Witnesses falsely testified against him. “We heard him cursing Moses and God. This man talks nonstop against God’s law. We even heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth would tear this place down and throw out all the customs Moses gave us.”

Recently we shared with our Be-A-Voice Network a new prayer bulletin that highlights a Christian poet that has been detained in Turkmenistan. If you're not familar with The Voice of the Martrys Be-A-Voice Network, please click here to learn more. Currently we have a membership of 9580 people who are committed to praying and acting on behalf of persecuted Christians. I invite you to join today.

This week we have some praises and prayer requests that you can share easily with your friends, family and church members. We rejoice that Li Ying has been set free from her prison sentence and we pray for God's hand of blessing to be on her. We also pray for Pastor Youcef, Asia Bibi, Gao and others who remain in prison.

A religion law adopted last October has been used to revoke registration from religious groups of fewer than 50 adults, and small churches are now struggling to maintain legal status. In the past, authorities fined those who met without registration, but the new religion law officially bans all unregistered religious activity. The number of religious groups in Kazakhstan has declined 13 percent, from 4,551to 3,972, since the government began enforcing the stricter regulations. A complementary law increased penalties for religious offences.

Fox News is reporting this morning that Congress has passed unanimously House Resolution 556 which is a resolution which condemns Iran's government for sentencing Pastor Youcef to death.

The following piece aired on CBN News a few days ago and even though it's a few days old, I wanted you to see it because there's good information in it. Also, the Reverend Franklin Graham made a very poignant statement about how President Obama could help. Graham said,

Colombia (VCM/MNN) ? Although Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has had to alter the war against the state, they're no less disruptive.

A few weeks ago we shared with you that Christ in Youth along with The Voice of the Martyrs is presenting a film called Love Costs Every Thing on March 7th and March 11th. It's only a few days from the first simulcast and we wanted to remind you that there is still time to sign up, if you haven't yet

Today I would like to take the opportunity to encourage you to get involved with one of my favorite ministries of The Voice of the Martyrs - the Bibles Unbound program.

Iran (MNN) ? Reports of the imminent execution of Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani are now being countered by news of delay.