Hey, hurry it up.

What's wrong? Why are you so sluggish?

I just dozed off backstage.

I dreamt that we were in a gathering.

There was a bang

and the CCP police burst in!

What a nightmare!

People were running in every direction,

the police were right behind me.

I was running and running as fast as I could.

I was exhausted!

You're still having nightmares even though you've been out of China for months.

It was exactly the same for me.

The memory of the CCP's persecution weighed heavily on my heart.

Now it's better.

Outside of China, we can worship God freely.

Hey, look.

Those brothers and sisters are dancing in praise of God.

My dear brothers and sisters!

We're coming!

Let's keep dancing!

Let's do a crosstalk!

Look at how happy you are.

How could I not be happy?

So many brothers and sisters,

singing and dancing together in praise of God.

This kind of environment doesn't exist in China.

That's right, the CCP makes a habit of persecuting Christians.

Having faith in China is so difficult.

Just talking about it makes me angry! (Why is that?)

Particularly after Xi Jinping came into power,

persecution of Christians is the worst it's ever been!

Yeah.

There has been a big effort to "sinicize religions,"

and they're running

a "ban and eliminate faith" campaign all across the country.

They couldn't possibly be any more evil.

They even run a "tracking service" for Christians.

China as a whole is such a dark, jittery place.

"Tracking service"?

Yeah.

Departments in every province, city, and county work in conjunction.

The military and police are all on standby, ready for orders.

Neighborhood committees cooperate and are quick to report.

The CCP offers rewards for reporting on Christians to motivate the masses.

They're really mobilizing the whole country!

They seem like they're giving 120%

to "be of service" to Christians!

120% devoted?

Take me as an example.

Three years ago, I was arrested by the CCP police

for spreading the gospel.

She was arrested.

I was questioned, brutally tortured, sentenced, and sent to jail.

She must have suffered a lot.

Finally last year, I was released.

She finally got out of that hell on earth.

But after that,

the CCP actually started their investigations on me

and began surveillance of me.

She must have experienced a lot.

It can be basically summarized as:

The CCP's surveillance is comprised of 3 parts.

What are they?

One, "constant observation,"

two, "special attention," and three, "ultimate service."

Oh? Well, first tell us about this "constant observation."

Well, just a few days after I was released and went home,

I looked outside, and what was at my door?

What?

A giant infrared HD surveillance camera.

My brothers and sisters couldn't come visit me.

Never mind if people visited her,

they'd report it if a fly flew through the door!

Exactly!

Every day I looked forward to meetings with my brothers and sisters.

She hadn't seen them for three years.

Exactly!

So I figured, if I go take a walk,

I might run into one of my brothers or sisters.

Good idea.

So, I opened the closet.

To find what?

My school uniform. (School uniform?)

And my little glasses,

and my little backpack.

Dressing up as a student, at your age?

I had to. I was trying to avoid being seen.

Oh, a disguise.

I was excited and a little nervous.

I got on my bicycle …

She's leaving the house.

Rode through the streets,

turned left, turned right,

turned left, then right,

avoided the cameras,

and finally reached the entrance to an alley.

And there I sat, and waited.

The sky was growing dark.

Go on home.

Who did you see?

Sister Wang!

Hey, why didn't you go up to her?

There were security guards on patrol.

That sounds like terrible timing!

I had no choice but to leave, so I walked my bike home.

It sounds like they made it very hard to see our brothers and sisters!

Just as I arrived home, before I could even change—

What happened?

I heard …

And just who was so "courteous"?

An old lady from the neighborhood committee

with the local police chief and a couple of officers!

They sure dragged in a lot of people!

They call it "door to door service."

"Door to door service"?

Sounds more like being nosy to me!

And look at how corrupt they were.

Han Mei,

where are you off to at this hour, in those clothes?

Were you off to a meeting?

They moved the interrogation site straight to her house!

I'll let you know now,

24/7 we will be investigating everything related to your belief in God.

As of today, your phone must be on at all times,

and you must come when we call.

On the 1st and 15th of every month, you have to submit an ideology report,

and you are not allowed to leave the city for a whole year.

If you do, you need to submit a report to the government!

