Good news from Vietnam. I read this few days ago and wanted to save it to share with you right before Christmas. Please keep Vietnam believers in your prayers. Full story here.

This news comes from our friends at Compass Direct. Click here for the full story. Please also remember to pray for our brothers and sisters who are living in nations where they are persecuted for their faith in Jesus.

Pacing around the small room of the church, the Russian captain nodded towards the cross on the wall. “That is a lie, you know,” he said. “It’s just a piece of trickery you ministers use to delude the poor and make it easier for the rich to give you money. Come on now—we’re alone. Admit to me that you’ve never really believed Jesus Christ was the Son of God.”

This is a good news story that China Aid presented a few days ago. Click here for the full story.

Hindu extremists launch two assaults and claim hundreds of 'reconversions.'

This is a HUGE answer to prayer! Thank you to everyone who wrote to support Sandul Bibi and her father Gulsher Masih and thank you to all of you who PRAYED for them too!!

Today I wanted to ask everyone to please keep our friend Glenn Penner in your prayers. Glenn is suffering with cancer and also has a lot of side effects due to the cancer and various treatments. Right now he is in the hospital still in very severe pain. Glenn's wife Denita has updated his blog with the following. Please pray for Glenn and his whole family.

One of the greatest ministries of The Voice of the Martyrs is the Kids of Courage ministry and this year they have written a great article highlighting the top ten stories from 2009. Here are a few to get you started on the recap.