If you're like me you were waiting to see if President Obama was going to mention the Christian persecution that often takes place at the hands of militant Islam, in his speech in Cairo. Sadly, but not surprising, Obama didn't say one word about Christian persecution.

As most of us know, President Obama is going to give a major speech in Cairo tomorrow. Because he will be addressing the Muslim nation as a whole, many people are calling on Obama to address the issue of Christian persecution.

Our sister ministry The Voice of the Martyrs Canada has an update on an ongoing battle to shut down a church in Belarus. Here's what Glenn Penner writes, please join us in praying for this church.

Yesterday we shared some information about the threat of more bombings in Nepal, and today we continue the story from our friends at Compass Direct who are reporting how the Christians in Nepal are still suffering. Please keep Nepal in your prayers today.

FULGAZI, Bangladesh, June 1 (Compass Direct News) – Nearly four months after Muslim villagers in this southeastern Bangladesh sub-district furiously beat two evangelists for showing the “Jesus Film,” one of the Christians is still receiving treatment for nerve damage to his hip. Christian Life Bangladesh worker Edward Biswas, 32, was admitted to Alabakth Physiotherapy Centre on May 5. Dr. Mohammad Saifuddin Julfikar told Compass that injuries Biswas sustained from the Feb. 8 attack in Feni district, some 150 kilometers (93 miles) southeast of Dhaka, had led to neurological complications in his hip. “His hip joint was displaced, and one bone in the hip was fractured,” Julfikar said. Biswas told Compass that he and 21-year-old Dolonmoy Tripura first showed the film on Feb. 7 in a home in Chandpur village. The next evening, some villagers told them to show the film at their home; suspecting a trap, the two evangelists resisted. “They took us to a schoolyard, where we showed the ‘Jesus Film’ under tremendous compulsion,” Biswas said. “After showing 20 minutes of the first reel of the film, Muslim villagers again started beating us as we were lying on the ground. They punched and kicked us.” While 15 to 20 Muslims struck them, approximately 200 others present for the screening looked on, he said. More...

Yesterday Todd Nettleton spoke to radio talk show host Janet Parshall about the latest persecution and threats happening in Nepal. If you have time, please click here to hear their conversation, it is about 25 minutes into the program.

I am bursting with great news today because now not only can you follow this Voice of the Martyrs Persecution blog on twitter (http://www.twitter.com/persecutionblog), but now you can also follow the Voice of the Martyrs main office on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/VOM_USA - isn't that cool!

In this episode, Todd and Mary Sue discuss India. Todd talks to Brad, a VOM Australia worker.

This weekend I received my June newsletter from The Voice of the Martyrs (you may sign up for your free newsletter there to your right) and the first article I read was from Tom White (pictured) who is the Director of VOM.