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The Back To Jerusalem vision is
something that thousands of Chinese Christians are willing to die for. It is
a passion for the house churches of China. We pray about it daily, dream
about it, and talk about it over breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Back to
Jerusalem (BTJ) vision is not some small trivial matter for us, but the
driving force of our lives and ministries. Many feel it is God’s ultimate
call and destiny for the Chinese Church, the very reason they exist!
BTJ refers to a call from God for the Chinese Church to
preach the Gospel and establish fellow-ships of believers in all the
countries and ethnic groups between China and Jerusalem. Of the world’s 50
least-Christian and least-evangelised countries, all 50 are located within
this region!
The BTJ movement is not a crazy pipe-dream of a few
fanatical Christians that may or may not happen. It is something that is
already happening! Right now there are already hundreds of Chinese
missionaries working outside China. Thousands more are in training, learning
languages such as Arabic and English that will be put to use on the mission
field.
As the BTJ vision unfolds, you may start to hear
reports of Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists coming to Christ in places where
the Gospel has long struggled to make an impact. When this happens, don’t be
amazed at the Chinese Christians, but be amazed at the wisdom and manifest
beauty of God’s plan.
We hope you will be encouraged and challenged by the
BTJ vision, and moved to prayer and involvement in the fulfilment of the
Great Commission in these last days. A wise man once said: ”If you don’t
have anything to die for, you don’t really have anything to live for
either”. Thousands of Chinese missionaries are literally willing to suffer
and die for the Lord and for His vision. What are you willing to die for?
The BTJ Foundation was set up in UK as a direct result
of an appeal from some Chinese Christian leaders for UK to wake up again to
its missions call, and take its role again as one of the spiritual partners
with China. The Chinese Church have a deep respect for all that was birthed
through Hudson Taylor, and as they prepare to release this major missions
movement "Back to Jerusalem", they wish to partner with the West, whilst
still recognizing that this is their call and their vision.
BTJ Foundation UK is a registered charity (Number
1103565) in the United Kingdom. Accordingly, BTJ operates according to UK
law. We have a board of respected Christian leaders, and are constantly
seeking to network with all the major missions agencies in the UK who are
involved in China. We are totally accountable and our finances are audited
annually. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us,
see Contact page for details.
It is important to emphasize that "Back To Jerusalem"
is not an organisation but a vision. The BTJ Foundation is only one of many
organisations working with and supporting the BTJ vision.
In the new book ”Back To Jerusalem”, three Chinese
church leaders including Brother Yun (The Heavenly Man), share their heart
concerning the BTJ vision from the early history, the present and the
future. They say ”It is as though Hudson Taylor handed a flaming torch to
the Chinese church and asked us to continue the race towards the finish
line”
If you want more information on a regular basis, e.g.
an email newsletter, please send us your details and send it to the
following address:
newsletter@backtojerusalem.com. If you feel that you are called to be an
intercessor for the BTJ vision, please send us an email to
prayer@backtojerusalem.com
If you want to support the BTJ vision financially,
you'll find more information on the Donations
page.
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