On June 29, Pastor Dou Shaowen who is currently serving a one-year sentence for “engaging in illegal activities” was secretly transferred to Shifo Re-education through Labor Center in Zhengzhou city, Henan province, according to China Aid Association.

On Friday Fox News posted a chilling story about a Christian woman who was executed for simply giving a bible away. Her family was put into a prison camp the following day. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY.

Almost seven years ago my mother died and today I was reminded of the day she took communion when she was baptized into Christ Jesus. She was buried with Christ and rose to walk in newness of life with Him. (Romans 7) It must have been a glorious moment in heaven when that happened. And while I did not get to witness my mother's baptism because she wanted only a few people there, I was blessed recently to get some photos of her being baptized that made me cry when I saw them.

In doing my research today, I came across this very interesting blog post written over at Atlas Shrugs. This is a stunning post when you look at all of the Christian persecution that has happened right here in America.

Five churches were bombed around Baghdad in attacks that killed four people and injured another 12 on Sunday, indicating the potential renewal of Christian persecution in Iraq just days after the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraqi cities.The New York Times reported that the bombings on Sunday, “appeared to be one of the largest single coordinated assaults against churches and Christians in Baghdad.”

International Christian Concern is reporting that Hindu activists have assaulted Christian teachers in India.Click here for the story.