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Early Rain Chinese House Church and the Imprisonment of Pastor Wang Yi offers reveals the untold story of Pastor Wang Yi and the early members of Early Rain Church, offering a powerful collective testimony of faith and resistance within China's underground church movement. Lin Lu, a founding member, shares a deeply personal account of their courageous stand for religious freedom-and the heavy price paid for proclaiming their faith publicly. Her narrative draws a striking contrast between faith under oppression in China and the religious liberty often taken for granted in the West. Pastor Wang Yi was sentenced to nine years in prison for his convictions and has now served six years (2018-2024). This book unveils the hidden history of one of China's most influential house churches and confronts the true cost of belief under authoritarian rule.

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Lin Lu (Sarah) was born in Chengdu, China. She is known for her emotionally resonant paintings that explore themes of suffering, hope, and redemption. Her work-often described as a visual diary-offers a deep personal reflection on her spiritual and emotional journey.A former visiting scholar at the University of Nevada, Reno, Lin Lu taught courses on Chinese culture and Asian art history. In 2005, she co-founded the Early Rain Fellowship in Chengdu with Pastor Wang Yi and Jiang Rong (Lucy), documenting the stories of faith and perseverance among its members through interviews and artwork.Her autobiography, Red Leather Suitcase, was awarded the 2020 Yage Prize for Christian Literature & Arts by the Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA) at Duke Divinity School, Duke University. She now lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, David Daku.

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