Prisoner Alert: Ms. Li Ying

Friends:

I’m posting a prisoner profile for Ms. Li Ying from China. The purpose of this post is to make you aware of her imprisonment - the pain and suffering she must be having to endure is great. Also to offer encouragement for the prayers and letters she has received while in prison.

If you feel so inclined please mail a letter to Ms. Li Ying and pray for her release.

Thank you.

Hebrews 13:3 “Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.”

Prisoner Alert

Name: Ms. Li Ying

Chinese Christian Li Ying has been in prison more than 2000 days. She is serving a 15-year sentence for her role as editor of an underground-church magazine in China. She was the very first prisoner featured on www.prisoneralert.com. At that time, the email list consisted of barely more than 2000 people. More than 7,400 letters have been printed off of the site to be sent to her since that original posting in February, 2004.

The letters that Prisoner Alert visitors write make a difference! Once when her mother went to the prison to visit Li Ying, the warden asked, “How many relatives do you have in America?” He had noted all the letters arriving for Li Ying! In recent months, Li Ying’s mother has not been allowed to visit as prison officials tried to get Li Ying to recant her faith and sign a document saying that she is part of an “evil cult.” Yet she has remained faithful to Christ and refused to sign.

Li Ying is still in prison, forced to work long hours with little food. Please send her a letter of encouragement and let her know you are praying for her and other Christians in China. Also, write to the Chinese government requesting that Li Ying’s sentence be reduced, as the sentences for others from her house church group have been.

Let your friends know about Li Ying’s suffering, and encourage them also to write to her and pray for her and other Christians in China.

We may not know here on earth the difference we are making; in eternity, though, it will be clear.

Get involved! Pray for and write to Li Ying.