IMPRISONED PASTOR SHEN SHAOCHUN PLAGUED BY ILLNESS
(Nanjing, Jiangsu Province – April 24, 2024) It is reported that Pastor Shen Shaochun of the “Living Water Fellowship” in Huaiyuan County, Bengbu City, Anhui Province, who went to Wa State, Myanmar to teach and founded the “Living Water Elementary School”, was charged with “organizing illegal border crossing” in 2018 and eventually sentenced to seven years in prison. Before his imprisonment, Pastor Shen was in good health. After more than five years in prison, his health has significantly declined. He has been diagnosed with high blood pressure and needs to take blood pressure medication every day. His teeth also often ache. Before his imprisonment, Pastor Shen had an eye disease in his left eye. Due to his busy service, he delayed treatment, and later his left eye became completely blind, and he could only use his right eye. After being imprisoned, due to engaging in work that is particularly taxing on the eyes in prison, Pastor Shen’s right eye vision has also significantly declined. This is the first time the outside world has learned an update about him in the five and a half years since Pastor Shen Shaochun was imprisoned.
Pastor Shen Shaochun was born in Huaiyuan County in 1966. Both of his parents are preachers. He began receiving training in seminary in the early 1990s. After graduation, he worked part-time farming and part-time serving in the local seminary. He was invited by seminaries in various places to teach, mainly teaching “Biblical Hermeneutics”. In 2006, he was called to serve full-time. Starting in 2016, like Pastor John Cao, Pastor Shen Shaochun went to Wa State, Myanmar to teach and founded the “Living Water Elementary School” there. In 2018, four theology students who were attending the “Living Water Elementary School” were arrested by the Myanmar police and handed over to the Chinese police. The police traced the case back to Pastor Shen. Pastor Shen was arrested on September 30, 2018, and later brought to court for trial. In court, Pastor Shen rejected the lawyer’s suggestion and was unwilling to identify anyone. He only hoped that the police would release the four theology students. He fully admitted guilt and accepted punishment. He was eventually sentenced to seven years in prison for “organizing others to illegally cross the border”. His sentence will last until September 2025.
Pastor Shen Shaochun was born in Huaiyuan County in 1966. Both of his parents are preachers. He began receiving training in seminary in the early 1990s. After graduation, he worked part-time farming and part-time serving in the local seminary. He was invited by seminaries in various places to teach, mainly teaching “Biblical Hermeneutics”. In 2006, he was called to serve full-time. Starting in 2016, like Pastor John Cao, Pastor Shen Shaochun went to Wa State, Myanmar to teach and founded the “Living Water Elementary School” there. In 2018, four theology students who were attending the “Living Water Elementary School” were arrested by the Myanmar police and handed over to the Chinese police. The police traced the case back to Pastor Shen. Pastor Shen was arrested on September 30, 2018, and later brought to court for trial. In court, Pastor Shen rejected the lawyer’s suggestion and was unwilling to identify anyone. He only hoped that the police would release the four theology students. He fully admitted guilt and accepted punishment. He was eventually sentenced to seven years in prison for “organizing others to illegally cross the border”. His sentence will last until September 2025.
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