It has been a few days since I've updated you on what is happening with Gao. I've been working on a video, but ran into some snags, so maybe I'll have that up in a week or so...we'll see.

On Feb. 22, the Taliban attacked six churches, burned several Christian homes and four Bibles and injured children in Karachi, Pakistan, according to The Voice of the Martyrs contacts.

On March 28, Hamoud Bin Saleh, a Saudi Christian arrested in January for writing about his conversion from Islam and criticizing the Saudi kingdom's crackdown on individual rights, was released from prison, according to Compass Direct News.

On Feb. 25, 27-year old Hossein Karimi was released from prison after placing his home as collateral, according to Farsi Christian Network News (FCNN).

I love it when I find a piece of news where The Voice of the Martyrs is highlighted, and one such piece is named Being a True Follower of Christ Requires Self Sacrifice by Thad Moore

BosNewsLife and China Aid are reporting that Christian activist Hua Zaichen has died at 91 years old. We first told you about Hua Zaichen on January 29th when we told you that he was denied a final meeting with his imprisoned wife Shuang Shuying who is 79.

This story comes from the United Kingdom.

How about some good news for this Monday. Over the weekend Iraq held some elections, and it is being reported at AsiaNews.it that there was no violence against the Christian community in Mosul.

Today WorldNetDaily has a fascinating article written by Eun Jeong about Christian persecution and the ministries involved in helping those who are persecuted.