NPR: In the land of Mao, a rising tide of Christianity

Worshippers attend a service at a Christian church in China's Protestant heartlandA recent NPR article surveys the rapid spread of Christianity in China.  It concludes:

China’s Christians are pushing back the boundaries, and the authorities don’t seem to know how to respond. Recent reports say some leaders of larger unofficial churches are harassed and persecuted and their congregations are prevented from meeting in their previous places of worship.

But in this rural part of China, these young missionaries are operating without hindrance.

After their performance, they climb into a trailer pulled by a tractor, which will take them to their next destination. They are intent on saving souls, one village at a time.

China’s youth once trundled across the countryside spreading communism. Now, they’re spreading God’s word.

Read the whole thing here.