One of my favorite things is telling people about the persecuted church. It's really very interesting when I talk to people who are not Christians about the issue because they usually don't realize that religious people, (as they usually call them) are being killed for their religious belief system.

News Max is reporting that the Pope is going to address Chinese persecution of Catholics.

Sheraz Khurram Khan has penned an article asking Is Christian Persecution a Blessing in Disguise?

Pastor Florescu couldn’t bear to watch his son being beaten by the Communist officers. He had already been beaten himself, and he had not slept for two weeks for fear of being attacked by the starving rats the Communists had forced into his prison cell. The Romanian police wanted Florescu to give up other members of his underground church so that they, too, could be captured.

I read a news article that warned the government in Burma (Myanmar) is trying to abolish Christianity. The article reported that an internal government document laid the foundation for abolishing Christianity and that anyone caught evangelizing would be arrested. The striking thing about this article was the spirit of Christians living under these stringent conditions. They are strong, on fire for God and they continue to spread the gospel.

Last year, you may recall, we asked for your prayers and letters for Bishop MA Thomas because he was being persecuted in India. On March 16th we wrote this post telling you what was happening with the bishop and on March 17, 2006 we posted information for you to write on his behalf.

Our friends over at Mission Network News have interviewed The Voice of the Martyr's Todd Nettleton regarding Hugo Chavez and his leadership in Venezuela. As you may all recall, Chavez was the one who essentially called the President of the United States the devil.

This morning I was reading through one of my favorite bible study sites, StudyLight, and I saw this quote...

Earlier today I noted that Concerned Women for America did a 14 minute interview with Dr. Carl Moeller from the ministry of Open Doors. In the interview Martha and Carl discussed the plight of Christians in Iraq, Iran, North Korean, China, and Africa.