After writing the Gospel of Mark, John Mark traveled, sowing the seeds of the faith throughout Northern Africa and Egypt, and finally settled in Alexandria and established a church there.

Maybe you have already heard the news about how the BBC has appointed a Muslim as the head of Religion and Ethics, and if not, let me tell you about it. According to Dan Wooding who writes at ASSIST News Service, Aaqil Ahmed's appointment is controversial because it steps away from the Christian roots of England.

Girls killers may not receive justice reads the title of an article that Mission Network News put out today, and yet the first thought that came to my mind is that, they may not receive justice in this lifetime, but they may in the next.

I am always encouraged when I hear about someone who has been touched by the ministry of The Voice of the Martyrs. If someone had told me that I would have had the opportunity to be a small part of such a world wide ministry, I would've told them they were crazy, and yet, the Lord opened the door for me to learn about our persecuted brothers and sisters in the faith by having me write this blog daily. And part of doing that is doing a little research to see what others are saying. Check out this post I found today, very cool...

When one family returned home from a mass baptism, their landlord asked them to vacate his property they were renting. He was angry because they were now Christians. “The Muslim leaders [in the village] supported the land owners to drive out the family,” VOM contacts reported. “The husband and father [was] also fired from his job because they had converted to Christianity.”

The following is breaking news from Compass Direct. Please pray for the Pakistani Christians who are dealing with all of this suffering right now.

Today I wanted to take a moment to highlight one of the restricted nations where sharing the gospel is very difficult.

In the event you do not get the free Prisoner Alerts from The Voice of the Martyrs, I wanted to let you see the most recent news concerning one of our dear prisoners. Here is the email that was sent today.

Christian Today has a news story that you may be interested in seeing. Here's a link to the full story.