Voice of the Martyrs
· AOG Pastor Arrested
Iranian forces arrested Rev. Robert Asserian on Tuesday, May 21 as he conducted a prayer meeting at the Assemblies of God church in Tehran where he serves as one of the pastors. Security forces raided his house earlier in the...
· Christians are Narrow-Minded
A criticism leveled at Christians is that we are narrow-minded because we believe in one God, the Creator of the material world and also a spiritual realm that is beyond this world. Because we believe in a spiritual realm, we...
· Powerful Partnership
“…a threefold cord is not quickly broken" (Ecclesiastes 4:12b). As I meet with Christians who are suffering around the world, I am acutely reminded that our King has shaped us to partner together with others members of His Body. In...
· A Most Valuable Gift
A Nepali Christian reads a Bible provided by VOM. Our field worker in Nepal sent in this testimony last week: My name is “Bandhu.” I am from very rural and remote part of Nepal. I gave my life to Christ...
· Extreme Fire
“With the flames of love’s fire that Jesus kindled in my heart, I caused the ice of Siberia to melt. Hallelujah!” Bishop Victor Belikh’s face lit up as he spoke these words. He had learned the powerful secret of letting...
· The Secret of Joy
If you read through very many of VOM’s newsletters, there are sometimes heartbreaking stories — ones that can be difficult to read because of the pain these dear Christians had to endure. Oftentimes though, there will also be pictures of...
· Deadline for Free DVD Extended
When VOM offered a free DVD about the church in Iran during the month of April, there was an overwhelming response! Thousands of believers across the United States requested the DVD, inspired by the hope of God’s amazing work in...
· Bonhoeffer: Only at the Hour that God Has Chosen
The following is excerpted from a letter written by German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and circulated to a hundred or so of his former students during World War II: ...To be sure, God shall call you, and us, only...
· Vietnam: "I am faithful to the Lord"
It doesn’t seem fair. She’s totally alone in the world, orphaned as a young girl, her three children grown and out of the house, and now her husband is five years into a 10-year prison sentence. Because she was orphaned,...
· Extreme Letter
The Soviet newspaper, Molodoij Gruzii, reported the imprisonment of three Christians. Their crime was starting an organized chain letter to help people all across the Soviet Union understand the teachings of Jesus Christ. Unable to publish Bibles or Christian books,...
Voice of the Martyrs - Canada
· CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: "Reign of Terror" Against Christians
Christians in the Central African Republic are being targeted by Islamist militants who violently seized control of the country on March 24th....
· UZBEKISTAN: Carrying a Bible Considered Criminal Activity
Sharofat Allamova, a Protestant from Urgench in northwestern Uzbekistan, has been given one and a half years of corrective labour...
· INDIA (Odisha): Judicial System Resolves Missionary's Murder
Fourteen years after Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons were burnt to death by a right-wing mob, two more suspects were recently arrested...