A few days ago the BBC reported on a brief phone call that Gao's brother had with Gao Zhisheng. Please click here to visit the BBC website to watch the video.

Every follower of Christ has a testimony, and sometimes I know I am amazed at how the Lord draws people into His fold. Today's great news from Compass Direct is one such story.

One of the best ways to be a voice for someone is to be an advocate for them. Which reminds me of 1 John 2:1 which says, (A)My little children, I am (B)writing these things to you so that you may not sin And if anyone sins, (C)we have an [a](D)Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; - So Jesus Christ is our Advocate, so what better example to follow than our Lords.

This is the type of story that I love to read, because it shows the power of the love of Christ, when Christians walk out their faith in love. Compass Direct shares the following...

This article sheds some light on Christians who are being persecuted in Gaza. Click here to read the full article.

Wow....I want to give a hat tip to my friend Glenn Penner at VOM Canada for sharing this story on his twitter account. You have to see this video, it's amazing.

This morning I was talking to a friend who was telling me they were going to the Philippines soon and that got me thinking about how the Lord has used Filipino friends in my life to take me to church when I was younger. I also have a wonderful Filipino Christian neighbor who I absolutely love, and the culture of the Philippines is something I also love. So as I was thinking about all of the blessings that I have been given, as a result of my friends from that nation, I had to share with you all that sadly, there is a part of the Philippines called Mindanao that is suffering from Muslim persecution.