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This is an example of Christian pastors being persecuted apparently because they were in an area a group of people didn't want them in.

This is an example of persecution by Hindu militants toward a Pastor's wife in India. Their goal, to ultimately stop the gospel from being shared.

Today I wanted to share with you a prayer request from the VOM USA's prayer email that came yesterday in my email box.

Due to me being at a conference all day, I am finally getting to update the site for today. I am wondering if your church celebrated the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church yesterday? Mine did...and it was very cool.

The following is taken from this weeks VOM Canada's Persecution and Prayer Alert.

November 12th is right around the corner and as we get ready to participate in the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church I just had to tell you about a ministry that is helping Christians join together in prayer through the use of their teleconferencing ministry. I think this is an AWESOME idea.

This is a very cool story from Agenzia Giornalistica Italia.

Last Sunday as I was leaving my church I shared with my pastor that I had a few extra magazines from The Voice of the Martyrs. These were left over from the GodBlogCon....anyway, as I was telling my pastor about the magazines and offering to him for our church he got really excited because he said that our church is planning on observing the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on November 12th! I can't tell you how happy I was to hear that my church is going to be involved in this extremely important event. And so I was wondering...

A Muslim sheikh jailed in Egypt for 18 months has declared from his prison cell that he is under arrest for "insulting Islam" by becoming a Christian. Egypt's secret police transferred Bahaa el-Din Ahmed Hussein el-Akkad, 57, to the Wadi el-Natroun Prison last month. He was told he would remain there indefinitely unless he agreed to work as a government informer against other converts to Christianity. According to the prisoner's Cairo attorney, Athanasius William, his client remains incarcerated in this desert prison "only because he has chosen a different belief, to be a Christian." When courts ordered El-Akkad's release from provisional detention 10 weeks ago, State Security Investigation authorities deliberately ignored the ruling. Pray God will strengthen this faithful believer with the assurance that Jesus is with him and He will be the final victor. Psalm 102:19-22