"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, 'The just shall live by faith.'"(Romans 1:16)

If injustice bothers you than this story will definitely bother you. The Voice of the Martyrs is reporting that Pastor Gong Shengliang of South China Church has been mercilessly beaten while in prison. The attack happened on March 21st and was so bad that the Pastor has experienced hearing loss and couldn't move his mouth for at least three days.

Two Christians in Bhutan have been sentenced to prison because of their Christian witness. You can read the details here.

The following devotion is taken from the devotional book Extreme Devotion, and it is a wonderful testimony. As I read these words I was reminded of the passion I had as a new believer. I received Christ as Lord & Savior in my freshman year of high school and remember longing for the Word of God and owning my own bible. You may find this hard to believe but my parents didn't own a bible and for a number of months would not allow me to have one. After many days and weeks my friend Gail, who shared Christ with me, was able to "smuggle" me a bible and give it to me at school in the library. I remember devouring the words and taking every minute I could to memorize and share the words with everyone around me. So I can only begin to imagine what these dear saints feel when they receive their bibles through the work and love of this 22 year old saint. Read on and be encouraged.

Welcome to the 4th Persecution Blog Carnival! I want to thank all of you for submitting your great posts and demonstrating your love for the persecuted church in such a public way. My prayer is that you will be as encouraged as I am after you read all of the wonderful entries.

Today we have a special treat for you because we have a great interview with The Voice of the Martyrs very own Director of News Services, Mr. Todd Nettleton.

One of my coworkers here at VOM recently took a two-month trip to Pakistan. He went to help build a home in an area demolished by last October's earthquake. He and his team worked in Begaar, a village very near the epicenter of the earthquake.

Have you ever wanted to hear a The Voice of the Martyrs representative share about their experiences with VOM and the persecuted church? Well, I certainly have, which is why I love to hear Todd or any of the other guys on radio when I have the opportunity.

I would like to thank the website Sword & Spirit for the awesome work they are doing on behalf of the persecuted church. Earlier this week I was notified about what this site is offering to their church, and any other church who would like to use what they are doing.

In early May, Chinese House - Church leader met with the President and then shortly afterwards met with the staff at The Voice of the Martyrs. VOM has exclusive video of Dr. Li Baiguang, (pictured) the Director of the Beijing Qimin Research Center that will encourage your heart.