The family of a Chinese pastor who was just released from prison is expressing thanks to President Trump and everyone who prayed and fought for his release. But Pastor Jin “Ezra” Mingri, who was jailed for nine months after Chinese authorities raided his church, is now issuing a call to prayer.
President Trump had requested Pastor Jin’s release in a meeting with President Xi Jinping this year. He was then set free from prison and arrived in the U.S. on July 5th.
In a statement, Pastor Jin’s family said:
“Thank you so much for everyone’s support and prayers… we truly witnessed a miracle and we are feeling so overwhelmed with joy. We thank God for this tremendous miracle. We also thank President Trump and his administration for their tremendous leadership.”
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His wife Anna Chunli Liu also posted a statement on X saying, “Thank God, He answered our countless urgent prayers. Just when my family and I were almost overwhelmed by this immense pressure, He prepared this miraculous way out for us.”
“I also want to express my sincerest gratitude to everyone who lent a helping hand in this critical moment. Thank you, President Trump; thank you, Secretary of State Rubio; thank you, the 44 senators and representatives who signed the petition…”
Chinese officials arrested dozens of leaders from Pastor Jin’s Zion Church. Eight of them are still in prison. “At least 8 members of Zion Church remain detained in China,” Maya Wang from Human Rights Watch wrote on X. “They should all be freed.”
The ruling Communist Party, which is officially atheist, views organized religion as a threat to its hold on power. Under Xi, Chinese authorities have pushed to “Sinicize” religion by demanding loyalty to the party, even within churches.
“My father started Zion in order to worship freely in a church that put God as the sole head of our church, like many faithful Christians everywhere,” his daughter Grace Jin Drexel, who lives in the U.S., told a congressional committee in November.
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