Richard Wurmbrand, a brother in Christ (went to be with the Lord recently at age 91), prisoner for Christ under communist government, speaker to U.S. Senate about religious persecution, and founder of Voice of the Martyrs, has a powerful testimony of Jesus Christ and persecution in the book Tortured for Christ. This book is offered free at www.persecution.com, to U.S. residents only, one per household. The monthly newsletter is also encouraging prayer letter about our suffering body of Christ around the world.This book and testimony of Jesus is very encouraging, but heavy reading (Foxe's Book of Martyrs type). When you feel broken hearted, and want encouragement from other brothers and sisters in Christ, this book with God's help shares the suffering, the fellowship in Jesus' suffering is a great mystery of God, this book is very encouraging even though the title may look scary.
