There is no doubt that antisemitism and Christian persecution is on the rise in our world. One place where both have increased is in Israel. The following video news is courtesy of CBN News. Please watch and pray for the Middle East.

This week I'd like you to take a few minutes to write our brother, Alimujiang Yimiti, who is serving time in a Chinese prison because he was accused of using his business to preach Christianity. Yimiti is a former Muslim and came to faith about ten years ago. He is currently serving a sentence of fifteen years.

As you pray today for the persecuted church, consider the words of the founder of The Voice of the Martyrs. Pray for the safety of the persecuted church, but do not forget to pray for those who are lost and without Jesus Christ.

It's been a few weeks since I've mentioned Bibles Unbound to you all and since it's getting close to Christmas, I think today is a great time to do that.

Burma (MNN) ? In recent days, Burma's army shot a 7-year-old boy before opening fire on a Kachin refugee camp near the border of China. Dyann Romeijn with Vision Beyond Borders says this isn't the first time soldiers have shot at refugee camps.

Please keep praying for our brothers and sisters in Nigeria. Another tragedy has taken place. Please read the CBN News report here and watch the video below.

Our friends at Open Doors and Mission Network News are also partnering with us, as always, during this years International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. We have our IDOP resources here if you haven't ordered them yet. Hurry, time is running out!

The cold water sprayed over the crowd in front of the Indonesian village mosque. Gun-toting, white-clad jihad warriors surrounded the place. The ritual washing was a forced preparation for the group to convert to Islam. The crowd knew that they would convert or be shot or beheaded on the spot.

Sometimes one sentence from someone who has gone through immeasurably more than I will ever go through, snaps me back into reality about how serious I am or am not about my relationship with Jesus Christ. Today's quotable did that for me.