Today we received some sad news about our sister Asia Bibi - Asia has been sentenced to death for blasphemy against Mohammed. Please pray for her and also for justice.

Countless Christians in the Ukrainian town had already been sent away to Siberian labor camps because of their faith. Now it was Vera Yakovlena’s turn. The reputation of these camps was widely known, and she was certain she would never survive.

On Oct. 31, Islamic extremists attacked worshipers at the Syrian Catholic Church of Baghdad, killing 59 Christians and severely injuring more than 80 others, according to VOM sources.

Yesterday, our very own, Todd Nettleton, director of Media Development for The Voice of the Martyrs, talked to radio hostess, Janet Parshall on her show In the Market with Janet Parshall about the latest on the advancement of the Gospel around the world and the recent tragedy in Iraq.

"Prayer is the pulse of life; by it the doctor can tell what is the condition of the heart. The sin of prayerlessness is a proof for the ordinary Christian or minister that the life of God in the soul is in deadly sickness and weakness." - Andrew Murray"praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints" - Ephesians 6:18

Even while I was off and recovering, I was following this story because it is such a massive tragedy...on so many levels. First, Christians have been deliberately martyred and persecuted, and many killed. Second, those who did it also blew themselves up. Death upon death - I can hear Satan screaming with glee. It's a tragedy.