Britains first Christian martyr Alban was celebrated recently in a pagent. I think this is very cool. Here is part of the article:

Said the Dean: "As Britain's first martyr Alban should have a special place in the hearts of the people of this country. June 25 was a colourful, loud and joyous event and it was wonderful to welcome so many pilgrims to St Albans."

Fr Stuart Cradduck, the diocese chaplain for young people, first suggested there was scope for a larger event to mark the life of Alban and he is now planning to make it even bigger and better next year.

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WebIndia123.com is reporting today more on the recent murder of these pastors.

"Hyderabad, June 30: Hyderabad Police have arrested five more people for the murder of two Christian pastors and claimed the men had drawn up plans to kill more priests.

Police Commissioner V. Dinesh Reddy, who presented the five men at a news conference here Thursday, described them as Hindu fanatics who abducted and killed the pastors to "teach a lesson to those converting Hindus to Christianity".

Continue reading the story here.

I am preparing a blogroll and would like to add other bloggers who talk about the persecuted church and Christian persecution on a regular basis.  If this is you, and you would like to be considered, please email me at stacyharp@gmail.com  Please include your blog url in your email and a sample of a post you've written about the persecuted church.

Volunteer - "A person who renders aid, performs a service, or assumes an obligation voluntarily." I like that definition.  A volunteer is someone who offers help, performs a service and does so obviously voluntarily.

VOM Volunteer is a great idea and also a great opportunity for anyone who would like to serve the kingdom of God in a very cool way. 

VOM Volunteer offers long term and short term opportunities and internships. To learn more, please visit the VOM Volunteer page.

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the countries where people are being persecuted, but didn't know where to go and were afraid to ask?

Well, today is your totally lucky day because right now I want to show you about India and how you can learn all about India.

One of the ministries of VOM is Linking Up and they have this really cool feature on their website where you can click on a link and a map pops up!

This is great for use with children and of course people of all ages.

Check it out. Take a interactive trip through all the states of India (You'll have to scroll down to the bottom of the page.)

Have fun!

Sources have told The Voice of the Martyrs that at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, Christian homes in three areas near Peshawar, Pakistan were attacked by a radical Muslim mob. VOM contacts are currently investigating, and more details of the story should be available soon.

The attacks came after a Christian man was accused earlier that day of burning pages with Koranic verses written on them.

VOM sources say that the man, Yousaf Masih, is more than 60 years old and has worked for almost two decades as a sweeper for the Pakistani military. His most recent assignment was cleaning in the home of a military officer, a major. Yesterday the major asked him to clean the office at the major’s home. During the cleaning, he came across a bag of “rough papers,” and the major told Yousaf to take the papers outside and burn them.

Yousaf is illiterate, and would have no way of knowing what was written on the papers he had been told to burn. Other workers saw the papers and said that Yousaf was burning pages from the Koran.

I love hearing testimonies of miracles and interactions Christians have with the Living God we serve. This video clip is of Richard Wurmbrand telling of a time when Jesus visited him in the prison cell beneath the ground.

What faith and joy he shows as he shares. View it now!

This is Richard Wurmbrand describing the brainwashing techniques he endured under the communists. It is only one minute. Listen & View Now

Years ago I remember hearing a sermon about the suffering of Christ and how when we get to heaven we will get to see the scars of Jesus. That got me thinking about my scars for Him, because after all His scars were for me.

Today I'd like you to see a very special one minute video of Richard Wurmbrand, the Founder of Voice of the Martyrs, talking about and showing his scars. I found this on Sermon Index.net - See Richard Now.

Compass Direct has given us another great article concerning the testimony of those who have been persecuted in Vietnam. 

Here is the begininng and you can read the rest here.

Three Vietnamese house church leaders submitted written testimony to the International Relations Committee of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 20, the first working day of Vietnam Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's historic visit to the United States.