#锡安109教案#FreeZionChurch
锡安教会代祷信
亲爱的主内家人和各界友人,平安!
哈利路亚!“耶和华果然为我们行了大事,我们就欢喜。”(诗126:3)
自2025年10月10日,经过了266天,近9个月的拘押,感谢赞美主施恩释放了祂的仆人金明日牧师,于2026年7月3日晚抵达美国与阔别了八年的家人团聚。正如金师母(安娜)所说:“神垂听了我们无数次的迫切祷告,让奇迹成为了现实。” 也如金牧师的女儿Grace所言: “衷心感谢大家自始至终给予的支持与祈祷。我们确实见证了奇迹,内心充满了难以言表的喜悦。我们感谢上帝赐予这一巨大的神迹!”
由于事发极为突然和迅速,为了金牧师身心的休整恢复和教案全局的权衡考虑,家属和教会没有第一时间高调宣传,敬请各位理解。我们也恳请公众给予金牧师及其家人一些时间和空间,在平静安稳中,从新得力。与此同时,我们也恳请众教会弟兄姐妹,继续为八位仍然在押的锡安牧者和同工守望祷告:王林牧师、高颖佳牧师、尹会彬牧师、刘桢彬牧师、林书铖牧师、王聪牧师(女)、汪中长老、吴秋雨姊妹。求主继续以其大能而慈爱的手,斩断锁链,施恩释放所有祂的仆人使女。
自2026年6月18日,锡安教案被移交至检察机关,进入审查起诉阶段以来,以上八位肢体的律师依法申请查阅卷宗,但绝大部分都遭到阻挠。因此,请大家为我们的律师团队都能依法全面获准阅卷而迫切祷告。我们也继续祷告并公开呼吁:请检察机关尊重事实,撤销对以上八位的不实指控,做出不予起诉的决定,立即释放所有在押人员。
综上所述,我们为金牧师的获释而欢欣鼓舞,但同时我们也必须警醒,这场属灵争战还没有结束。我们盼望其余八位锡安牧者同工在不久的将来全部被释放,也能得以与家人团聚。不仅如此,还有许多其他的中国教会和基督徒仍在为义受逼迫、因信仰被捆锁。其中大部分很难获得锡安教案所获得的广泛关注,但是主没有忘记他们,愿我们也不要忘记他们,为他们继续代祷发声。让我们继续参与每月9日为中国受逼迫的教会禁食祷告运动。不住祷告,不住呼求,全然靠主,全然得胜!阿们。
锡安教会教牧团、长老团、堂务会、家属团
2026年7月5日
Zion Church Prayer Letter
Dear family in the Lord and friends from all walks of life, peace be with you!
Hallelujah! "The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy." (Psalm 126:3)
After 266 days—nearly nine months—of detention since October 10, 2025, we thank and praise the Lord for graciously releasing His servant, Pastor Jin Mingri. He arrived in the United States on the night of July 3, 2026, reuniting with his family after an eight-year separation. As Pastor Jin’s wife (Anna) said: "God heard our countless urgent prayers and turned a miracle into reality." Pastor Jin’s daughter Grace also remarked: "Thank you so much for everyone's support and prayers since the beginning. We truly witnessed a miracle and we are feeling so overwhelmed with joy. We thank God for this tremendous miracle.”
Due to the sudden and rapid nature of the event, and out of consideration for Pastor Jin’s physical and mental recovery as well as the overall situation regarding the Zion case, the family and the church did not publicize the news immediately; we ask for your understanding. We also earnestly request that the public grant Pastor Jin and his family time and space to regain their strength in peace and tranquility. At the same time, we ask brothers and sisters of global churches to continue keeping watch in prayer for the eight Zion pastors and co-workers who remain in custody: Pastor Wang Lin, Pastor Gao Yingjia, Pastor Yin Huibin, Pastor Liu Zhenbin, Pastor Lin Shucheng, Pastor Wang Cong (female), Elder Wang Zhong, and Sister Wu Qiuyu. May the Lord continue to use His mighty and loving hand to break the chains and graciously release all His servants.
Since the Zion case was transferred to the procuratorate on June 18, 2026, entering the stage of review for prosecution, the lawyers for these eight individuals have applied to review the case files in accordance with the law, yet they have faced obstruction in the vast majority of instances. Therefore, please pray earnestly that our legal team may be fully granted permission to review the files as the law requires. We continue to pray and publicly call upon the prosecution authorities to respect the facts, drop the baseless charges against the eight individuals mentioned above, decide not to prosecute, and immediately release all those currently in custody.
In summary, while we rejoice at Pastor Jin’s release, we must remain vigilant, for this spiritual battle is not yet over. We hope that the remaining eight Zion pastors and co-workers will soon be released and reunited with their families. Furthermore, there are many other Chinese churches and Christians who continue to suffer persecution for righteousness and remain in bonds for their faith. Most of them do not receive the widespread attention that the Zion Church case has garnered; yet the Lord has not forgotten them. May we, too, not forget them, but continue to intercede and speak out for the voiceless. Let us continue to participate in the monthly fasting and prayer movement on the 9th of each month for China’s persecuted churches. Pray without ceasing, cry out without ceasing, rely fully on the Lord, and overcome fully the persecution! Amen.
Zion Church Pastoral Team, Board of Elders, Church Affairs Committee, and families of the detainees
July 5, 2026
在狱中第250天
自从生下宝宝 Ezra John以来,我几乎没有精力顾及其他事情——包括为我的父亲发声,#释放金明日牧师,他仍被关押在北海第二看守所。在这些焦虑与忧虑的时刻,我提醒自己要继续信靠主,因为祂始终在做工,即使在我安歇之时。愿天上的神继续看顾我的父亲金明日牧师(Pastor Ezra Jin),以及中国锡安教会其他17位被拘留的领袖。
Day 250 (in prison)
Since giving birth to Baby Ezra John, I’ve had little capacity for much else, including advocating for my father, #FreePastorJin, who remains imprisoned at Beihai No. 2 Detention Center. In these moments of anxiety and worry, I’m reminded to keep my trust in the Lord, for He is always working, even when I am resting. May the God of Heaven continue to watch over my father, Pastor Ezra Jin, and the 17 other detained leaders of Zion Church in China.