A country with a drive for progress
The ancient Middle Kingdom has reached the modern era. After an estimated 20 million Chinese starved to death between 1959 and 1961, today China is an economic power. Products “made in China” are flooding the world markets – a state-controlled capitalism in an uncompromisingly rigid political system.
Not everyone benefits from the economic progress, and so the life of this huge empire, home to a quarter of the world’s population, is marked by contrasts: stark differences between the city and country, poverty and riches; relative freedom on the one hand and the persecution of dissidents on the other. The individual counts for nothing, the state is everything.
Millions unregistered
Christians in China are persecuted with varying intensity depending on the region. AVC has been active in this country since 1980 and helped many Chinese Christians come into possession of the sought-after but forbidden Bibles. Besides the officially recognized and controlled “Three-Self Church”, the non-registered house church movement, among others, has developed, supported by AVC. It meanwhile consists of around 130 million Christians.
Projects permanently supported by AVC
Bible printing
Despite pressure from the state on Christians, AVC has been investing in the production and distribution of Bibles for years now.
Personnel development
Local workers are trained and educated in training programmes with various focuses.
Passing on the Christian faith
The movement “Back to Jerusalem” has the goal of taking the good news of Jesus to the nations, from the Great Wall of China, across the countries of the so-called 10/40 window, to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
Humanitarian aid projects
The minorities in China, of which there are well over 150, are neglected by the state. AVC supports humanitarian aid projects, such as water projects and schools, which benefit these minorities. In order to promote individual responsibility and initiative, those concerned are actively involved in the implementation of the projects. They are expected to cover part of the costs, albeit a small part, and to carry out the practical work themselves.
- Women from the Miao tribe
- Water project in Guangxi
- The people share in the work
- Old school building
- New school building
- Swotting up the old characters
