Story number 3 for 16 Mar 2000

After yet another day in detention, Pastor Li-Dexian has been released. Voice of the Martyrs reports that the evangelist was arrested earlier this week while preaching, after several weeks harassment-free evangelism. He traditionally speaks twice each Tuesday in the village of Hua Du and has been imprisoned several times as a result. Due to the number of arrests, other Christians have been willing to step in to help fill the gap and continue the work of sharing the Gospel message with the Chinese.