#WhyWePray video contest: First Place

Earlier this year, VOM launched the Why We Pray video contest, inviting readers and friends to create a video to invite and inspire American Christians to pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters.

It is hoped that these videos will reach many viewers during the season leading up to the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), which occurs on the first Sunday of November. This is a key time of reaching out to American Christians to remind them of our persecuted brothers and sisters, and remind them of the importance of praying for the persecuted church.

To be eligible for entry into the contest, videos had to be no more than two minutes in length, be posted to YouTube and have at least 200 views before being entered into the contest.

VOM's judging panel reviewed all entries to the contest and selected the winners. We are posting the top three video contest entries this week on the Persecution Blog, and today we bring you the FIRST PLACE WINNER:

Congratulations to the creators of the winning videos, and than you to all of the people who created videos and entered the contest. THANK YOU for being a voice for persecuted Christians and encouraging others to pray for them. You can see a playlist of all the contest entries here.