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Encourage Christian House Church Leader Yang Rongli!

On Nov. 25, 2009, Pastor Yang Rongli and four other Linfen-Fushan church leaders from Shanxi Province were sentenced to criminal detention for two to seven years, according to China Aid Association. The five church leaders were accused of "gathering people to disturb the public order," because they organized a prayer rally on Sept. 14, the day after 400 military police raided the church's grounds. During the raid, more than 30 believers were seriously wounded and 17 buildings were destroyed.

Halfway through her sentence, Yang Rongli is suffering with severe medical problems. She is suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure, and hepatitis – she feels dizzy and disoriented all the time. The prison will not provide the medical care she desperately needs. Please pray for her health and that the prison officials will have mercy on her and allow her to receive treatment.

Yang Rongli was released on Oct. 10 after seven years in prison. After her release, according to China Aid, she “showed physical signs of the brutality she endured while incarcerated.” Pastor Yang suffers from several complications, including a heart problem and diabetes as well as kidney stones. She did not receive treatment for these conditions while in prison. Even so, she was reportedly in good spirits.

On August 7, 2021, Yang Rongli was arrested again, along with eleven other leaders of the Linfen church for fraud, which is how the Chinese Communist Party characterizes the collection of tithes in the church. Yang Rongli was held in custody for almost four years before sentencing. On July 26, 2025, she received a sentence of 15 years in prison, which a front-line worker said was one of the harshest sentences dealt to a house church leader in at least two decades. In a letter to her son informing him of the outcome of her case, she described the sentence as “a great crown given to me by God.”

(Source: https://www.prisoneralert.com/prisoners/199/yang-rongli)

Along with your prayers, send a note of encouragement to Yang Rongli

Write to:

Yang Rongli
030600
JIAN NEI GONGYING ZHAN
WOMEN'S PRISON OF SHANXI PROVINCE
LINGNAN STREET
YUCI CITY, SHANXI PROVINCE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA