Please take time to pray for the following needs from this weeks prayer update.

Recently it has come to our attention that a few newspapers have done some interesting cartoons that have mentioned the persecuted Christians and some of the recent deaths in Egypt.

Fox News is reporting that at least fifteen Christians have been murdered outside Al-Minya, about 150 miles south of Cairo.

Isaiah 17:12 (NIV) - Woe to the many nations that rage--they rage like the raging sea, woe to the peoples who roar, they roar like the roaring of great waters!

Winston Churchill once said, "We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and suvival."

This morning as I looked through photos of Chinese Christians worshiping together, I was struck by all that we have in common. It’s easy to focus on our differences ­— they’re sitting in a one-room home with a dirt floor, wearing clothes that have seen more than a little wear. Some have shoes and some don’t; their hair is styled in ways mine would never manage. I can see that they have Bibles in their laps, but the Chinese script is meaningless to me.

The Voice of the Martyrs Canada is highlighting a story from Christian World News, about a woman pastor and one of her daughters who were brutally martyred for her faith in Jesus in the Philippines.