Special Report
March 1999
Number 20
CHINA’S BURGEONING CHURCH
OUTGROWS ITS BUILDINGS
Photo: The Bible has pride of place at the River Church

IN THIS ISSUE

Christians respond to worst flood of century

‘Revolution gave us new life’ 

Volunteers build 7-storey church
Photo: Christian man attending the Da De Church in Yunnan

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Faith makes 
‘better’ citizens

Bibles for 
minority people
Photo: A young Miao mother shares the news with her friends after church
Floods Provoke Christian Response


Contents
Most of the following stories were collected by Rune Hansen, a Danish Photojournalist, who travelled in China on behalf of the United Bible Societies in October 1998.
 
Eastern China

China’s Christians Respond to Worst Flood of Century

When the Water Did Not Stop Rising

 
China – Wenzhou

Wenzhou – Jerusalem Of China

Church Life in Wenzhou

‘Please Return Our Church To Us!’

‘We Built Our Own Church’

Cultural Revolution Gave Church New Life

600 Attend Tuesday Evening Prayer

Faith Makes ‘Better’ Citizens

‘Our Family’

Church Relies on Volunteers

 
China – Yunnan

South of the Clouds

Bibles for Minority Peoples

‘They Introduced Us to Christ’ (Miao)

Hunger Among the Miao in 1907

The material in this Special Report is intended for use with the celebration of the 20 millionth copy of the Bible produced by the Amity Printing Company at Nanjing in partnership with the UBS.

Photographs in this Special Report are by Rune Hansen – except those with the first story, which are by Larry Jerden. All photographs are copyright UBS and are available from the corresponding SR20 Photo Catalog.

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Head of Communications Services: Larry Jerden

Chief Editor: Geoffrey Stamp                                       Assistant Editor: Pauline Snell                               Production Editor: Julian Phillips
Publications Services Manager: Joan Prebble                                                                                                  Photo-librarian: Julie Morris
Communications Secretary: Coral Lazenbury                                                                   Communications Services Assistant: Ruth Harris
Spanish Translations: Elizabeth Clemente & Kerstin A. de Lundquist                                            French Translations Assistant: Claire Bedot

Views expressed by the authors are not necessarily those of the United Bible Societies.