This morning I was reading in Israel Today a brief story about how Hamas has turned on Gaza Christians over the weekend. Here's the story in its entirety from Israel Today.

Okay, since this is Friday, I just had to share with you all another news item about the newly freed Indonesian ladies.

If you're like me then you have been following the story of the three Indonesian Sunday School teachers who were recently released. I'm not sure why this story has so impacted me, but it has, and so I was thrilled to read some coverage of these ladies today over at Christian Today where they are saying their imprisonment was "worth it". Here are a few quotes regarding their stay.

The following news is from our friends at Compass Direct News. You can read the full story here and a summary of the story below.

Updated Friday Night: Download our Interview with Dr. Marvin Newell or Listen to the interview on Cyberears here. Friends, I am very happy to share with you that I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Marvin Newell this morning concerning his new book A Martyrs Grace. I will have the interview posted soon, however, in the meantime you can learn more about the book at the VOM bookstore by clicking here.

As most of you probably know (I didn’t, since I’m fairly new here and still learning), when VOM was founded by Richard Wurmbrand in 1967, it was called “Jesus to the Communist World.” I assumed, without much thought, the name and the mission came from Richard’s experience in Communist Romania.

Recently Todd Nettleton from The Voice of the Martyrs spoke to Mission Network News about twenty Christians who were arrested in Eritrea recently.

In recent weeks I have been reading different books on persecution and came across what I consider important nuggets in the book, In God's Underground – Experiencing Overcoming Faith Amid the Horror of Communist Prisons written by Richard Wurmbrand. The book details his experiences and dialogue with other prisoners. What I find striking is their unwavering faith and love for God despite the torture.

He was called by God to preach the gospel. He traveled to lands far away from his home. He was beaten with rods. He was thrown in jail numerous times and he rejoiced in all that he went through. Who was he? It was the Apostle Paul.