The Voice of the Martyrs' vision is to bring every believer in the United States into fellowship with our persecuted family. But we can't achieve this vision alone. We invite you to join in sharing stories of our persecuted brothers and sisters by becoming a VOM Voice. The Be-A-Voice Network will now be known as Social Voice, one of four new tracks of volunteer groups. You may have noticed this name change on the Be-A-Voice website. We are now offering the following four options, which provide greater flexibility in choosing your level of involvement. SOCIAL VOICE - If your time is limited, consider serving as a Social Voice. As a Social Voice, you can pray, write or use social media to share about your persecuted family with others in your sphere of influence. CAMPUS VOICE - If you are a college student and you would like to tell others about persecution against Christians around the world, consider being a Campus Voice. As a Campus Voice, you will take a stand with persecuted Christians by being a voice for them on your college campus and challenging other students to get involved in helping them. CHURCH VOICE - If you would like to keep your church informed about and involved with your persecuted family, consider being a Church Voice. As a Church Voice, you will provide materials and facilitate events for prayer or hands-on projects. VOM will provide you with the training you need to become an official representative of The Voice of the Martyrs in your home church. COMMUNITY VOICE (formerly known as the Voice Volunteer Network) - As a Community Voice, you will speak on behalf of your persecuted family and have the opportunity to see lives changed through their powerful testimonies. VOM will provide you with the training you need to become an official speaker for The Voice of the Martyrs in your community. Would you pray about whether or not God is calling you to serve our persecuted family by being a voice for them, and what level of involvement He is asking of you? For more information on these opportunities, visit www.vomvoice.com.

Martin and Gracia Burnham were serving as missionaries in the Philippines when they went away for a few days together to celebrate their anniversary. Those few days turned into a year in the jungle when they were kidnapped by radical Muslim terrorists. Listen to this exclusive VOMRadio interview as Gracia tells how she wrestled with God and even with her own faith during those dark days of captivity, and how she experienced the prayers of God’s people, even as Martin was killed during a rescue attempt. Gracia bears witness to God’s faithfulness to the Burnhams and their children. Her story challenges each of us to glorify God regardless of what trials we may be facing.

I’ve got some exciting news! I am literally on my way home from visiting some of our Christian family members in a very hostile nation, but I couldn’t wait to share! In the country I just left, just over one percent of the population is Christian, and it is a very difficult place to live.

As I recently watched and listened to the news of the attack and subsequent slaying of those in the office of French magazine Charlie Hebdo, I found my thoughts immediately drawn to a comparable, yet very different story. Both stories share the similarity of bloodshed at the hands of adherents to radical Islam. Each story is painfully tragic. I wondered if any of those slain in France had met their attackers before that fateful day. I thought of the life and deaths of Necati Aydin, Ugur Yuksel and Tilmann Geske, who were murdered in their office at Zirve Publishing in Malatya, Turkey on April 18, 2007.

It is hard for most of us to imagine how difficult life is for Christians in many parts of the world. Living as a minority in a hostile context is a daily struggle. Many times, our Christian family members are threatened or attacked because of their faith.

VOM held 40 regional conferences in 2014, in every corner of the United States. Speakers from many different restricted and hostile nations have shared their stories, as well as VOM workers sharing the stories of persecuted believers they have met and VOM projects that have assisted these believers.

Many churches around the world honored our persecuted brothers and sisters yesterday on the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP). Did your church have a special emphasis during services or in some other way? If so, please share in the comments to this post how your church chose to "remember those in bonds..." (Hebrews 13:3) on this important Sunday.

This week's episode of VOMRadio is live online, featuring an interview with Gracia Burnham.

A web site went live this week that represents a significant new endeavor for The Voice of the Martyrs in answering our call to be a voice for our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world.