November 6 is the International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians. These persecuted believers ask that we pray for them and that they remain faithful to Christ and not give in.

Today's guest describes the agony that occurred in Angola. "On numerous occasions, communist Cuban soldiers in Angola have placed the heads of cattle, or an AK47, on altars or pulpits demanding that the Christians commit idolatry and bow before them. They have walked into services and taken the Bible off the pulpit and thrown it by the door and demanded: �You may all leave - one by one - just spit on the Bible and you can go free. If you don't - we will kill you!�" He further describes Communist troops having burst into church services declaring: �You Christians - you say that you worship the Lamb - well here is a lamb!� The Cubans taunted the worshippers as they started pouring the blood of this lamb over the believers saying the blood of the lamb is shed amongst you - worship the lamb! The head of the lamb was placed mockingly on the pulpit and people were dragged and forced to their knees to bow down before it. Yet despite such terrible persecution, the gospel has been spreading. He points out that the aim of much persecution is not to kill Christians, but rather to intimidate the Christian. Its to persuade these believers to compromise. Some who have been sent to prison are able to praise God through the whole ordeal. Participants: Dr. Peter Hammond, Dan Elmendorf