The works of the devil are evil. I can't say it any clearer than that. And when I read stories like this one we're going to share with you today, there is no other word that describes these works of the devil as pure evil and wickedness.

OneNewsNow has a very interesting article about the United States Commission on Religious Freedom and the need to help religious minorities in Iraq.

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Our good friends at Compass Direct have another story today coming out of Pakistan. Sadly, it appears that some Christians are going into hiding because of threats from the Sunni Muslims. Again, I ask you to keep our brothers and sisters in prayer who are in Pakistan. Not only are they all dealing with the floods and the devastation for that, but they are under continual persecution. Click here for the full story at Compass Direct.

As we all know Pakistan has been hit with the greatest flood they have ever seen in recent days. As a result, millions of people are in dire need, and it seems that some aid isn’t coming in fast enough to help.

The Christian Post is reporting that International Christian Concern is saying that four Christian orphanage workers were beheaded recently in Somalia.

Last week our friends at China Aid released a press release concerning Pastor Wang Dao who was recently interrogated and then released pending a trial. Why was Pastor Dao arrested in the first place - he was leading worship. Please pray for Pastor Dao as he awaits trial, that he would stand firm in his faith.

Ten members of a Christian aid team were murdered in northern Afghanistan on Aug. 5 after spending three weeks providing medical care to villagers, according to The New York Times (NYT).

Today we have another story from Mission Network News in which VOM's Todd Nettleton shares about how common it is for Christians to be accused of proselytism when they are doing humanitarian aid work. Click here for the full story.