A few months ago we introduced to you the brand new The Voice of the Martyrs' Online Persecution Studies Workshops and we are happy to share with you that the classes have been successful and are ongoing.

We are very happy to share with you today that one of our prisoners that we've been highlighting on Prisoner Alert.com has now been released from prison!

Iraq (MNN) ? A suicide bomber has rattled confidence even amongst Sunni Muslims in Iraq.

Last week we asked you to take the time to write Zhang Huamei, who has been in prison over 670 days, and I am very happy to tell you that 7 more letters were written to Zhang!!! Praise the Lord for your faithfulness to act!! A big thank you to all of you who did write! Thank you, thank you, thank YOU! The week before we had 21 letters written and this past week, even though we only had seven letters that were written in support of our brother, we appreciate it. You will never know if one of those seven letters is the one who compells help for our brother.

Iranian pastor Abdolreza “Matthias” Haghnejad was released from prison on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, after a family member pledged their property for his bail. Haghnejad is charged with blasphemy against Islam, according to VOM contacts.

Here's a great praise report from our friends at China Aid. Praise the Lord!

In this excerpt from the book Extreme Devotion the story is very poignant. Read on and examine yourself. Would you feel like a failure if you did this? Or would you even care? To get the book Extreme Devotion, click here.

The harder the devil strikes, the more we will enjoy his defeat. Let him come!

Blessed are those who suffer persecution for living righteously, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when men revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for likewise they persecuted the prophets who were before you. (Matthew 5:10-12)