If you're like me then you really LOVE these devotions. As I read this one today I thought to myself, "Could I do what Watchman Nee did to encourge other believers? I'm not sure.." Maybe you're not either. But maybe it's a challenge. Read it and tell me what you think below.

Christians in Egypt have targeted planting 70,000 new house churches by the year 2020.

On Friday, January 19, 2007, Shahbaz Kaka, was released from prison after serving six years of a life sentence. According to a statement issued by justice Ejah Ahmad Chaudry (High Court Lahore) Shahbaz will spend a month under medical care and then return home.

In today's editon of our "persecution carnival" I'm going to call it a trinity of wonderful posts that our persecution blog team have written.

Earlier today Todd Nettleton, Director of News Services for The Voice of the Martyrs, appeared on Janet Parshall's America to discuss the latest on Christian persecution. Here is a rundown on their conversation.

This week I have been thinking of the phrase, “what you see is what you get.” Most of us have heard these words used in different contexts. When you look at me for example, my life, the way I conduct myself, you can probably see what I am about. You can see a glimpse of who I am.

As a result of all the Christian persecution in North Korea many persecution organizations have come together to proclaim 2007 a year of prayer for North Korea. I think this is a wonderful idea. Even yesterday, as I was praying for my day and lifting up the nation of North Korea in prayer - even before I knew about this effort - I felt sad as I thought of Diane Sawyer's reporting from North Korea at the end of 2006.

The following prayer request is in this weeks Canada Prayer Alert from The Voice of the Martyrs. As I read through this request it really touched me because my husband and I distribute bibles through The Gideon's International and I know of many others who work with the Gideons all over the world who also do. This can be very dangerous work, as this story tells.