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They took her child, her family, and her freedom?but not her faith
Extreme Devotion #3
New Hope Publishers
October 2010
On Sale: October 1, 2010
Featuring: Zhou Chi; Yang Zhen-Li; Tai Tong
315 pages
ISBN: 1596692790
EAN: 9781596692794
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Inspirational
A young Chinese woman, Zhen-Liโraised to observe the party line, including its one-child-per-family doctrineโfalls in love with and marries a Christian, and adopts his faith. Though the couple downplays their Christianity in an effort to survive, Zhen-Liโs family is appalled, and she and her husband are ostracized. When she becomes pregnant for the second time and refuses to have an abortion, the persecution begins in earnest. Zhen-Liโs parents, under pressure from the government, pay to have Zhen-Li kidnapped and the baby aborted. It is then Zhen-Li decides she must live up to her nameโ"Truth"โand take a firm stand for her faith, regardless of the consequences, and so she begins to regularly teach children about Zhu Yesu ("Lord Jesus") and to distribute Christian literature every chance she gets. Based loosely on the life of Christian magazine editor Li Ying, currently serving a ten-year prison sentence in China, the story of Yang Zhen-Li tells the desperate tale of her incarceration and separation from her family, as she continues to minister to other prisoners, and even to her guards. The sub-plot takes place in Southern California, where an elderly woman who once served on the mission field in China feels called to pray for a young woman in China who she believes is in great danger. She also prays for the granddaughter of an elderly acquaintance who is in danger of being caught up in the human trafficking trade. The two stories intertwine to bring about a surprising and redemptive ending.
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