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Little Guo clasped her hand in earnest prayer. Photo: Henan CC/TSPM

“O God, please help me to have Paul’s purity, Deborah’s praise, Abraham’s faith, Esther’s courage, Solomon’s wisdom, Ruth’s loyalty, Paul and Silas’ joy, Mary and Joseph’s love, Noah’s thanksgiving, Moses’ willingness to serve…..” prayed 7 year old Guo softly after attending a 3-month Sunday School for children organized by churches in Henan Province. Henan churches were given the Pictorial Bible Stories (PBS) donated by the United Bible Societies through the Henan CC/TSPM. Read more [...]
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Children reading the Pictorial Bible Stories.

“By the grace and mercy of God, our church held a Children Sunday School to teach the young ones to study the truth and walk in the right path with the help of the Pictorial Bible Stories donated by the United Bible Societies,” Ms Zhang, 35, a teacher from a church in Henan Province. In 2010, children in Henan churches were given access to copies of the Pictorial Bible Stories sponsored by Henan CC/TSPM and the United Bible Societies (UBS). The Pictorial Bible Stories is in an English-Chinese format so as to encourage children in the learning of English as they learn about the Bible Stories. The content is rich in meaning and pitched at a level comprehensible to young children. Read more [...]
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A vibrant worship service at a Henan Church. Photo: UBS/Dag Smemo

Henan Province: In one of the major cities in Henan, the 140,000 Christian residents of this city gather in 425 meeting points led by 9 ordained pastors, 27 elders and 1,100 lay preachers. Every year about 20 people from this city apply to enter the Henan Bible seminary but only half are accepted. Graduates of the seminary return to the churches and preach, thus providing more needed help to the over-worked pastors. Read more [...]
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