Please take some time today to pray for this weeks prayer requests. Please also share them with your friends, family and church leaders.

Protestant pastor Ilmurad Nurliev was released from prison on Feb. 18 as part of the president’s “Flag Day” amnesty, in which about 230 prisoners were freed. Pastor Nurliev’s wife, Maya, and other family members greeted him as he arrived on a train from the Seydi labor camp with other pardoned prisoners.

Yesterday we shared with you that Pastor Youcef's life may be coming to an end if the Iranian goverment doesn't change their minds. As a result, The Voice of the Martyrs' Facebook page has exploded with comments and prayers concerning the plight of our dear brother. Here are just a few of the comments. Please keep praying for Pastor Youcef and his family.

I am so happy to share with you this great news about our sister Li Ying. Many of you have joined me and thousands of others in writing letters of encouragement to Li over the past few years. Now we get to rejoice that she's been set free early. Praise the Lord!

The Iranian Christian news agency Mohabat News recently published a list of Christians imprisoned in Iran. The list, which was current as of February 2012, consists of prisoners known by and confirmed by Mohabat News.

The following news is from our friends at Compass Direct and reveals the continuing persecution happening in Nigeria. Please keep these brethren in your prayers.

Iran (MNN) ? Sources in Iran say an execution order for Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been signed.

A Jerusalem church was vandalized on Monday, Feb. 20, in an attack reflecting the sentiments of Jewish nationalists.

India (MNN) ? There's a bright spot amongst all the news coming out of India's Jammu and Kashmir states.