Brother Yun, author of „A Heavenly Man”, began his ministry in 1974 in a country following a „living God”, Chairman Mao. Brother Yun led 3,000 people to Christ in his first year as a believer. He faced severe persecution. He was hunted as a national fugitive and arrested at least 30 times. He was without food and water for 74 days. He had his legs smashed by the secret police. In total, he spent over 3,790 days in prison, where he was tortured daily.
But, there were miracles, and God’s story was spread. Here he is at Rick Warren’s church in 2006: