Believing in God is the right path in life,
but the CCP will not allow it.
They issue notice and conduct investigations.
They do stakeouts and spy on us,
and watch us openly and do unannounced visits.
We don't have a safe place to worship God.
But this is the day for our gathering.
This cowshed of mine isn't very eye-catching,
so my brothers and sisters have to gather here.
Hello? Hello?
Everyone, listen up,
I have something to tell you.
The government has issued a notice
that any believers in God, illegal gatherings,
or missionaries must be reported.
There is a government reward!
Did you hear that?
There is a reward just for reporting us.
It's almost time,
I have to go look.
Hey, Sister Liu.
Yes, go inside fast.
Hurry up.
You're here.
Sister. (Come in.)
Okay.
Sister, it's just me.
Oh, Ying Xin, get in here!
Hey, Ying Xin. (Hey.)
Was anyone following you?
There was no one, I checked.
The entire way here,
I was looking everywhere, keeping my ears open,
afraid one of the CCP eyes was following me.
Just having a gathering is not easy!
For us ordinary folks to gather, we have to develop anti-reconnaissance capabilities.
That's so true.
With the CCP monitoring and arresting Christians,
we can only meet three or four at a time.
We don't dare to have a larger gathering.
Here in China, having faith,
gaining the truth, gaining life is not easy!
The harder it is, the more we lean on God and pray to Him.
By leaning on Him, we have faith and strength,
we can understand the truth and gain His salvation.
Yes!
Without relying on God, we could not walk this path.
I've been thinking,
with this kind of CCP suppression and monitoring,
being arrested is just a matter of time.
When some people are arrested,
they become Judases because of the torture.
I'm worried,
what if I'm arrested,
would I be able to stand witness and not be a Judas?
We really need to have fellowship on this together.
Every believer in China
has to go through suppression and difficulties,
no one can escape it.
If we can't bear that kind of suffering,
this path isn't easy to take to the end.
We want to gain the truth and the life,
so we must be ready to give our lives to follow God.
Understanding of this
is the only way to have faith and stand witness.
Yes.
The CCP is constantly arresting us.
This is something God allows.
He is using it as a serving object,
so that we can be overcomers before the great disaster.
Amen.
Hearing God's words has really brightened my heart. (Mine too.)
God allows the CCP to persecute us this way,
in order to test us and to perfect our faith and our love
to turn us into overcomers,
so that we are qualified to take on His blessings.
Apparently the savage CCP is just a serving object within God's work!
Thanks to God!
This fellowship with all of you really builds my confidence.
No matter how savage the CCP is,
how terrible the environment is,
I'll keep reading God's words,
going to gatherings, and performing my duty.
When we understand the truth and have knowledge of God,
we'll have the faith and stature to stand witness for Him.
Yeah.
Thanks to God!
How about we read more of God's words? (Great.)
Why don't we all pray first? (Okay.)
Lately, in order to get those Christians,
I've been watching this house, watching that house.
We got two of them at old Li's house just last month
and got a nice fistful of cash.
Hey, I tell you, early this morning,
I saw three people rushing into old Liu's cowshed.
Could they be believers having a gathering?
Well,
I need to think of a way to get a look.
Our village head said
eliminating all religious beliefs
is our political duty handed down from the Central Committee!
Auntie, open up!
Hide yourselves,
you two, behind the haystacks.
Cowshed.
Open the door, I know you're in here.
Who is it?
Oh, Director Diao! (Excuse me please, Auntie.)
Why are you dragging your feet?
What is it? That door's about to break from your knocking.
Oh, I'm so sorry.
It's just that our cat ran into your shed,
you haven't seen it?
Cat?
Since when has your family owned a cat? (We just got one.)
I saw that you had some guests come so early in the morning.
Oh, you're so mindful of everything happening in other people's homes.
Oh, come now Auntie,
you can hardly blame me for meddling.
The government has ordered that Christians should be arrested,
everyone who comes to the village has to pass an inspection.
I'm just following orders like everyone else.
I'm sure you can understand that.
Oh, that was just in your head, your imagining things.
No one has come over here.
I always see you sticking your belly out,
walking all over the place, as unhurried as a spy.
Why did you get so hurried as soon as you brought up believers?
There's a reward for reporting on believers.
Why wouldn't I be hurried?
What?
You know,
as the sorority director
I have to take orders from the government.
I have to lead the charge!
I knew your vision was going!
Even a thief isn't as thorough as you are!
Part of the job.
To keep an eye on believers these last few years,
I've forded seas of people, crept through fields,
climbed up on roofs, down into cellars.
I've been through a lot but haven't gained much.
If they are having gatherings, they're really covert.
We have to because of the CCP! (What?)
Nothing.
Oh, fine, fine.
Listen. Mrs. Diao, I need to feed the cows.
