EXCLUSIVE: Ezra Jin, Pastor Jailed by China, Is Free
We thank God for this tremendous miracle,” the Drexels wrote to The Free Press in a statement.It was the first time in eight years Jin saw his wife, and the first in six years he saw his daughter. His family members began leaving China in 2018, following a previous round of arrests of Christians, but Jin stayed behind to continue leading his church. On his arrival in America, Jin also met his grandson, who shares his name Ezra, for the first time.
- ▪We thank God for this tremendous miracle,” the Drexels wrote to The Free Press in a statement.It was the first time in eight years Jin saw his wife, and the first in six years he saw his daughter.
- ▪His family members began leaving China in 2018, following a previous round of arrests of Christians, but Jin stayed behind to continue leading his church.
- ▪On his arrival in America, Jin also met his grandson, who shares his name Ezra, for the first time.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ezra Jin, Pastor Jailed by China, Is FreeOn July 3, Pastor Ezra Jin was freed from Chinese prison after months of detention for leading one of the country’s largest underground churches. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan via Getty Images)The church leader was reunited with his family in America on Friday, after 266 days in Chinese prison.By Frannie Block07.05.26 — InternationalNo description available.FOLLOW TOPIC --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration15READ IN APPEzra Jin, the pastor of one of China’s largest underground churches, is free after spending 266 days in Chinese prison for the crime of practicing and preaching his faith.On Friday, July 3, Jin arrived in Los Angeles, where he reunited with his family, including his wife, Anna Liu, and daughter and…
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