DESPERATE PLEA
Her father preached. Then came the arrest. Here's how Trump can step in
Her Father Preached. Then Came The Arrest. Here’s How Trump Can Step In
Grace Jin Drexel hopes Donald Trump can get her father out of a Chinese prison. Mingri “Ezra” Jin is the pastor of Beijing’s Zion Church, one of China’s largest underground Christian churches. In October, he and 22 other church leaders were arrested and imprisoned as part of the Chinese Communist Party’s crackdown on independent churches. Drexel, an American citizen, told The Daily Wire that Trump has an opportunity to build on his “impressive” record of freeing hostages to advocate for her father’s freedom.“This Eastertide season, President Trump has the unique opportunity and ability to secure the release of my father — building on his already impressive track record of freeing hostages — and show that he has not forgotten persecuted Christians,” Drexel told The Daily Wire. “My father, as a pastor, only wanted what Christians all over the world want: to worship our one and only God freely. We are so proud to have such a role model as a father and grandfather.”Her comments come after a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday urged Trump to press Chinese President Xi Jinping on...