It's time to go make some food.
Hey, Auntie,
these haystacks of yours are really big, really full! (Hey!)
What are you going there for?
Looking for my cat.
It's nothing but hay.
It's not here. (I'm just looking.)
I heard something!
How could it have gotten in here?
It's just a cowshed, right?
Let me take a look.
The cows!
Ouch!
Mrs. Diao,
even if you stuck horns on your head,
you couldn't beat a cow!
You just barged into their space.
Did they really get you?
I'm fine, I'm fine.
I need to find my cat, see you later.
Okay, bye!
Come out,
she's gone.
Ying Xin, you can come out.
Wow, that was really close!
Luckily she didn't find us,
otherwise she definitely would have made a report!
Our village cadre is also constantly watching and monitoring Christians.
They're all so awful! (It's so true.)
No, it's not safe here. Let's all go inside.
Okay.
Thank you.
Please make yourselves at home.
It's really nice of you.
The CCP arrests are so fierce,
having a gathering is like guerrilla warfare.
Caves, groves, farm fields, sheepfolds, cowsheds,
we'll go wherever we can to gather.
As we know,
in democratic countries people have freedom of belief,
but the CCP
treats believers as their enemies
and rewards the people for making reports.
They resist God and will go to hell
and they want to take the common people with them!
It's so evil!
The CCP is a dictatorship,
they can do any evil thing they want.
That's very true!
They're making China an atheist zone.
They define the Bible as cult literature,
define Catholicism and Christianity both as being cults.
They're demolishing churches, and arresting Christians.
So many brothers' and sisters' families
have been wrecked by persecution.
The great red dragon is despicable.
God allows them to press down on us.
God's good will is within this.
The more the CCP persecutes us,
the more clearly we see they are demons
who resist God and cause harm to people,
and the more we can detest and forsake them from our hearts.
We can cast off Satan's dark influence
and turn our hearts toward God.
This is God's salvation!
Without undergoing God's work of the last days
and understanding some truth,
we'd never have discernment over the CCP's resistance to God and its evil essence.
Then how could we forsake it and turn toward God?
We would only be able to follow it in denying and resisting God,
and be punished by God in the end.
Before accepting God's work of the last days,
I only knew that the CCP's reign was very dark
and being enslaved by them was very painful,
but what could I do about it?
I could just submit and try to get by.
Yeah.
I'm so grateful for God's salvation!
It was God who gave us a bright path forward,
who has us pursue the truth,
be honest people, people who obey God,
so that we can be compatible with Him,
be gained by Him.
This way we can escape from Satan's influence
and we'll be qualified to enter the kingdom of heaven
and receive God's promise.
Right. (Thanks to God!)
But I'm … I'm still not really at ease.
You guys go ahead.
I'll go have a look around, okay?
Okay.
Mr. Hu, please after you!
Director Diao,
you were given a task to check up on believers,
but you couldn't do it.
You had to have the village head do it himself. (Well,)
checking up on believers is a big deal.
The rule from above is that
if enough believers aren't apprehended,
I'll be in danger of losing my position.
And that wouldn't be good for you either!
Of course, sir, of course.
Oh, sir,
I shouldn't go in,
that would definitely arouse their suspicion.
I'll keep watch outside.
Keep close watch.
Who is it?
Coming!
Mrs. Liu, open the door!
I'm coming, I'm coming!
Oh, Mr. Hu, hello!
Ah, you're here!
What is it, Mr. Hu?
I went to your house early this morning and no one was home.
So I figured you were in the cowshed.
Yes, I need to feed the cows.
Ah, so listen,
recently, we had a meeting in town,
we need to look into people's daily lives and health issues.
We have to make sure that everyone in town has healthcare.
And so, we'd like you to fill out a form.
The cowshed is filthy.
How about I go to the village committee tomorrow to fill it out?
This is a great initiative, we need to get it done quickly.
Please come in!
Didn't I already fill something out a few days ago?
Do you really need another one?
This shows that our leaders' care for us.
By the way, have any strangers come to your home recently?
Actually, yes.
Quite a few times.
How many people at one time?
Sometimes there were two,
sometimes even three.
Who were they?
There were men and women,
they seemed dignified and they were very stylishly dressed.
They were all … (Weren't they here to preach …)
all … (Right, right!)
buying cows!
Auntie Liu, tell the truth.
Have any of those believers been here recently?
No, just people buying cows.
Does this have anything to do with healthcare?
I've filled this out and I have to feed the cows.
You mind—(What kind of attitude is that?)
Our village head isn't even done yet.
Look, Mrs. Liu,
we're fellow villagers,
tell me the truth.
Weren't the people who came to buy your cows actually believers?
Oh, Mr. Hu,
if you had just told me you were coming to look for believers,
I would have just told you right away!
You mean they …
They really came here to buy cows.
