In this week's VOMC weblog (www.persecution.net/weblog.htm)

Join the growing number of Christians who follow VOMC's Persecuted Church Weblog regularly. Here are a few of the recent posts by our staff:

a) Be inspired and challenged by the faith of persecuted Christians in the past in our regular weekly post, "This week in persecuted church history (October 11-17)." (Posted October 18)

b) You are encouraged to remember to "Continue to pray for Christians kidnapped in Yemen in July." (Posted October 18)

c) Glenn Penner asks "Why can't we just pray on a 'Day of Prayer?'" in regards to the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. (Posted October 16)

d) Read from the inspirational writings of Richard Wurmbrand and Wong Ming-Dao in our new blog series, "From the pen of the persecuted." (Posted October 15 & 19)

e) Glenn takes us through a study of Philippians 2 in "Rights: Real but not grasped." (Posted October 20)

Throughout the week, we also post updates on incidents of persecution and suggestions/invitations on how you can respond and show your solidarity with your suffering brothers and sisters. Be sure to check out www.persecutedchurchblog.com daily