Today I have a challenge for you, and I'm hoping you take me up on it. We now have over 52,000 fans on our Facebook page and we have thousands that hit this page every day too, but our Prisoner Alert page only shows right now that we have only written 945 encouraging letters to Imran Ghafur and only sent 347 letters to government officials on Imran Ghafur's behalf, so my challenge today is to ask you to take some time and join those who have written those letters, because we know that YOUR letters and calls make a difference for those who are in prison.

Today I wanted to remind you of one of the best ways you can minister to those who are suffering for the cause of Christ, and it only takes a few minutes, but can mean the difference between imprisonment or freedom.

A few weeks ago we told you about a number of Christians who have been sentenced to time in Linfen Prison. Today, will you please write Yang Caizhen an encouraging note, and please pray for her? Your words of encouragement and prayers will mean and accomplish so much.

Last week we told you about a new campaign that we've set up to bless Christian prisoners in Linfen Prison. Today, I wanted to encourage you to take a moment to write Wang Xiaguang.

If you've been reading this blog for awhile, then you may remember a few weeks ago I mentioned the persecution that has been going on in China and particularly what we and our friends at China Aid, are calling Linfen Prisoners.

We are happy to share with you today that one of The Voice of the Martyrs prisoners that we've highlighted on our Prisoner Alert page, Maryam Jalali has been freed from Evin Prison.

Yesterday we shared with you that Gao is alive. Today I wanted to share with you the official release from The Voice of the Martyrs news team.

We have posted a new Prisoner Alert update today for you to participate in.

If you haven't yet signed up for our prisoner alert emails, then you may not know the latest update on Father Nguyen Van Ly who was highlighted in this weeks Prisoner Alert. Click here to sign up for those alerts.