So in fact,
you going house to house to get healthcare information
is really just to get those believers.
Come Mrs. Liu,
you must understand.
The government hates believers above everything
and it particularly wants the Almighty God followers.
Beating them to death means nothing!
That's right, if they can't all be swept up by us,
how will the national leaders ever rest in peace?
The leaders must rest in peace,
so I need to work faster.
Rest in peace?
What are you talking about?
Be careful! (No, no, no, be at peace, be at peace.)
I haven't seen any of these believers either.
Rest in peace if you need to,
be at peace if you need to.
Either way, you're done here, right?
Mrs. Liu!
You're a smart person.
The government's attitude toward religious beliefs
is extremely resolute.
Anyone who doesn't follow along with the laws that they make
will most likely have a really hard time! (Of course.)
Mr. Hu,
this government always wants the people to follow along,
but I wonder if it has ever thought of what the people actually need?
I know that I'm just a simple old farmer.
I only know that people act while Heaven watches.
And those believers are good people.
They're certainly not criminals.
The CCP arrests them so blatantly with no reason,
aren't they afraid of retribution?
The CCP will take on Heaven and the earth!
What retribution?
Mrs. Liu!
You know that the Party is atheist.
They don't believe in any sort of retribution.
They only believe in revolution.
Anyone who doesn't listen to them
will be killed by them!
I've filled out the form and I told you,
I haven't seen any believers.
So then, if you gentlemen don't need anything else,
please go on with your day.
Hey, wait, Hou,
doesn't a neighbor's cow have the mad cow disease?
Oh, that's right!
Well, Mrs. Liu has so many cows.
I think, we need to go take a look. (Okay!)
Hey, what do you think you're doing?
Mr. Hu,
you shouldn't just barge into my home like this.
This is called going down to the grassroots.
Mr. Hu—(Sir, I heard something!)
Liu Xiumin,
you wouldn't be hiding believers in here?
Huh?
Liu Xiumin, talk!
Ouch! Sir,
there … there's no one here.
Ah … of course not,
why would anyone be in a cowshed? Right?
I was really so confused.
Why would the village cadre want to come to inspect a cowshed?
Ah, Mrs. Liu,
I was only concerned that your cows were sick!
As a government representative,
I'm taking care of the people!
If the government always cared for the people the way you did today,
it would be unbearable for everyone.
Fine, Mr. Hu,
if your "caring" work is done now,
I need to feed the cows.
Okay, Hou, let's go.
Let's take a form to the next home. (Oh, okay.)
Mrs. Liu, go ahead.
It's OK. No need to see us out.
Mr. Hu, any news?
Director Diao, where are the people you mentioned?
Could they have gotten away? (There's no way!)
I didn't ever see them leave.
Fine then, you'll keep watch here.
Let's go.
In such a short time,
they've made two trips to bother us.
It seems they know that we've had a gathering here.
It was hard to find this meeting place, but we've been spotted again.
Wait here. I need to go out and take a look.
If no one's there, you have to leave right away. (Okay!)
Hello, they're in the cowshed!
They're believers, they're about to run!
Well, I heard them very clearly right from outside the shed.
Okay, we'll be there right away!
Hurry up!
There's a problem, old Diao reported to the police.
You have to go now.
Go out the back, hurry!
Take the back road.
You're finally here.
A bunch of people are gathering in the cowshed. (Are you sure?)
Definitely! I swear.
If no one's there, I'll be struck by lightning.
Alright, let's go!
What's up this? What are you doing here? (The cowshed.)
Get out of my way.
Search the place carefully. (Hurry, over here.)
Do you have a search warrant?
Look here,
this is my warrant.
Captain, no one's here.
No one?
Diao?
Uh … sir,
I really heard them talking inside the cowshed.
They all must have run away!
That's pretty likely.
You broke the door down, you searched the house.
What are you even doing here?
Oh, uh, we thought there were believers gathering here.
A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding.
Right, a misunderstanding. (A misunderstanding?)
That might be easy for you to say,
but you've come in here ruined someone's home!
Yeah sure, I think they just ran too fast!
Okay, okay.
Just clean it up and it'll be fine, it's not a big deal.
Isn't there any rule of law here?
Rule of law?
I'm the law.
Don't believe everything's fine just because we didn't catch anyone.
You old biddy, remember this,
if you dare have Christian gatherings here,
I'll make sure you end up in prison with them!
Hey, sir,
what do you say we go have a drink? Let's go. (Okay.)
Let's have a drink. (Come on!)
Come on! Let's go. Let's go.
Out of the way!
Sorry, Captain, I can explain. (What are you looking at?)
I really saw them. They must have escaped. (Out of the way!)
This is such a vast country,
but us Christians can't find a single place to gather peacefully.
Being a believer in this country is so hard!