Today is the five-year anniversary of the martyrdom of three very special men. On April 18, 2007, Necati Aydin, Ugur Yuksel and Tilmann Geske were brutally murdered at a Christian publishing house in Malatya, a city in southeastern Turkey. Five young Islamists bound and tortured the two Turkish Christians and one German Christian before killing them at the Zirve Publishing House.

Every once in awhile we like to highlight people who are doing something special for The Voice of the Martyrs. Today I'd like to share with you what Rachel, from the blog, A Steady Rain, is doing.

Today imprisoned Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani is spending his 913th day in an Iranian prison for his confession of faith in Jesus Christ.

Since today is Good Friday and we are remembering the sacrificial death on the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ, I wanted to share with you Isaiah 53 and offer it to you so you can meditate upon what Jesus did for us all.

Sadly, Christians who live in oppressive, dictatorial, Islamic and communist countries do not have the blessing of worshipping freely the way Americans do. I am soberly reminded every major Christian holiday, that for me, as an American, I can worship freely in my home or church and not have to worry about being arrested or have any harm come to me. However, for Christians in other nations who believe in and serve the same Jesus I do, they don't have that blessing. Instead, what often happens during the Christmas season and the Easter season is that my brothers and sisters in these nations, often get martyred, or severely injured because of the attacks that increase during the time of the year where Christians observe the birth and resurrection of Jesus.

One of the things we've been running on the main The Voice of the Martyrs website is a poll about whether or not people have downloaded our mobile phone app.

India (MNN) ? Anti-Christian sentiments appear to be on the rise across India.

The bible says that the prayers of the righteous person accomplish much. This is why we ask you all the time to consider praying for the needs we share on this blog.

Recently, Todd Nettleton visited The Christian Broadcasting Network to discuss the growing problem of heresy within the church. Listen in as he offers important solutions to this ever growing problem.