Compass Direct is reporting a sad story today that took place in October. The story doesn't indicate if the pastor being run over by the taxi was intentional, but it does tell us that Pastor Habib had been tortured and jailed for two years prior to his death.

Sherrie Gossett from CNS News.com has written a powerful article today that centers around the persecution of the three Indonesian women who were imprisoned for simply teaching during Happy Week.

All week I've been wanting to let you know about a wonderful way to support suffering pastors in China. In fact, there is a wonderful program called Lights of Christmas that I hope and pray you get involved in.

I believe that one of the qualities required for greatness in the Kingdom is the ability to admit when we have been mistaken or wrong. King David is a Biblical example of a man willing to see his own shortcomings; one who mourned them greatly before God.

Here's a story that appeared in the Christian Post yesterday...

The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle has a nice tribute to some missionary women who were murdered 25 years ago. I love stories like this because it shows that we can't forget the sacrifices, and we must keep remembering. Here are a few passages...

Nuns...who could rob from a Nun? Seriously, did you ever see that great movie Sister Act and how the nuns helped everyone. I especially loved how they sang all the hymns and praise songs, so who could be so mean as to rob nuns!

The blessing of being able to talk to God anytime we want is miraculous! Have you ever really thought about that? Wow...the King of the Universe, the unconditional lover of our souls and the One we owe our very breath to...wow...amazing isn't it...

Have you heard the great news about Pastor Green, a pastor in Sweden, who preached biblically on homosexuality? Yesterday we got the news that he was acquitted of his "hate" speech by the lower court in Sweden! My friend Trophy Husband has a nice write up about it, check it out.

This news is a few days old, but still worth sharing especially since we've been talking about President Bush's trip to China. This is from the VOM website.