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I sat this morning listening to Gracia Burnham speak at the VOM national mission conference, and I was moved to tears by the thought that I was sitting there seeing an answer to my prayers. You see, when Martin and Gracia Burnham were being held hostage in the Philippines, my wife and I and our sons prayed for them. I remember in particular one night as a national news show featured video clips of them in captivity, being interviewed. The way the piece was edited, they seemed very down, very discouraged. They seemed to be hanging on by the slimmest fingernail to any trace of hope.

One of the high points of the VOM National Conference is the closing communion service; we gather from different nations and different backgrounds, and we partake together of Christ's Body, remembering His ultimate sacrifice just as we remember and pray for our brothers and sisters who are sacrificing so much right now.

Dr. Tom White was the final speaker at the VOM National Mission Conference. He shared how the negative thoughts and emotions brought on by sin actually burn holes in the dendrites of our brains, but how the grace of God can literally make a mind whole again.

Bob Fu, founder and president of China Aid Association, brings us an update on the state of the church in China. He began by asking the question why. Why does the government police beat an 18-year-old girl who is a follower of Christ? Why does the government call for aid to earthquake victims, then arrest house church Christians who are trying to bring aid?

"The hardest part of our ordeal was that I saw what I really was."

"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God you will receive His promises." The Sunday morning service at VOM National Mission Conference opened with the children from the Kids of Courage conference blessing us in song and choreography.

Did you know that even though China is known for printing tons of bibles, that the bible is not sold in bookstores in China.

Mr. K is the current speaker for our conference. He is a defector from North Korea and now lives in South Korea.