The last few weeks we've been alerting you to our upcoming International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church and today I'm happy to share that our friends at One News Now, have highlighted an interview with VOM's, very own, Todd Nettleton. Click here for the full article.

Please take a few minutes to pray today for Pastor Behnam Irani who has been in prison for his faith in Jesus.

A number of reports have been released in the last few days concerning Rimsha Masih's case, even though she is currently out of jail.

Just about every parent wants to show their child that there is honor is being a person of integrity. Most Christian parents want their children to grow up to be not only people of integrity, but also people who will stand for the Lord Jesus Christ. This is why I love to highlight testimonies of the faithful that have gone before us and who now live in our hearts as heroes and heroines of the faith.

A few days ago I was discussing with my husband the importance of intellectual property and specifically quotes. One of the reasons we all enjoy quotes is because generally they highlight the author of the quote and their thinking.

Nigeria (MNN) ? Four believers perished in a suicide bombing thought to be associated with Boko Haram.

In the last few years the Lord has really blessed the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church as we have seen more and more churches get involved. We have also been blessed to see a growth in the understanding of what is happening to Christians worldwide, which is why I wanted to share with you our new video for the IDOP 2012.

“I enquired about the possession of the Christian spirit, and the reply came … that it was the Holy Spirit. Well, at any cost I didn’t want to be robbed of this new life and hence started learning Christianity.”

In other parts of the country, the pressure has increased to the point where people are fleeing in droves. They represent an increasing number of the country's 8 million Coptic Christians were already feeling increasingly cornered.

Last Friday, late in the afternoon, we posted our latest Persecution Podcast. This is about a 35 minute episode and features some special things besides our normal prayer requests.