terror

Here's what we're writing about.  On Saturday, March 1, in the train station in China's southern city Kunming, there was a grievous attack.  29 people died and over 130 were wounded by a team of 8-10  people armed with knives.  2 of the attackers were women.  Horrific crime…

China has done well in responding to the attack and publicly accusing "separatists" rather than the ethnic group of those separatists.  Pretty sure, if the had slipped up with that accusation, there would be more sparks flying among the minority group of Xingjiang.  Friends on the ground there said that tensions have been high, with increased police and military presence on the streets.

Please join us in praying for true peace for Xingjiang.  There is a tiny (minuscule) minority among the Uyghur ethnic group that are wrapped up in notions of a free province, and as can be seen, there are some among them who promote violence.  But that doesn't mean that every Uyghur is violent… yet that is the stereotype that can arise again, and increase at times like this.

Ask the Lord to protect His people in XJ.  Pray for peace for Uyghurs and for safety and justice in regards to the violent groups that promote terrorist actions.  Pray for truth in the media.  Pray for open doors for the Gospel even in times of tragedy and sorrow and injustice.

Pray for Xingjiang and for Uyghur people!!

PS- if you're interested… Here's a very insightful article translated from Chinese about Western press coverage of the event.

The leader of Xingjiang basically argues that if China's firewall for internet censoring could be better established (with no ways around it) then they'd beat terrorism.  That sounds like an argument a kindergartner might make.  So, does sin only get going if people can lay hands on a how-to video?  Knives don't take any assembly whatsoever...