July 4 Weekend in Review

Posted byMikaela Vincent, Author, More Than A Conqueror Books, www.MoreThanAConquerorBooks.comPosted inPray for the USATags:, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

It was two years ago that seven people died and close to 40 were injured at Highland Park. This year’s July 4 holiday weekend has also been a difficult one. Let’s pray for those who are mourning or in need of healing.

  • Pray God will comfort those who grieve, heal those who are injured and give all those affected by these tragedies a deep, deep hunger for Him. Pray He will lead Christians to surround them with His love in this difficult time and share the good news with them, so they can be saved.
  • Pray those who have run from God will make a turnaround now, and run into His arms.
  • Pray survivors struggling with anxiety, nightmares and PTSD will have personal encounters with the Truth who sets them free. Pray God will bring Christian counselors and others to them to listen, pray with them, love them, and help them to freedom and healing.
  • Pray God will give police officers wisdom in every situation to find and arrest killers.
  • Pray violent criminals will be prosecuted, sentenced and unable to harm others again. Pray God will break the chains that have bound them to satan’s purposes, and He will speak to them in such loud ways they will be stricken with remorse, repent and be saved.
  • Pray that all those who live in lawlessness, with plots of violence consuming their minds, will hunger for Christ and freedom, seek Him with all their hearts and find salvation.
  • Pray those who have yet to kill but are headed down that path will be diverted by the hand of God, and follow Christ instead. Pray He will chase them down with His truth and conquer every lie, give them a deep hunger for Him, pursue them with His love, meet them in their dreams, talk to them throughout the day, put Bibles in their hands and caring Christians in their lives, heal their wounded hearts, free them from their addictions, and show them the way to eternal life.

Mass shootings:

  • Colorado: Two teen girls killed, one injured at a party in Highland Hollows Park, Aurora, July 6.
  • Florida: Four injured July 5 in Tampa.
  • Georgia: One died, three injured July 5 in Albany.
  • Illinois: Four died, 21 injured at four separate shootings July 4-5 in Chicago.
  • Kentucky: Four died, three injured July 6 in Florence.
  • Michigan: Two died, 19 injured at a block party for young people July 7 in Detroit. Five teens injured July 4 at a house party in Pontiac.
  • Mississippi: Seven injured July 4 in Ocean Springs.
  • Missouri: One died, 12 injured in two separate shootings July 4 in St. Louis.
  • New York: Ten injured July 5 in Poughkeepsie and Albany.
  • Oregon: A man died and a teen was hospitalized after a drive-by shooting early July 7 in Portland.
  • Pennsylvania: One dead, eight injured July 4 in Philadelphia.
  • Tennessee: Four injured July 4 in Nashville.
  • Texas: Three died, two injured July 4 in Fort Worth.
  • Wisconsin: Four injured July 6 in Milwaukee.

Other Tragedies:

HIT-AND-RUN: Three children and two adults on bikes were hit by a car and hospitalized July 7 in Garden Grove, California. The driver was arrested after a witness followed him and called 911.

WATER DEATHS: Teen Jesse Hamric, from Colorado, was electrified (possibly by stray voltage from a private dock) July 4 when he jumped into Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, while celebrating July 4 with friends and family. In Topsail Beach, North Carolina, Mainor Perez, 14, drowned July 4 in riptides.

SHARK ATTACKS: Three people were bitten July 4, one in knee-deep water in New Smyrna Beach, Florida and two in South Padre Island, Texas.

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Published by Mikaela Vincent, Author, More Than A Conqueror Books, www.MoreThanAConquerorBooks.com

Mikaela Vincent is a wife, mother, and missionary with a passion to see the lost saved and God's people walk in oneness with Him and each other. She and her husband have been serving the Lord in a dark area of the world where few have heard Jesus' name and Christians are persecuted. In her quiet times with God, He has written together with her deep Bible studies and other books for all ages on listening to God and removing the barriers to oneness with Christ and others. She hosts spiritual mentoring groups online, and has led retreats internationally. Through her books, both children and adults are finding freedom from anxiety, panic, and other strongholds. Her novels, prayer journals, devotionals, day planners, children's books and more are available at www.MoreThanAConquerorBooks.com.

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