If you've been reading this blog for some time then you know that people are arrested and imprisoned in countries like Indonesia and North Korea simply for attending a church or pastoring a church. In fact, the persecution is so great in these nations that believers have to start underground churches just to fellowship.

Glenn Penner from VOM Canada has posted a new blog entry on his www.persecution.net blog site. Here is the beginning...and be inspired!

I am so happy to be back and writing to you. I had a great time at the very first GodBlogCon and I have to tell you that it was exciting to note that people are interested in reading and blogging about the Persecuted Church.

Tomorrow I will not be posting because I will be attending the GodBlogCon that is beginning today. However, YOU do not have an excuse for not praying for the persecuted or writing them to encourage them.

When I saw this story I immediately thought of my friends who were missionaries for a year with New Tribes Mission. One reason why is because for a whole year, when my friends were out of the country, my husband and I watched their lovable dog - "Big Ears". The dog's name was really Leia, but I nicknamed her "Big Ears" for obvious reasons. Which has nothing to do with this story...

Hear ye...Hear ye....all ye bloggers who love the persecuted church, I have a special announcement concerning the Prisoner Alert challenge I gave you.

Today I was thinking about how hard the issue of persecution is to deal with on a continual basis and it occurred to me that we need to keep those who are involved in this battle daily in prayer.

This weeks Persecution & Prayer Alert from VOM Canada is loaded with great information. If you want more news on persecution please sign up today.

The Mission News Network has a great article that discusses how VOM is helping with aid to the earthquake victims in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. I think this is very very cool.

James Morrison writing for the Washington Times has written a very interesting article called Embassy Row: Bible Diplomacy that discusses how Evangelical Christians who are involved in foreign affairs get their direction from the bible.