Smuggle Bibles into China? The More, the Better

Gary Russell, international director for China Harvest, Todd Nettleton, director of media development for the Voice of the Martyrs USA, and Jonathan Brooks, president of the Voice of China and Asia Missionary Society, weigh in on whether Christians should continue to smuggle Bibles into China.

The best way to illustrate the need for Bibles in China today is to share the testimony of a longtime friend, Brother "Han."

Born a peasant, Han came to Christ while in university. While planting churches in urban centers, he found the number of available basic Bibles growing. Getting enough Bibles was not the problem. That need, he concluded, was being met on a nationwide basis.

Smuggle Bibles into China? It's Outdated

Jonathan Brooks, president of the Voice of China and Asia Missionary Society, Todd Nettleton, director of media development for the Voice of the Martyrs USA, and Gary Russell, international director for China Harvest, weigh in on whether Christians should continue to smuggle Bibles into China.

To answer the question about smuggling Bibles into China, it's helpful to better understand how Bibles printed within China are distributed. The city of Nanjing is home to Amity Printing, the world's largest Bible-printing facility and the only legal Bible printer in China. Its mission is to print Bibles for distribution inside China. Amity also exports Bibles in many languages throughout the world.

Because Bibles printed inside China do not have an isbn number, they cannot be sold in Chinese bookstores. The only place one may legally purchase a Bible is in a registered Chinese church.

Smuggle Bibles into China? It's Still Necessary

Todd Nettleton, director of media development for the Voice of the Martyrs USA, Jonathan Brooks, president of the Voice of China and Asia Missionary Society, and Gary Russell, international director for China Harvest, weigh in on whether Christians should continue to smuggle Bibles into China.

Several years ago, my wife and I delivered a small suitcase of Bibles into the hands of a Chinese house—church pastor. When he opened the suitcase and saw the treasure inside, his face displayed the same look I'd seen on the faces of my young sons on Christmas morning, when they realized "Santa" had left a basketball hoop in our driveway: sheer, unfettered joy.

Marie Stopes opening abortion clinics in China

Marie Stopes International already has five clinics open in China.


Abortion provider Marie Stopes International (MSI) is facing criticism for using UK taxpayers’ money to fund the opening of abortion clinics in China.

Last month MSI was behind the UK’s first television abortion advert and was widely cricitised for attempting to normalise terminations.

The organisation carries out 65,000 abortions a year in Britain, most of them through NHS contracts for which it receives £30m a year, according to media reports.
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Money left over from the NHS cash is used in the group’s international division.

Labour MP Kate Hoey said: “I don’t see why British taxpayers’ money via the NHS should in any way be supporting Chinese government policies.