A prayer letter circulating among house churches in China describes the situation of a
young Christian sister who was taken away by the police due to her involvement in developing the Christian app “Song of Songs.”
On August 23, a source stated that Sister Xin Ruoyu from Guangzhou was taken by Shandong police to Guangzhou due to her involvement in developing the “Song of Songs” app. She has been detained in a “small black room” for a month. Xin Ruoyu is in her early 30s, and her child is still in early childhood.
The source describes her as a loving, caring, and very frail woman. The prayer letter asks for God to strengthen her faith, grant her a healthy body, and provide comfort and care for her family.
Xin Ruoyu is currently being interrogated in an extrajudicial “black room,” with no further updates available at this time.
In recent years, China has introduced a series of regulations aimed at restricting or even cracking down on the online dissemination of Christian content. Bible-related WeChat accounts have been blocked, Bible app downloads have been hindered, and almost all Christian music has been removed from online platforms. Recently, Christian lawyer Xie Qida was penalized by the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau of Xishan District in Kunming City for posting Christian hymns on Douyin (Chinese Tiktok.)
“Song of Songs” is a Gospel app designed and developed specifically for Chinese-speaking Christians. It offers hundreds of thousands of Chinese and foreign hymns and music videos, various versions of hymn books, and sheet music, providing everything one might need. The app also features sermons from well-known pastors around the world, offers Bible readings in multiple languages, and includes a function for singing hymns. Chinese-speaking Christians can use the app anytime, anywhere to listen to hymns, sing praises, watch sermons, and study the Bible. — ChinaAid
