Please keep Nigeria in your prayers. Today, sadly, we have some more bad news to report from our friends at Compass Direct. Click here for the full article.

On April 13, a pastor and his wife in Boto village, Bauchi state, Nigeria, were abducted and killed by suspected Islamic extremists, according to Compass Direct News.

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Our great friends at Compass Direct have a story today that is highlighting some hope that is coming into North Korea. As you all may know, if you read this blog frequently, North Korea is not friendly to Christianity or Christians. North Korea has been named as one of the top nations who persecute Christians for many years in a row. However, we know the Lord in Heaven is in control and is working out His plans for His good.

It has been three years since the brutal murders of three Turkish Christians who worked in a publishing house, that made international news. Ugur Yüksel (pictured), Necati Aydin and German Christian Tilmann Geske were mercilessly murdered and just recently Turkey had a day of prayer for Turkey, on April 18th as they remembered the anniversary of their deaths.

Reading this story today from our friends at Farsi Christian News Network , just grieves my heart. I know we are to expect persecution as followers of Christ, but to be honest, some days it really grieves my heart. I think today, it's grieving my heart because I see so many Christians not taking their faith seriously, who have freedom and then there are stories like this, where it is evident that a brother and sisters are suffering for their faith in Jesus. Please don't take your faith in Jesus for granted...please read on.

China (MNN) ? After over a year of imprisonment for his faith, human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng was finally set free. Still, persecution in China has yet to die down.

On March 16, The People’s High Court of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region rejected an appeal from Uyghur house-church leader Alimujiang Yimiti, according to ChinaAid Association.