I received this wonderful devotion in email yesterday and it was so encouraging I wanted to share it with you. I received it from http://www.gracegems.org if you would like to see what other devotions they have.

Thank you for keeping the Christian church in China in your prayers. As you may know, if you read our blog frequently, Shouwang Church has been suffering at the hands of the government now for months. The Baptist Press and China Aid have posted the following update.

What if your church was bombed? It happened in Nigeria recently. The following is courtesy of Compass Direct. Full story here.

If you love children, then you have to check out our newly redesigned website for Kids of Courage.

Today I am very happy to share that The Voice of the Martyrs has launched a petition drive to help free Asia Bibi.

Last week we asked you to take the time to write Vahik Abrahamian, and I am very happy to tell you that 66 more letters were written to Vahik. A big thank you to all of you who did write! Thank you, thank you, thank YOU!

The Christian Post is highlighting a story today about Coptic Christians who are planning on demonstrating in Egypt becauase of the New Year church bombings that took place. There are serious concerns because the investigation is dragging and the Copts want to know why.

The straightjackets were torturous for Anna Chertokova. She hated having her hands covered and tied close to her body. To the attendants, she was nothing more than an animal, not worthy of consideration.

On this beautiful Monday, I thought it would be inspirational and also a little nudge to you, to consider praying for the persecuted church.