Christian Pastor John Cao – a U.S. permanent resident – was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to prison in China. Now he is on the brink of death, battling stage 4 cancer.
After decades of working in China and Burma (Myanmar), providing for the poor, sharing the love of Christ, and establishing schools for impoverished children, Pastor John was arrested and imprisoned by Chinese authorities as part of their increased crackdown on Christian pastors.
Pastor John’s wife and two sons (all U.S. citizens from North Carolina) desperately want their husband and father returned home to America.
Pastor John was unjustly targeted for his Christian faith and served a seven-year sentence in prison. During portions of his imprisonment, his health deteriorated, losing over 50 pounds, as he was forced to share a cell with 12 inmates and only one bed.
Even after serving his sentence, he is still effectively imprisoned in China. He is under constant surveillance by authorities who are withholding his passport, preventing him from coming home to his family in America. Now he is suffering from an aggressive form of stage 4 cancer. His life is at stake.
We’re representing Pastor John in a race against time, aggressively working to bring him home. We’ve mobilized our resources across the globe. We’re urging President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio to press President Xi to issue Pastor John’s passport immediately and allow him to return home to the U.S. to be reunited with his wife, sons, and new grandson - before it’s too late.