Russia (MNN) ? Traditional religious leaders and lawmakers in Russia are touting a proposed new law that could require a 3-year prison sentence for insulting the religious feelings of believers and vandalizing holy sites. However, bloggers and opinion columnists across the country believe the law will only make religious freedom more difficult, especially for evangelical Christians.

We have now posted this weeks Persecution Podcast #134 which deals with specific prayer requests for those in North Africa, Laos, Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone.

Happy Friday to all of you! As usual, I have this weeks very important prayer requests to share with you. Please take a moment to download them and share them with your praying friends. Click here for the printer friendly version.

Pakistan (MNN) ? Pakistani police asked for a time extension twice, but they still couldn't find anything to condemn 14-year-old Rimsha Masih. A judge sent her case to a juvenile court after police failed to prove the girl desecrated the Quran, as a neighbor alleged last month.

The last few weeks we've been alerting you to our upcoming International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church and today I'm happy to share that our friends at One News Now, have highlighted an interview with VOM's, very own, Todd Nettleton. Click here for the full article.

Please take a few minutes to pray today for Pastor Behnam Irani who has been in prison for his faith in Jesus.

A number of reports have been released in the last few days concerning Rimsha Masih's case, even though she is currently out of jail.

Just about every parent wants to show their child that there is honor is being a person of integrity. Most Christian parents want their children to grow up to be not only people of integrity, but also people who will stand for the Lord Jesus Christ. This is why I love to highlight testimonies of the faithful that have gone before us and who now live in our hearts as heroes and heroines of the faith.

A few days ago I was discussing with my husband the importance of intellectual property and specifically quotes. One of the reasons we all enjoy quotes is because generally they highlight the author of the quote and their thinking.

Nigeria (MNN) ? Four believers perished in a suicide bombing thought to be associated with Boko Haram.