Every day my husband and I spend time in prayer for the persecuted church. This morning the Prayer Calendar mobile phone application for The Voice of the Martyrs said the following:

Today our friends at Compass Direct are reporting on another case of a Christian who has been accused of "blasphemy" after a dispute playing billiards.

Mauritania (MNN) ? The Muslim population of Mauritania is in an uproar over an alleged burning of Qur'ans on April 27 after Islamic prayers.

Our friends at The American Center for Law and Justice have released a new letter from Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani who is currently awaiting a decision about whether or not he will be put to death for his faith in Jesus Christ.

If you missed the new episode of the Persecution Podcast, the good news is that it is still available online to listen to. In this episode the focus is on Egypt, Somalia, Israel and the Philippines.

“Your son has been killed.”

Bob Fu, one of our ministry partners, over at China Aid, has written a wonderful blog post today explaining the how American Christians can minister to the Chinese and also a little bit about how he came to faith in Christ, after being raised in communist China where they are taught that God doesn't exist. Here's part of what Bob says...