This week we have prayer requests from Pakistan, Israel and Afghanistan. I would also ask you all to keep Christians in Nigeria in your prayers, as not only has violence continued to increase, but even our workers, at The Voice of the Martyrs, have left for safety reasons. Please share with your friends, church and family.

“Push it! Don’t stop!” the man yelled in my direction. I start to run again.

Read Genesis 39.

Indonesia (MNN) ? Seven house churches in Indonesia were forcibly closed by 200 to 300 Muslim extremists last week in West Java, Indonesia.

Earlier this year, in March 7, 2010 more than 500 Nigerian Christians, mostly women and children, were killed. At that time, we shared the following video with you. Today I wanted to remind you of our wonderful family in Christ who are wonderful examples to us as to how to persevere under persecution. As you watch this, please consider our previous post about The Stephen Center and know you may be helping some of the orphans from this tragic attack.

One of the new ways we have designed for you to be able to help VOM without even trying is to do your shopping through our partner site Good 2 Give, which is a charity mall.

When Pastor Peter Paul was attacked by an angry mob after sharing New Testaments with Muslim young people in the slum where he worked, the police were called. But instead of dispersing the mob, the police arrested Peter Paul. They said he was guilty of "disturbing communal harmony" by telling Muslim children about Jesus!

Breaking News: Both MSNBC and the AFP are reporting on the Pakistani Cleric by the name of Maulana Yousuf Qureshi (pictured) who is calling for the death of Asia Bibi and offering a $6000.00 bounty for doing so.

No one ever visits the grave of a martyr. —Richard Wurmbrand, Founder of The Voice of the Martyrs