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This week’s Prison Pulpit was recorded on location in Thessalonica, where I am spending a day or two en route to Istanbul. Join me today in studying some of 2 Thess, and talking about a few specific prayer needs, and then looking at a few folks who were tortured and/or martyred in the Tower of London

I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on Twitter/X (@chinaadventures) where I share a new Chinese city to pray for every single day. Email me with any questions, comments, or complaints: bfwesten AT gmail dot com. Finally, check out my personal landing page PrayGiveGo.us for everything else, including our missions website, substack, and books.

Why the Prison Pulpit? 

The goal is to remind people to pray for persecuted believers as Hebrews 13:3 teaches: “Remember those who are in prison, as bound with them.” We’ve looked at Wang Yi and Early Rain Church’s writings in the aftermath of their arrest and attack in 2018, but I’ve also regularly turned to other persecuted ministers who have gone before, such as Richard Wurmbrand, to give us a voice literally from prison. (Here you’ll find some free PDF books by Richard Wurmbrand: https://richardwurmbrandfoundation.org/)

Pakistan Raid Forces Digital Gospel Worker Into Hiding

https://www.mnnonline.org/news/pakistan-raid-forces-gospel-worker-into-hiding/

Accounts of Persecution in Great Britain & Ireland, Prior to the Reign of Queen Mary I (Fox Ch. 14)

https://www.berbc.org/book-of-martyrs-chapter-xiv

Anne Askew: Tortured in the Tower of London

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Askew

Pray for China Cities of the Week (Aug 24-31):

https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-aug-24-31-2026

Help Us Equip and Encourage China’s Persecuted Church

If you (or your church or organization) would like to “sponsor” a Chinese church leader, I can personally provide you with the name (or secure nickname) of the particular pastor/leader who you sponsor, and for whom you can continue to pray for going forward.

Sponsor a Chinese Pastor/Evangelist for $1000! 

Contact me (bfwesten AT gmail dot com)

Or donate directly at: MCI3.org 

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