You may have noticed that despite the release of the Korean hostages I have chosen to leave their picture on the blog because I want you to continue to remember them in prayer. The following was published in this weeks Prayer alert from VOM-USA.

Good News...

Below is a testimony sent to The Voice of the Martyrs from Mr. Kim, a North Korean Christian, now living in South Korea.

Today I am very happy to let you know that the Values Voter Debate is now available to view online. You will note, as you watch the video, that The Voice of the Martyrs is a very proud sponsor of this debate. I especially am thankful for their participation and I hope you are.

Our good friend Todd Nettleton appeared on the relatively brand new internet podcast of Duffy & Company. In case you don't know, Warren Duffy was one of the leading radio talk show hosts in the nation and also in California years ago. He now has an internet show, which his a shorter version of his award winning show.

Hello Everyone...

One of the great blessings of my role at VOM is to be able to draw on the expertise of our friends around the world, people who see up close the persecution of our brothers and sisters in restricted nations; people who know what’s happening on the ground in restricted nations because they are there!

A few weeks ago I shared a video of some Chinese Christians praying for the coming 2008 Olympics to their land. I remember feeling touched in my spirit as I watched the video because if the Olympics were being held in America we wouldn't have to worry about being persecuted. We have so much to be thankful for here in America!

There is a provacative news release put out today by the Christian Defense Coalition that says that, "Their Blood Will Be On Our Hands" if Congress does a premature withdrawal of American troops in Iraq. If that happened it would lead to the persecution, torture and genocide of religious minorities in that country.