Honestly, President Trump was so focused on getting an economic win that he sacrificed our incredible opportunity to grow religious freedom in China during Phase I of negotiations. This is why it is so important to get this message to him and the bureaucrats who are starting negotiations tomorrow.

We need to hold their feet to the fire. We need to take the gains President Trump has made for religious freedoms domestically and push those internationally during Phase II negotiations with China.

For people in China, it is easy to feel ignored, even disposable...and forgotten by the rest of the world; people like Pastor Wang Yi, who was arrested and thrown into a Chinese prison for a year for leading an underground church. He recently had a show trial that sentenced him to nine years of hard labor. There Pastor Yi will endure some of the harshest prisons in the world.

Religious convicts are subjected to horrifying and unimaginable conditions. It's likely Pastor Yi will be crammed into a 21-square-foot cell that houses a dozen or more prisoners at one time. There are no toilets. Food and water are scarce, and days can pass without any provision at all. Beatings are regular and violent. Death behind bars is common even for prisoners serving"short" sentences. Many prisoners like Pastor Yi will never see the light of day again.

You can stand up for Pastor Yi and those who will be suffering in China tonight by sending an urgent fax to those in America who have the power to negotiate religious freedom in China.

It is easy to be overwhelmed by what is happening in China. On Open Doors' list, China leapfrogged over 16 other countries because of how sharply their persecution is intensifying. A staggering 1 in 7 people in the world live under China's growing oppression. The horrific cases of human organ trafficking of prisoners of conscience have gripped our team.

Through the support of our friends and partners like yourself, we are working closely with the White House and bringing awareness to other organizations. We are providing these groups with the information and resources to raise an outcry against what is happening in China.

We are only able lead on growing religious freedom across the world because of the generous donations from our friends and supporters. It is your sacrifice that enables us to be on Capitol Hill every day to push to protect those forgotten by the world.

Pray about it, and then give your best possible donation right now to empower us to switch from playing defense to going on offense for religious freedom. You can even become a monthly financial partner so that we can continue our presence on Capitol Hill to win these battles day after day.

Thank you in advance for standing up for our brothers and sisters in Christ and helping to spread religious freedom—even on the other side of our world. My heart is to also help these believers directly. I started a partner organization, Liberty Relief International, which provides resources to believers under severe persecution worldwide. Learn more here: www.LibertyReliefInternational.org.

Sincerely,

Mat Staver

Chairman

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