The last few days we've been sharing some of what's been happening in Nigeria and to be honest with you all, I personally cannot stop thinking about the Christians in Northern Nigeria because of all the persecution they are living under. Boko Haram is on a rampage and they want to wipe out every Christian they can find.

Please take a few minutes to watch the founder of The Voice of the Martyrs, talk about his time in solitary confinement. Richard Wurmbrand discusses the joy he found while he was in solitary confinement. I pray you find this inspiring and would ask that you would share this video with your social media networks.

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Over the last few days as I have been reading and learning more about what's happening in Nigeria, I have to tell you all, that I can't stop telling people about what is happening. Earlier today I had interviewed Ann Buwalda, the Executive Director, of The Jubilee Campaign, about her work in Washington DC concerning religious freedom issues and in particular a petition she has on her website asking people to help us alert the State Department that Boko Haram is a terrorist group.

Venezuela (MNN) ? In a re-election to another six-year term, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez defeated Henrique Capriles by a 10% point margin in the presidential election.

Today I'd like to remind you of a very committed brother in Christ who has been in prison almost 700 days because he converted from Islam to Christianity. Farshid Fathi has was arrested on December 26, 2010 and is a Christian convert from Islam. He is currently serving a six year sentence in Evin Prison, which is one of Iran's most notorious prisons.

Today, groups like the Maspero Youth Union hope to march peacefully and call for the prosecution of high-ranking generals who were in power at the time of the massacre.

The following news package from CBN News concerns a radical Muslim preacher, Al-AMasri who was arrested in Britain for inciting racial hatred and urging followers to kill non-Muslims.

The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church is coming soon, which is why I want to remind you that our IDOP kits are now available for order.

Gary Lane over at CBN News has an eight minute video segment concerning the recent massacre that took place in Nigeria recently. It is well worth your time to watch if you want to hear the truth about what is happening in Nigeria right now.