China: Canadian out

Christian Today  |  World
Date posted:  1 Nov 2016
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A Canadian missionary to China was released in October after being held by the Chinese Government for two years.

Kevin Garrett and his wife, Julia, lived in China for 30 years where they did missionary work and ran a Christian coffee shop.

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In 2014, Garrett and Julia were arrested in Dandong, a city on the North Korea border, and accused of carrying out tasks from ‘Canadian espionage agencies to gather intelligence in China’. Julia was released on bail in February 2015, but Kevin was kept in custody.

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