The Voice of the Martyrs is having a new contest and we wanted to share with you the details as they have been shared with our 46,000 + Facebook fans.

A few days ago we shared with you about the prayer controversy at Exeter High School and today sadly, we have another report on the new developments at the high school. Due to pressure from Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the Freedom from Religion Foundation and the Anti-Defamation League the school board has caved to their pressure and are not even allowing the students to vote on whether or not they want a prayer. Instead the school is going to allow a "moment of silence". Read more here.

Fox News is reporting the tragic story about Luigi Padovese, the pope's apostolic vicar in Anatolia, who was murdered allegedly by his chauffer, who apparently was mentally unstable and the attack is said not to be politically motivated. Click here to read the full story. Please remember to pray for those who loved Bishop Padovese as they now grieve his death.

On May 21, members of the Indonesia Christian Church (GKI) visited the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to report that local officials had stopped construction of the GKI’s building in Bogor City, Indonesia, and sealed the building, according to the Indonesian news site kompas.com and The Voice of the Martyrs contacts.

Today Mission Network News has an encouraging story about how Christians have helped some suffering Christians in India. India is a nation where Christians compromise a very small percentage of the population and so the help that was provided to these believers is so great because now the gospel can go ever farther.

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We are praising the Lord for the acquittal of Maryam and Marzieh. Please now pray that they would fully recover from their injuries they received while they were imprisoned and also that the Lord would continue to use them in a mighty way as they declare His name.

Uzbekistan (MNN) ? The oppression facing evangelical churches in Uzbekistan continues to grow, and according to one mission leader, it doesn't appear to be easing any. Reports indicate the pressure is mounting. However, this may be the fuel needed to see church growth explode, says Sergey Rakhuba, Vice President of Russian Ministries.

Yesterday we shared with you the controversy at Exeter High School regarding prayer at graduation. Last night there was a 5-0 vote at the school board meeting which is now giving the students an opportunity to vote regarding whether or not there will be a prayer at graduation.

Compass Direct is highlighting a story today that honestly just breaks my heart. In fact, any time I read anything about a teacher and students being abused, it just hurts because children in general should never be abused by any authority.