This story is heartbreaking and not only because Myanmar (aka Burma) has neglected some of the Christian communities after a devastating earthquake, but it would bother me if they neglected any segment of the population that needed help.

I love to share good news and I know you enjoy reading it, so I'm very happy to share with you that Shoaib Assadullah, 23 was recently released from jail and is now in a safe location.

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Somalia (MNN) ? The Christian community continues to be targets of anti-Christian violence in the African nation of Somalia. The home of increasing amounts of piracy on the seas, the home-grown terrorism from al Shabaab continues to be a source of concern for Christians there.

The Voice of the Martyrs is pleased to announce the brand new release of our Apple Prayer Calendar app.

Raymond Ibrahim has written a very impacting article over on the Middle East Forum about how Christians in Iraq are being persecuted. This is a very sobering article and posits that Christians have been more persecuted since 2003 in Iraq since the United States ousted Saddam Hussein. Here are a few snippets...

Demeter suffered for many years in Communist prisons. He had remained strong in spirit during his confinement, but his body was beginning to wear down. There was a certain prison warden who amused himself by beating on Demeter’s spine with a hammer, which permanently paralyzed him. But Demeter’s Christlike attitude never wavered, and he was eventually released from prison.

This news on Compass Direct today is simply heartbreaking. In this news item we read of a pastor who was attacked by a few, apparently drunken, Hindu extremists who decided to beat this pastor, simply for the sake of beating him.

James 5:16b says, "The prayer of the righteous man avails much."