A few years ago when I had the opportunity to go to a VOM persecution conference, I had the blessing of seeing the types of balloons that Greg Yoder over at Mission Network News is reporting on today, that VOM Canada has recently launched into North Korea.

In my previous post you may note that I mentioned that we are still free here in America to practice our faith. For the most part, this is true - however times are changing and more stories like this are coming to surface. This is from Mission Network News and Todd Nettleton from VOM is quoted in the article.

Pastor Wang, a leader of the Liangren Church, has reportedly been threatened with exile and denied the right to meet with his lawyers. He now faces new charges of “hindering the administration of credit cards.” Pastor Wang insists the criminal charges were brought against him because of his Christian faith.

As you know there are various forms of persecution that Christians suffer all over the world. We've covered just this week, rape, being bound by chains, beheading, pressure from family members to convert and now today we add to the list intimidation and slander of Christians on Facebook.

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.

In just a few days we're all going to be remembering our fathers as we celebrate Father's Day again this year, so I wanted to offer a few suggestions from our The Voice of the Martyrs bookstore, in the event that your father is still living and would like to get him something special.