By Jeremy Reynalds Correspondent for ASSIST News Service KUNMING, YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA (ANS) — A group of American Christians who had more than 300 Chinese Bibles confiscated by officials when they arrived in China is refusing to leave Kunming International Airport until they get the books back. According to a news release from the China Aid Association (CAA), the four American Christians arrived at 3 p.m. Beijing Time from the U.S. via Thailand. Each carried about 75 to 80 study Bibles for Chinese pastors. The names of the four are Pat Klein, 46, from Wyoming, Forrest Higginbotham, 78, from Indiana), Higginbotham’s grandson Stephen Constantinou, 15, from New Jersey and Steve Nichols, 60, from New York. According to Klein, each of them was fined for 400 U.S. dollars for the overweight luggage with the Bibles. The … Read entire article »

By Michael Ireland Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service GANSU, CHINA ANS — Several police officials went to a meeting site of a house church at Honghui Coal Mine in Pingchuan District, Baiyin City, Gansu Province on the afternoon of June 24, 2008. They detained Mr. Wang Fayun, a co-worker in charge of this gathering site and two female members who were practicing on the piano. China Aid Association CAA says that news came on the second day that Brother Wang was placed under 10 days of administrative detention and the two sisters were placed under three days of administrative detention. On the afternoon of June 25, officials detained two more members, Mr Chen and his wife, at the same gathering site. Like the other detainees, Chen and his wife were sentenced to 10 days … Read entire article »