As the Chinese government uses this international occasion to showcase the great leap it has taken in the past decade, the Chinese churches, themselves, are preparing to use this event to evangelise both athletics and spectators.
"The Chinese church is looking to the Olympics as an opportunity for Gospel advancement and for sharing Christ with those who are coming to their country," said Burklin.
"I find it significant in that not just foreign organizations are looking to the Olympics to see how this could possibly be a positive for Gospel advancement, but the Chinese church itself is looking towards this as an opportunity."
On a personal visit to a church in Chengdu, Burklin expressed the optimism, he felt, in spreading the Good News in China as he saw the number of congregants attending the Sunday Service.
"It never stops to amaze me how many people gather to worship God on a Sunday morning," he said. "There is a genuine hunger for God's Word and a deep desire to grow spiritually."
China Partner is a ministry dedicated to serve the Chinese churches in China where it works with registered churches and seminaries. So, CP exists to help build up and equip Churches in China through four areas which are: pastoral training, Christian literature distribution program, China Conferences (educate people outside of China to help them get strategically involved in China ministry), and Bible school and church construction.