SAUDI ARABIA--Eritrean Believer Faces Possible Death Sentence--Release Eritrea

Today I wanted to tell you about a GREAT opportunity you have to help us with a new film project called JESUS: He Lived Among Us.

Yesterday our great friend, Janet Parshall, host of the radio show, In the Market with Janet Parshall, interviewed The Voice of the Martyrs Todd Nettleton who shared that yesterday (April 6th) was his thirteen year anniversary of working with VOM.

As you may know, there have been numerous horrific stories coming out of Pakistan where those who are trying to defend Christians against the blasphemy laws there and increase human rights, have been murdered in cold blood, including most recently Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti, the Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs.

What if you had a bible that had a stamp put on it that said, "This Good News [Malay] Bible is for use by Christians only" and you wanted to share that bible with someone who wasn't yet a follower of Christ Jesus? What if you were seen reading a bible that had those words, "...for use by Christians only" stamped on it, in a country where Christianity is persecuted and bibles are taken away? What if??? What would you do???

The bible is very clear about the church having both sheep and goats, as well as wheat and tares. In Matthew 25:31-46 we see the classic story of the Lord talking about the sheep and the goats. Please take some time time to read it.

Last weeks Persecution Podcast is now available to listen to, and I guarantee you'll want to tune in.

Chinese government persecution of the church in China continued to worsen in 2010, the fifth straight year of escalating persecution, according to an annual report released Thursday by the Christian monitoring group ChinaAid Association, a VOM partner.