Since we have been following some of the news concerning Pastor Rick Warren's opportunity to go to North Korea, I wanted to give you an update and let you know that his trip has been delayed, but his invite to preach there still remains.

The following news item is from our friends at Mission Network News online.

In today's Extreme Devotion we are humbly reminded of the reality that we always choose our responses and reactions to the events around us. This is such a powerful and humbling lesson we can all learn from our persecuted family in Christ and also from Christ Himself.

It's been two weeks since we've had a Persecution Blog Carnival so let's get right to it! Our first entry is from Tidbits & Treasures who has written an entry titled Chinese Protestant Minister Sentenced to 7.5 years.

In today's Mission Network News email we read the following concerning the unraveling war in the Middle East. Please consider time today to pray and if the Lord leads, also fast, for the situation in the Middle East.

Today's Extreme Devotion reminds me of the Apostle Paul's conversion because Paul said, "For me to live is Christ and to die is gain." - Philippians 1:21

Hi Everyone,

Pastor Rick Warren has now officially confirmed that he will go to North Korea to preach the gospel. The Christian Post and a Yahoo news page are saying that Warren will be in North Korea on July 17th, "to meet with church and business leaders, despite the current standoff over recent missile firings by the isolated communist country."

Eighteen-year-old Mohan Masih was working at the brick kilns in Pakistan when he consulted his pastor about other work opportunities. Mohan’s pastor suggested that he sell Christian literature to brick kiln workers as a way to spread the gospel and make a living.

After reading some of the comments on the other entry on Rick Warren going to North Korea I decided to see if there was any other news concerning his visit and I found a few interesting things. I'm sharing this because North Korea oppresses and persecutes Christians and I think some of what is being said about Warren's visit is interesting. So I'm not posting this for controversy sake, but purely for more information on the subject.