China Aid is reporting on this very sad situation with two Christian leaders who were brutally abused in Huaxian, Shaanxi Province and Fanxian, Henan Province. Full story at China Aid.

Church leaders are urging Christians to remain calm after a Muslim tore up a Bible at Lahore Cathedral in retaliation against the burning of a Qur’an by an American pastor.

Yesterday we shared with you what happened with the Chinese Church that was forced to meet outdoors in China and today The Christian Post has a follow up story.

CBN News has an update on the Chinese Christians who chose to worship at an unapproved Christian church yesterday. Click here for the full story.

Zahra’s life was bleak. Her grandson had a terminal illness, and the secret police had killed her two daughters on the same night. Zahra’s daughters were university students, one 20 years old and the other 23. To cover up the crime, the secret police forced Zahra to claim it was an accident.

A Beijing church has been forced to meet outdoors after repeatedly being denied access to meeting spaces.

Today's devotion comes from the book Extreme Devotion. I pray as you read it, you feel the love of Christ as you consider the devotion of these believers to Christ. May it spur you on to love and good deeds.