A suicide bomber killed 36 people and injured 13 others in Kaduna on April 5, after church security workers turned him away from the church they were guarding. Deterred from attacking the church, the bomber detonated his weapon a few moments later in a crowded commercial district.

Peter felt it was worth the risk. He loved traveling with his Uncle Michael, an evangelist in the Philippines, to the remote villages where people were so hungry to hear about Christ.

Every once in awhile we like to highlight people who are doing something special for The Voice of the Martyrs. Today I'd like to share with you what Rachel, from the blog, A Steady Rain, is doing.

UNITED STATES — A recent report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) identified 16 countries that had committed severe violations of religious rights, including torture, prolonged detentions without charges and disappearances.

Last Monday, April 2nd, the world watched as news outlets covered the horrific events that were unfolding at Oikos University in California. Sadly, by the following day we all learned that seven members of the Christian University had been killed by One Goh, a disturbed former classmate of the victims.

In case you missed the interview that Todd Nettleton had with Janet Parshall on her show In the Market yesterday afternoon, I wanted to remind you about it so you could hear their discussion about Gamal Abdou Massoud, who was recently convicted and sentenced to three years in prison for "insulting Islam". Please click here if you missed it.

Today imprisoned Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani is spending his 913th day in an Iranian prison for his confession of faith in Jesus Christ.