Chapters ten through Thirteen Summary and Analysis

In chapter ten, Yun is imprisoned where he is brutally beaten repeatedly and subjected to many humiliations. He is put in the urinal, covered with feces and shocked. He continues to refuse to eat. A man named Li is in the cell with Yun and comes to realize that Yun is serious about his commitment to God, prompting Li to make a commitment of his own. When it's realized that Li is Yun's friendly, Li is moved to another cell. Yun's brother-in-law is in a different cell and tries to rush to Yun's aid, but is beaten away. Yun escapes pustules suffered by all the other prisoners and prisoners are offered lenient sentences for informing on Yun's activities.

In chapter eleven, Yun's mother and Deling have visions the same night assuring them of Yun's safety...