Not long ago, I had the opportunity to interview Tom Doyle, a conversation that aired over two episodes on The Voice of the Martyrs Radio. We talked about God’s work in the Muslim world, and also about Tom’s recent book, Killing Christians: Living the Faith Where it’s NOT Safe to Believe. (You can still listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of our conversation, as well as a separate interview with Tom’s wonderful wife and partner in ministry, JoAnn.)

I find the nation of North Korea almost endlessly fascinating. There seems to be no way that anyone born and raised in a free nation can understand the level of control and paranoia that exists inside “The Hermit Kingdom.” And very few of us will ever be allowed to visit.

Sergio Cariello is a world-famous comic-book artist. And he’s a missionary.

IT SEEMED A very small cough, and so much was waiting to be done. But in a week I was in bed with bronchitis. Hunger, shortages, and the Budapest adventure brought me down with a thump. So I was on my back, feeling exhausted and ethereal, when an uninvited visitor called. A Russian woman doctor. Her face was a mask of tragedy.

Recently a VOM international worker made a trip to visit persecuted Christians in China. He kept a video diary of the trip, which we have been sharing this week on the Persecution Blog.

James Chalmers was a carefree, high-spirited Scottish boy. “I dearly loved adventure,” he later said, “and a dangerous position was exhilarating.” Perhaps that’s why he listened carefully one Sunday when his minister read a letter from missionaries in Fiji. The preacher, tears in his eyes, added, “I wonder if there is a boy here who will, by and by, bring the gospel to the cannibals.” Young James said quietly, “I will!”—and he wasn’t even yet converted.

Tom Doyle, author of the books Killing Christians and Dreams and Visions, shares more in the current episode of VOMRadio about the true nature of Islam and how the God of the Bible is reaching and rescuing Muslims in the Middle East.

In the current episode of VOMRadio, Tom Doyle, author of a new book about Christians facing persecution in the Middle East, tells us that, in spite of the advance of Islamic State, God is changing the hearts of people in the region as Christians continue to boldly share the gospel message in spite of the risks and violence.

Today is St. Patrick’s Day, a day Americans focus on good luck and all things Irish. But most of those celebrating don't know that the man for whom this day is named was a Christian persecuted because of his Christian actions.