an announcement that will be released in Chinese along with Congressman
Joe Pitts’ statement in the Congressional Record. Per the co-workers’ fellowship in Philadelphia, we are
making this announcement available to the churches now and will formally release it to a major Chinese
newspaper in North America, World Journal. The publication dates for the editions in various cities in the
United States and Canada are listed below. Please announce this to the churches in your area and to the
Chinese-speaking saints in particular. In addition, the statement will appear in the weekend edition of
World Journal now scheduled for publication on June 22.
On May 28, a highly publicized murder took place in China, and Chinese government agencies quickly
linked the case to the Almighty God cult (AGC). At the same time, reports in official government news
outlets identified Witness Lee as the head of “the Shouters,” which they refer to as one of the top evil
cults in China. The government also said that the AGC is an “offshoot” of the so-called Shouters. China’s
official Anti-Cult Association has now reported that Living Stream Ministry, Taiwan Gospel Book Room
and the Hong Kong Bible Research and Education Centre are the centers of Witness Lee’s cultic
movement. This most recent government listing of cults also associates Watchman Nee with the start of
“the Shouters.” As far as we are aware, this is the first time this accusation has been made publicly.
This Congressional Record announcement comes at a very crucial time. New believers in the Lord’s
recovery may be affected by news of the murder case being linked to groups the Chinese government associates with our ministry.
Please continue to pray for the DCP work to clear the names of Brothers Nee and Lee from any
connection to evil cults in the Chinese-speaking world so that the ministry may be made available to all of
Below are the publication dates for the announcement in World Journal:
Boston – 6/13 (Fri.) Vancouver – 6/14 (Sat.)
San Francisco 6/13 (Fri.) New York – 6/15 (Sun.)
Atlanta – 6/14 (Sat.) Washington D.C. – 6/15 (Sun.)
Chicago – 6/14 (Sat.) Hawaii – 6/21 (Sat.)
Philadelphia – 6/14 (Sat.) Las Vegas – 6/21 (Sat.)
Seattle – 6/14 (Sat.) Los Angeles – 6/21 (Sat.)
Texas (all of) – 6/14 (Sat.) San Diego – 6/21 (Sat.)
The two-page announcement will be published in the weekend edition of World Journal in Los Angeles,
New York, San Francisco, Toronto, and Vancouver on June 22, 2014.
