Every week we like to highlight a prisoner that you can encourage by writing a letter to them using our Prisoner Alert system.

Today on In the Market with Janet Parshall, award winning talk show host, Janet Parshall discussed the latest news concerning the persecuted church with Todd Nettleton who is the Director of Media Development at The Voice of the Martyrs USA.

Last week we posted our 113th Persecution Podcast and in case you missed it, I wanted to remind you that you can listen to this very short podcast here.

A few days ago we posted this news on our main The Voice of the Martyrs website and I wanted to make sure you had the opportunity to read it, in case you missed it. Full story here.

Many of us have been praying for the release of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, and now we must ask for your prayers for his attorney.

Over the weekend many of us watched in amazement as the story of a blind Chinese activist, Chen Guangcheng captured headlines and received international attention. Today, CBN News reported the following in a video report concerning what is happening with Chen and his wife, who was reportedly beaten.

Nigeria (MNN) ? Coordinated attacks on Sunday left at least 19 dead in areas where Christian Aid Mission is working.

Dildar Yousaf, the Pakistani Christian arrested and charged with blasphemy for saving his 8-year-old nephew from Muslim attackers, was acquitted March 26 after prosecutors failed to produce any evidence against him.