If you are mission minded, then maybe the Lord has put the country of India on your heart to pray for. If so, maybe you'd like to help minister to families this year at Christmas time - and if so, we have a great opportunity for you to do so.

Earlier this year, in March 7, 2010 more than 500 Nigerian Christians, mostly women and children, were killed. At that time, we shared the following video with you. Today I wanted to remind you of our wonderful family in Christ who are wonderful examples to us as to how to persevere under persecution. As you watch this, please consider our previous post about The Stephen Center and know you may be helping some of the orphans from this tragic attack.

On Dec. 3, 2010, a mullah in Pakistan offered more than $6,000 (U.S.) to anyone who kills Asia Bibi, according to The Voice of the Martyrs contacts.

One of the new ways we have designed for you to be able to help VOM without even trying is to do your shopping through our partner site Good 2 Give, which is a charity mall.

When Pastor Peter Paul was attacked by an angry mob after sharing New Testaments with Muslim young people in the slum where he worked, the police were called. But instead of dispersing the mob, the police arrested Peter Paul. They said he was guilty of "disturbing communal harmony" by telling Muslim children about Jesus!

Over the weekend I found this article and I wanted to share it with you because as you know, Christians are being persecuted daily all over the world.

Last week we told you about the bounty now on Asia Bibi's head from Maulana Yousef Qureshi. Today, our friends at Mission Network News are reporting the following.

Conditions at the Chinese labor camp were brutal. With the food rations down to almost nothing and the subfreezing winter temperatures, an epidemic broke out in the camp. When winter began, there were thirteen hundred prisoners. When spring came, only two hundred fifty had survived.

Breaking News: Both MSNBC and the AFP are reporting on the Pakistani Cleric by the name of Maulana Yousuf Qureshi (pictured) who is calling for the death of Asia Bibi and offering a $6000.00 bounty for doing so.

The Voice of the Martyrs is a ministry of prayer, and every week we set aside some of the prayer requests we feel are vital for all of us to pray for together as a community. Please share these requests with your family, friends, church and Sunday school classes.