Cole Richards is the President of The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) based in the USA, a ministry that serves, and serves with, Christians who are severely persecuted for their faith on the world's most difficult and dangerous missions frontiers.

In addition to leading VOM's service to persecuted Christians abroad, Cole serves as Publisher and Executive Producer of VOM's publishing and media initiatives. This includes VOM Books and Films, VOM Radio and VOM's award-winning monthly magazine that is distributed free of charge to more than 700,000 homes and churches each month. Cole joined VOM in 2006 after living and ministering in one of the least-reached and restricted nations in the Middle East, where he, his wife and their children reached out to Muslims and supported persecuted Christians. Before entering full-time ministry, Cole served as a USAF officer, focusing on the rise of Islamic terrorist groups in the Middle East. Listen in to his story!