If we find you worshiping God again,

you'll spend the rest of your life in jail!

Making you a prisoner in your own home!

Oh, but, Han Mei,

the government is doing this for your own good.

Why don't you just go out, visit nightclubs, dance,

play mahjong, play poker?

Why would you make trouble for the CCP by believing in God?

Who's making trouble for who here?

Exactly!

China's constitution clearly stipulates religious freedom,

but the CCP has the gall to blatantly break the law they know so well!

But what can we do?

In China, the constitution serves the CCP,

it doesn't restrict the CCP.

Please explain.

The ruling party can force changes to the constitution to protect its power.

Then how does China's constitution even matter?

It's just a tool the CCP uses to protect its power!

Isn't that putting power above the law?

And they do it unabashedly!

"Our power is above the law!"

There really is no reasoning with a scoundrel government like the CCP!

After that, the CCP police called at random times throughout the day to check in on me,

and the neighborhood committee director stopped in at my house whenever she felt like it.

On New Year's, holidays, and every national party meeting,

the police would drop by to "visit."

How are you supposed to be free like that?

They do it all to let you know

the government cares about you every second of every day.

Goodness! I couldn't stand to be cared for like that.

Under the "loving care" of the government,

I couldn't talk to my brothers and sisters at all.

You wouldn't dare.

I thought about the past,

how I read God's word with my brothers and sisters,

how we shared our testimonies and experiences …

That must have been wonderful.

But then, I think about how things are now …

Things sound pretty hard now.

Once, I went out to buy vegetables,

and you know what happened? (What happened?)

I saw Sister Li!

Wow! A chance to talk to her!

Get back here! (What is it?)

There are two undercover officers behind me!

Police officers?

That's the second part of the "tracking service,"

the "special attention."

To "help" me stop believing in God,

the CCP provides "chaperones" free of charge.

From morning to night,

they serve me with unwavering attention.

They work really hard!

From the moment I leave the house,

they follow right behind me.

I go east, they don't go west.

I go west, they don't go east.

I go west, they go west. I go east, they go east.

If I buy eggplant, they're next to me buying carrots.

What a bunch of spies!

I can't do anything about it. So, I went home.

Since I started believing in God,

the CCP hasn't stopped following or monitoring me.

That's right.

All these memories

make my heart ache.

You'd better pray to God!

I remembered that God's word says,

Amen!

This touched my heart and strengthened my faith.

I knew that my suffering was valuable and meaningful.

Thanks be to God!

No matter how miserable or difficult, I will follow God to the end!

Amen!

What is it?

Someone's knocking.

Who?

My mother.

Her mother came to check up on her.

Daughter,

are you reading God's word and singing hymns again?

I am excited!

How did you know about that?

Just now, the police called me

and said they heard you reading God's word and singing hymns at home. (What?)

They asked me to watch you and ensure you will not believe in God.

They said, if you continue to believe,

you'll spend the rest of your life in jail!

They put a listening device in your house?

That they did!

How can you call it a home then?

Well, maybe you can't stop them, but you can hide!

Find a way to move!

This world is so big …

But where is my home?

But to continue believing in God, you have to move.

Move where?

To live with my non-believer relatives?

That could work.

Aunt!

Oh, niece!

Oh, we're redecorating, you can't stay here.

Uncle!

Oh, Han Mei!

Your uncle is busy!

Her relatives are afraid of being investigated,

so they won't take her in.

If I went to my brothers and sisters,

I might bring them more trouble.

Tough situation!

So I'm stuck. I could get a job somewhere far away,

and believe while I work.

Yeah, that's an idea.

But who knew? Most companies are afraid to hire me.

They say I'm a "special case." (What's that about?)

To control Christians, the CCP makes a complete profile when they arrest you;

they compile your photo, video evidence, fingerprints, even a blood sample!

Your identity card is marked with your religious affiliation.

Sounds like the CCP got all of your information!

So, filing paperwork, finding a job,

renting an apartment, even taking transportation …

Everything becomes very difficult. (They're making life impossible!)

But that's not even the worst of it.

The "ultimate service" is just getting started!

Just getting started?

You see, I thought,

if a regular company can't hire me,

I'll just work in a small restaurant!