Yesterday I noted that there was a story floating around concerning Pastor Nardarkhani's death sentence. I didn't post about it because I had not heard anything directly from my friends at The Voice of the Martyrs.

I have a confession...I am a bible collector. I definitely have more bibles than one person needs. I just ordered a new archaelogy study bible, just yesterday. I have a prophecy study bible. I have different versions, from the New King James Version to the New American Standard Version. I have leatherbound, hardbound, paperback, large print, small print, a bible small enough to fit into the palm of my hand and to be read with a magnifying glass, and a large bible that fits great on a coffee table. I LOVE the bible.

Thank you for taking the time today to listen to this very short Persecution Podcast. In this show Todd and Dory discuss the three countries that VOM would like you to pray for.

Last week we had the privilege of sharing with you a few prisoners that needed to be encouraged and written, and this week I wanted to bring back to your mind, our sister Asia Bibi. First, I wanted to thank you for writing our highlighted prisoner from last week, Pastor Y Wo Nie who is serving a nine year term. We started at 5249 letters written, and as of the time of this writing we show 5285 letters have been written, an increase of 36 letters from last week.

Christian detained at market, sent to parents’ home in Shandong Province.Compass Direct News BEIJING, June 29 (CDN) — Chinese authorities detained a member of one of Beijing’s largest unregistered churches on Monday (June 27) and sent him to his home town in Shandong Province, sources said.

China Aid has posted an update concerning the latest in their outdoor worship services. Please do not forget to pray for this body of believers.

Thank you all for taking the time to pray over these prayer requests that we've highlighted for you this week. Also, if you haven't yet purchased our new prayer cards, please click here to buy yours today. They are great! I just received the ones I ordered and can't wait to start using them on a daily basis.