To My Cyber Friends/Brothers

I have two friends I met over the Internet. One from the US and the other from Africa. I was really happy upon meeting them but later on my heart have been so bothered with these two guys' situation. This one that is from Africa, caught much of my attention because we have something in common. We are both lovers of Christ. He is a Christian. He is a brother who is in thirst for the spiritual truth. It surprised me upon knowing that he is fondly reading one of our leading brother's books. And that it inspired and enlightened him so much. Sad thing is, he is living in a communist - like country. They dont have the freedom to do church meetings nor form any religious groups. They can't even go out of their country for whatever reason. And that grieved him so much. I can feel how much he loves the Lord and how he longs to freely worship him and fellowship with other saints. Every time we chat, we talk about nothing but his desperation on being free to openly praise the Lord. And that moved me so much. It made me realize how blessed I am to be in a totally democratic country and yet I dont give much importance to the meetings at times, and one brother in a far away land is dying for it. He even told me that he'd escape from their country no matter what it takes. How I pray I could have a heart for His Body like that of my brother.
I met my American friend through a Christian penpal website. I was amazed by Him knowing that He is a Christian too. But one thing just 'annoyed' me in some ways though, he seemed just like still imprisoned by the shaddow of his sad past relationship with a Filipina. He was fooled by the girl. He had sent a lot of gifts to her and everything was even set for their planned wedding. Wedding gowns and rings were all sent all the way from the US to the Philippines. But just as the wedding day was nearing, the girl backed out. She stopped communicating with my friend and not even a word was heard from that girl since then. There was not an instance that my friend have not mentioned these things whenever we chat although it had been almost 2 years since that happened. I would say that he really have not been able to get over it though he disagrees with that. Add to his sad love story his frustration of getting a job and as a result he had developed a sleeping disorder.
I really feel sorry for these friends of mine. Its always a challenge to me how to cheer them up everytime we chat. Sometimes I choose to appear invisible to them because I feel like all my 'words of wisdom' that could give them courage are all used up, and they might have even memorize my favorite verse by now. I fervently pray though that these brothers would be able to find true happiness which is in God's arms alone and be able to still praise the Lord for all His arrangements. To my brother in Africa - keep your spirit burning, brother, the Lord knows your heart. And to my friend in the US, move on with Him and trust His ways.