Tortured and Imprisoned for Reading the Bible

In North Korea people are tortured for reading the Bible if they are discovered. This also happens in China, Iran, Eriteria and other countries. Believers are imprisoned, tortured, lose their jobs, lose their homes and other terrible things simply for reading their Bibles, telling others about Christ or simply for being Christians. There are many wonderful ministries serving those persecuted for their faith. Two of the ministries of Voice of the Martyrs that I'd like to mention are Prisoner Alert and Bibles Unbound. Prisoner Alert allows people to learn about Christians imprisoned for their faith and gives us the opportunity to write an encouraging letter to one or more of these believers, e-mail government officials on behalf of the prisoner, and of course, most importantly, pray in an informed manner for those imprisoned for their faith. Bibles Unbound is an opportunity to help get Bibles, in the people's language, into countries where missonaries are unable to go. I have been a part of both of these ministries when I can and I have learned much from being able to be a part of these opportunities. To learn more about the persecuted church or either of these mentioned ministries please go to: http://www.persecution.com/ and