"Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." - Hebrews 4:16
The Carey office received an email this morning from Dr. Jonathan Bayes, our U.K director, informing us of the upcoming religious legislature in the Far East.
We have learned that the Far East government will be initiating the following laws as early as next year (2017):
- No religious activities that are not approved by the government.
- No one may provide a venue for religious services that are not approved by the government.
- No one may use their home for religious practices that are not approved by the government (including home or family Bible studies).
- No publishing religious materials without approval from the government.
- No one may call themselves a pastor without the approval of the government
- No international religious exchanges may happen without the approval of the government.
- No one may study theology at school without the approval of the government.
Dr. Bayes writes, "[Carey] must make this a matter of earnest prayer, increase our security vigilance, and trust the Lord to keep the door open as long as he wants us involved in the country."
Please pray for us, and our brothers and sisters in the Far East as we cautiously continue our precious ministry amidst the turmoil.
