Over the long weekend, I took some time to watch VOM’s newest film, Underground Reality: Vietnam. For those of you who haven’t heard anything about this film, the premise is that VOM took eight teenagers overseas to meet with persecuted Christians in Vietnam. The kid’s activities and reactions throughout the entire trip were filmed and then edited down to four 30 minute episodes. The resulting product is the most touching “reality show” I have ever seen.

One of the moral issues persecuted Christians are faced with is lying to protect themselves or church members. Most likely, many don’t think about it before they are forced into a situation where they must choose. The situation might be as dramatic as being in front of the police or a government official in India (where they have anti-conversion laws) and being asked if you are a Christian. Or it might be more subtle, like a young Muslim man who is asked by his family why he no longer participates in daily prayers after the Holy Spirit has revealed to him the truth of the Bible.

What if you received a letter at your church and your home that told you to convert to Islam within the next ten days or else suffer the consequences? What would you do?

In all my time writing about Christian persecution the story of Rebekka, Ratna, and Eti who were imprisoned back in May 2005 for converting Muslim children to Christianity is one story that stands out above many others.

The following is being reported from Stratfor concerning some new arrests against a Protestant pastor.

Christian Today has a great article about how protesters are rising up against Christian persecution in India. As you know, the persecution in India is rampant and so it's good to see people taking some action. Keep India in your prayers.

When I went to Israel last week one of the things that I was looking forward to was meeting the people of the land. I didn't go on a full biblical tour of Israel like many Christians. Instead I had the opportunity to meet the Jewish people of the land including a few holocaust survivors, a victim of a suicide bomber and a member of the Israeli military.

When I was going through my mail, after getting home from Israel, I found my most recent VOM magazine from June 2007 and the following line really caught my attention.

“Hurry, get into the closet. Do not make a sound unless you hear my voice. Do you understand?” Rose heard the two small voices of her preschool children say, “Yes, Mommy,” then she bolted out the door and headed toward her daughter’s school, praying that it was not too late.