Can you provide any inspirational stories of the Lord at work among persecuted Christians?
Way too many. This is not to criticize the question, but everyday I receive such stories and we often report on them in our monthly printed newsletter and our weekly email news service, The Persecution and Prayer Alert. I find it difficult to identify which ones are inspirational and which ones are not, if you know what I mean. Let me share one, though, that comes out of my most recent trip to Ukraine and Belarus in December. Seventy-six year old Mary Yovdick still has difficulty talking about the events that forever changed her life over a half a century ago. First her father was murdered because he refused to collaborate with the Communists and was labeled a traitor. Then in 1946, when Mary was just 16-years-old, she witnessed the execution of her mother and brother. “My brother and mother were executed in the yard of our house. Then I hide from the government because they were looking to arrest me. I was arrested many times. I was beaten and tortured in prison. My finger was broken
