"Jesus Freaks"

I have been recently reading "Jesus Freaks", by DC Talk and VOM. It is a heart wrenching compilation of accouts about matyrs from the first to recent ones in the late 90s. God has opened my eyes! I never new there were so many! Well I knew, just never grasped it. My brothers and sisters being skinned, frozen, whipped, molested, beaten, all but killed and the before death, singing "More Love to Thee". How is it possible? It amazes and humbles me to read it. It brings tears to my eyes. But they are mixed tears. I cry for their pain, but more so out of the love God gives them, the joy He gives. So I will try to focus around persecution. I know this is short, but I have little more to say than this: if persecution comes, I pray that I will face it with God and do what He wants me to do. Also, i pray that you will never have to face such things, but if you do, DO NOT give up our Lord. 
As I read these stories, I see real miracles. I see angels. I see Jesus clearly and working. But I also see the coldness, the lukewarmness, and the shallowness of my faith and American churches face. Half of the church here is oblivious and the 20% that does know, needs to tell about this. So I leave you with this final thought. Should we be praying for this to come to us? If it does what will we do? What will you do? I have also concluded that if it doesn't come, I pray that maybe God will lead me to it. We shall see. Pray for them. Pray for the torturers. They do not know what they do. As I think about this I ask you, pray for me. 
More to come. 
Jdd
Redeeming the time.