Have you ever had a friend sentenced to time in jail and had the opportunity to talk to them?

We hope your kids will have lots of time for outdoor fun and activities this summer. When there is need for indoor fun, VOM’s Torchlighters DVD series provides a great alternative for kids ages 8-12. This set of 9 DVDs for $60 will inspire and teach your kids through the stories of Jim Elliot, Gladys Aylward, John Bunyan, Perpetua, Eric Liddell, William Booth, Amy Carmichael, Richard Wurmbrand and William Tyndale.

Last week on Persecution Podcast #122, Dory and David shared prayer updates for Iran, Kuwait, Ethiopia, and Iraq.

Yesterday, Janet Parshall from Moody Radio, interviewed Todd Nettleton about the latest concerning Christian persecution around the world.

At least 17 Christians were killed in simultaneous attacks on two churches near the Somali border on Sunday, July 1. A group of masked assailants launched grenades and opened fire with assault rifles on a Roman Catholic church and an African Inland Church located about two miles apart in Garissa, Kenya. In addition to the 17 killed, more than 40 people were wounded in the attacks.

After the Soviet Communists took over Romania, they hunted Germans as Nazi sympathizers. Anutza Moise decided to provide a hiding place to the very men who had hated her for being a Jew and a Christian. When she offered to help hide these men from the Communists, they couldn’t believe that her offer was genuine.

A Christian worker in Kyrgyzstan has filed a case against a village Islamic leader who, along with a small mob, attacked the worker and his friends as they attempted to distribute humanitarian items in Ak-Kyia village. The case is of crucial importance for all Christians in Kyrgyzstan, who risk beatings or even death by local extremists even though they are officially protected by the law.

As you consider going to your house of worship this weekend, please watch this video report from The Voice of the Martyrs and remember your spiritual family who is and has suffered much for the gospel of Jesus Christ.

If you haven't visited our VOM Bookstore lately, I wanted to tell you that right now one of our Current Features is a book about Richard Wurmbrand called Richard Wurmbrand: The Man and His Work by Merv Knight.

If you are a member of our Be-A-Voice-Network than you may have already received our latest notice about Asia Bibi, but in the event you are not a member, I wanted to share with you part of the email that was sent.