A pastor supported by VOM survived an attack by Muslim extremists on Friday, Aug. 10, according to VOM contacts. At least seven gunmen entered an Ekillisiyar Yan’Uwa Nigeria (EYN) church compound in Borno state, intending to kill the pastor, his wife and three children.

If you've ever wondered what it's like to attend a VOM conference, then I want you to know that not only are they extremely impacting, but they are life-changing, if you have a tender heart and realize the impact of the suffering church and how you are connected.

Thousands of pastors, church leaders, evangelists and lay workers labor to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ in restricted nations around the world.

A few days ago here in Southern California where I live, we experienced a few small earthquakes. The first one took me off guard and admittedly, actually scared me a little bit. This is saying something because I've lived in California for most of my life and earthquakes are generally something that I dismiss.

Over the weekend I received an urgent prayer request from our friends over at Gospel for Asia. The prayer request concerned a pastor who was kidnapped and was in need of prayer for a quick release. I'm happy to report that a short time later that the pastor was released. CBN News shares the following report today.

One of the most active websites of The Voice of the Martyrs is our Kids of Courage page. Recently I was encouraging my radio audience to check out the Kids of Courage page even if they don't have children because the resources there are awesome.

As we all go into the weekend, please pray for the following prayer requests and please also pray for all of the victims in the Aurora, Colorado shooting. May you draw near to the Lord in prayer, and He promises to draw near to you. James 4:8

For the last few weeks I've been posting branded graphics with all of our stories, because I know so many of you are on Pinterest and are sharing your messages on this very popular social media network.

This morning as I opened up my VOM Prayer Calendar prayer application for my Android phone, I was very eager to read today's request. Here's what it said: