Persecution

I’ve been learning are that people closer to you than you think are being persecuted for their faith in God.

I recently heard someone tell about the deaths of some believers, in Mexico because of their faith.

It is very common practice in Mexico to have large fiestas. The whole village, city or town celebrates. Most of the time this means a lot of drinking. Each family in the village contributes money to fund the party.

There were believers in a town in southern Mexico that refused to give money to pay for the party and the village got mad and killed 3 and injured 6 more. This happened in late 2008. You can click on the following link to get the rest of the story. Please pray for Mexican believers in Chiapas and Oaxaca in southern Mexico.

http://www.persecution.net/mexico.htm

Voice of the Martyrs is well known, and I have just recently been checking out their website. I would encourage you to do so as well. Are you aware of how many of our Brothers and Sisters in Christ are suffering for their faith? When was the last time you thought about it? When was the last time you prayed for them?

On the Voice of the Martyrs website you can write and print letters to persecuted believers. Sign up. Write a letter. Part of the enemy’s tactics include trying to keep us in the dark about the persecution of our Brothers and Sisters in Christ.

Take a break from the thing you do to relax, from TV, from searching YouTube, from reading, or whatever else is it you commonly spend a lot of time doing.

http://www.persecution.com/media_undergroundReality.html

Pray for them; pray that God would make you more and more aware of what is happening to the Body of Christ around the world.