Forum 18 News reports that on Aug. 20, New Life Full Gospel Church in Minsk, Moscow, was issued an eviction notice by government officials, forcing them to abandon their church building purchased in 2002.

If you read this blog regularly, then you know we talk about Christian persecution all of the time in India. This week marked the first anniversary of violent attacks on Christians by Hindu fundamentalists, as hundreds joined together, holding a candle light homage to remember these martyrs. The Christian Post has the full story here.

I am really happy to report some good news today regarding a group of missionaries who were arrested in India earlier this month. According to a report from The Christian Telegraph, the workers were charged with "deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs"

August 25, 2009

It has been a few days since we've talked to you about our Free Gao petition and how that has been going. If you receive our email updates from Prisoner Alert, you may have received this in your email. If not, you can sign up for those at Prisoner Alert.

I LOVE to read, and recently I have been listening to God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew and all I can say is WOW, if you need a faith lift, this is a great book to get.