Am I the only one who missed this?

According to the BBC they found Herod's tomb this year, did I miss the news that day?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6630000/newsid_6635400/6635479.stm?bw=bb&mp=rm&news=1&bbcws=1

Perscuted church

Following the prayers a week ago for the persecuted church a number of people asked where they can get further information. Tom has written a helpful note with links below. He also mentioned some murders in Turkey and I noticed this weekend that the court case has just come up for those accused of the killings there:

www.guardian.co.uk/turkey/story/0,,2216358,00.html

'Thanks to all of you who listened to me talking about the persecuted church on the 18^th November. Some of you have asked for some more information and especially about Shuang Shuying, the elderly Chinese lady being held in a Beijing prison. This article gives the fullest account of her story that I have found: http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-8-30/59228.html# and the website of Prisoner Alert below has a page on her that looks as though it will be updated with any news.

Here are the websites I know about. There are certainly others but I think that this covers the major organisations that operate in the UK as well as some that may not. Please let me know if I have missed any out.

Open Doors UK - Christian Persecution Charity this is ‘Brother Andrew’s’ organisation.

Release International - The voice of the persecuted church this has similar roots to Voice of the Martyrs in the US.

Barnabas Fund ...hope and aid for the persecuted church concentrates with great understanding on Christians in the Muslim world.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide, promoting religious freedom and human rights for persecuted Christians

PrisonerAlert.com Linked to CSW.

Compass Direct News A news agency specialising in the persecuted church that has wide international contacts.

Burma prayer

China Aid

If you want to keep informed, at least the first four on the list send out regular magazines and prayer calendars. Typically they also send our e-mail alerts or regular updates that you can sign up to. They all have slightly different emphases and specialisations and I have not yet come across any evidence that they tread on one another’s toes! Sadly, there is plenty of work to be done in this area, so they don’t need to compete.

"Remember the prisoners as if chained with them, and those who are mistreated..." Hebrews 13.3'