing, spying on, buying or illegally providing State secrets for institutions, organizations and people outside the country.”
He was denied permission to see his family and meet with a lawyer, and officials even denied relatives the opportunity to send him necessities, such as money and clothes. He was eventually released, but earlier this month again received orders to return to the police station.
“Please pray for me. I will not return if they want me to do something that contradicts the law, the truth, my belief, or my conscience. If I am really sentenced during the [Lunar] New Year, sisters and brothers [in Christ], please believe that I always have a clear conscience toward God and my fellow men,” Huang said.
Huang’s wife told China Aid that she and several other local Christians believe that he was ordered to come to the police station because Feb. 5 marked the one-year anniversary of his release. According to Chinese law, if he is found not in violation of bail rules, he may remain free, but, if officials determine that he has violated those precepts, he may subject to arrest.
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