As of the time of this blog post, I am thrilled to let you know that we have 133,770 people who have agreed to email on Gao's behalf, and 40,852 people who have signed the petition to help free Gao.

The following news is from our friends at Compass Direct.

As of the time of this blog post, I am thrilled to let you know that we have 100,464 people who have agreed to email on Gao's behalf, and 37,533 people who have signed the petition to help free Gao.

VOM’s Extreme Devotion Testimonies Encouraging Sudanese Church (AUDIO)

Mizzima News is reporting today that Burma has been put on the United States State Department list as a country of particular concern, since the Burmese government has still failed to address religious freedom inside the country. Burma has been on the list every year since it began in 1999 except for the year 2007.

The good news that I see in this story is at least the district officials destroyed the church building without the Christians inside of it. However, these dear ones still need our prayers for strength and grace as they have been forced to move.

Earlier today when Todd Nettleton joined Janet Parshall to talk about the persecuted church, Todd mentioned that the book Extreme Devotion is being translated and read on the radio in the Sudan. And The Voice of the Martyrs is doing this because we are trying to build up the suffering church in the Sudan because of all the genocide. The following devotion is from our popular book Extreme Devotion, and today it happens to be on the Sudan. Get your copy of the book here.

Janet Parshall is hosting Todd Nettleton of The Voice of the Martyrs today during her third hour of broadcasting. Todd and Janet will discuss persecuted Christians in Iran, Pakistan and Turkey. And Janet would love to take your calls at 1-800-343-9282!