It's becoming increasingly difficult to follow Jesus in America. In other places around the globe, it's never been more dangerous. 340,000,000 Christians live in highly persecuted areas where even saying the name "Jesus" could earn them a life sentence in prison -- if they're lucky -- and a death sentence if they're not.
Watch this week's Pray Vote Stand to hear stories of courageous men and women who were willing to face these odds all for the sake of Jesus Christ. Tony Perkins leads us in prayer for our brothers and sisters around the world facing persecution. Sam Brownback, former Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, shares the biblical basis for religious freedom and why Christians should be advocates for it. Frank Wolf, former U.S. Congressman (R-Va.), discusses the state of the persecuted church around the world. And Steve Berger, founding pastor of Grace Chapel in Tennessee and President and CEO of Ambassador Services International, gives practical steps that American churches can take to support international church bodies that are facing persecution.
