Hello Faithful Friends,

Did you know that the Voice of the Martyrs has a missions conference every year? Well, it's true, and this year it's going to be June 23 -25th in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

When I read this Extreme Devotion today, it fit so perfectly with my own personal devotions this morning that I just had to share with you. Remember this is taken from the book Extreme Devotion, which you may purchase at the VOM bookstore.

Today I wanted to share with you what Voice of the Martyrs is saying in response to the recent breaking news about this dear Afghan man who is being persecuted for his faith.

This week we received an update from one of our contacts in Southeast Asia. He relayed inspiring stories of believers in that region and the unique needs of Christians living there.

I was just getting ready to log off and go to bed when I noticed this story on World Net Daily concerning the situation with this Afgan man who has been in the news. It appears that our voices are being heard, and someone is listening in Washington.

A few days ago I wrote a post based on an article in the Herald Sun that talked about a Christian man in Afghanistan who is being threatened with death because he will not deny Christ and embrace Islam.

I have just posted a 4 minute podcast with information concerning how you can help Dr. Sam. Please click here to learn more.

In breaking news from Voice of the Martyrs media we've learned today that a government crackdown on Christians has escalated in Uzbekistan over the past weeks, according to Forum 18. On February 11, a house meeting of 40 Protestants in the southern village of Kum Kurgan was stormed by police, who summonsed the group for the next 18 days to be interrogated from 6:00 a.m. through the late evening. Police mocked them and confiscated their Bibles, giving them only one meal break each day. Rosa Tsoi, visiting from Tashkent, was charged with illegal missionary activity and had her passport taken so that she couldn’t leave town during the questioning, along with nearly three month’s wages.