I would like to thank blogger Karen of Scottsdale for pointing us in the direction of this story.

BosNewsLife.com has a few headlines of some encouraging news for Christians who have been persecuted. (In order to read the full story you must register and pay a small fee.)

Today I read a very sad story called India to deport US missionaries . This was published by the BBC News website.

Christian Today is reporting that Christians in India are facing fierce persecution.

Earlier today I shared some information on a recent crack down on Chinese church houses. I received an update from Todd Nettleton, of Voice of the Martyrs concerning this issue and would like to share with you some new numbers.

A few weeks ago there was a coordinated raid in 60 house churches in Changchun, the capital city of Jilin province in northeastern China.

One of the most famous sayings in the Holy Bible is found in Matthew 5:10, "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

One of my blog buddies, Hal Paxton, who follows the persecuted church at his blog The Great Separation, tipped me off to this following story that included Voice of the Martyrs.