How about some good news for this Monday. Over the weekend Iraq held some elections, and it is being reported at AsiaNews.it that there was no violence against the Christian community in Mosul.

“In Peru, Christians don’t expect to get something for serving Jesus,” said Pastor Zapata. “They expect to give something.” Outside the quiet mountain village, Pastor Zapata showed his guests a row of handmade white crosses, each representing a Christian killed by Communist insurgents.

I've been wanting to tell you all about this all week and so today I am finally going to do it. I LOVE MY VOICE OF THE MARTYRS PRAYER CALENDAR!!!

International Christian Concern is reporting that Saudi Arabia has arrested a Christian blogger for writing about his conversion to Christ from Islam.

BEIJING, Jan. 29 /Christian Newswire/ -- Hua Zaichen, 91, whom authorities have repeatedly denied a final meeting with his imprisoned wife Shuang Shuying 79, was hospitalized on January 28. Sources report that officials are fearful they will be held accountable for his death because of the international attention to this case. ChinaAid urges the international community to speak out for this elderly Christian couple whom authorities have treated with cruelty and injustice.

The following is courtesy of Mission Network News.

It has been a few days since I've focused on Myanmar here on the blog, and I just wanted to remind you that Christians in Myanmar are still being persecuted. Take these two stories.

A short time ago I was listening to a great radio program where the host was trying to explain the news through the lens of scripture. I love that type of teaching. It's wise, it's inspirational and it's a threat to Satan because the body of Christ is being taught not only to read the Word of God, but to also apply it.

Yesterday CBNEWS.COM had this video story about persecuted Christians in Eritrea and Congo.