Letter writing remains a highly effective method of raising awareness, encouraging action and also delivering hope to those who otherwise might feel forgotten.

You also become an advocate for persecuted Christians and assume the important ministerial role of being one who pleads for justice for others. Furthermore, you fulfill the scriptural directive to ‘Bear one another’s burdens…’ (Gal. 6:2), and in so doing you demonstrate compassion and concern for your brothers and sisters in Christ.

Is this kind of activity legitimate for Christians? Certainly. The Lord Jesus Christ provided His church with a clear mandate to question the unfair actions of others when He answered the officer of the high priest saying, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?” (John 18:23)

Today many thousands of Christians are languishing in prisons in distant lands. They endure daily emotional and physical torture because they have refused to surrender to dictatorial governments and ideologies insisting instead on pledging their allegiance to Christ.

With this truth before us we cannot stand still. Christians in Canada have a duty to ‘Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you are also in the body’ (Heb. 13:3).

The Voice of the Martyrs Canada therefore encourages you to do so by writing three different kinds of letter:

• Of encouragement to those who are ‘doing time’ for Christ in distant prisons
• Of support to those who face hardship and heartbreak because of the incarceration of loved ones.
• Of protest to those who can influence (governments & local/national media)

Please follow the links on the right entitled Tips for Writing Letters. They will lead you to our general letter writing guidelines. If you would like a more comprehensive guide or if you would like to find out more about those who are currently imprisoned because of their Christian faith click on our link below, "Doing Time for God!" and download our current PDF file containing names and addresses of prisoners of faith in various countries.