Earlier today I was thinking about one of the prisoners we have highlighted here on this blog a few weeks ago. You may remember Pastor Dmitry Shestakov as we asked you to write him while he is serving in prison.

The following is taken from the book Extreme Devotion. Learn from this man.

About an hour ago the United States House of Representatives passed the Hate Crimes bill H.R. 1592. The good news is that according to a news release from Concerned Women for America, the President has promised to veto this legislation after it is passed in the Senate. Read the CWFA statement here.

I hope you're receiving prayer requests from The Voice of the Martyrs. If you aren't, please visit www.persecution.com to sign up. The following is from this weeks email alert."There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all."(I Corinthians 12:5-7)

I wanted to take a few minutes today before I begin posting about Christian persecution and sharing some new prayer requests with you all, to thank you for making this VOM Persecution blog a success. Without you reading this, this blog would be nothing. And since I've been watching the statistics for this blog steadily increase, I wanted to share with you all just a few things from the stats that you may not know.

In light of the horror of the martyrs that have taken place in the last few weeks, I thought it may interest you to view a video concerning persecution in the Middle East particularly towards Palestinian Christians.

“He cannot come with us!” Paul insisted. “He is a coward and of no use to the ministry.”

UPDATED SATURDAY, APRIL 28 - Today I received the actual mailing address where you can send help if you are moved to. I hope you are.