For months, Gao Pu shut himself in his apartment, a wave of hopelessness washing over him.
He had no connections, no political power, and no influence. The most he could do was post on social media, although that was unlikely to help much.
Both of his parents, Christian leaders approaching their 70s, were now in Chinese jail.
And he was thousands of miles away—in the United States.
“Be safe. Take care of yourself,” his mother had told him when the police first came for his father. Weeks later, they took her, too.
The couple, Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, led the Light of Zion Church in central China. Over the years, the church became an influential gathering place for Christians who wished to worship outside Communist Party control, Gao Pu told The Epoch Times….
They Felt Safe in America—Until Beijing Went After Their Parents in China
