Wars and Rumors of Wars, Famine and Earthquake

Join us Sunday, November 3, for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.

As we read Jesus’ prophecy below, today’s headlines are no surprise.

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains….

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Jesus (Matthew 24:6-14 NIV)

An earthquake measuring 5.9 hit Malatya in eastern TURKEY, sending people into a panic after last year’s catastrophic quakes.

Air strikes from ISRAEL hit the northern city of Nabatieh, LEBANON, Wednesday, killing at least six, including the mayor, and injuring more than 40. Some 1.2 million people are now displaced in Lebanon, including 400,000 children.

Perhaps 1.9 million of GAZA’s population of 2.1 million are now displaced and facing famine. Israel allowed 50 aid trucks carrying water, food, medical supplies and other provisions from JORDAN to enter the north, where air strikes killed perhaps 65 people in one day this week.

UKRAINE news sources say several NORTH KOREA officers aiding RUSSIA‘s army were killed near the Donetsk region earlier this month. Other North Koreans may have deserted the frontlines in Kursk and Bryansk oblasts, about four miles from the border of Ukraine.

NORTH KOREA accused SOUTH KOREA of sending drones with propaganda leaflets to Pyongyang. South Korea claims more balloons carrying garbage have been sent from North Korea in recent days. Now, North Korea claims 1.4 million of their youth have signed up to join or rejoin their army in the midst of heightened tensions.

After CHINA performed several military exercises Monday simulating a blockade of TAIWAN using navy, air force, missiles and land troops, President Xi Jinping himself made an appearance in Fujian, which faces Taiwan. The drills came just four days after Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, declared he would resist annexation or encroachment.

A fuel tanker crashed and then exploded in Majiya town, NIGERIA, killing more than 140 and injuring 50. The deaths were so high because people ran to the crash scene to scoop up spilled fuel. Last month, 48 people died in a similar explosion.

Pray for . . .

• A hunger for Christ to grow in every heart.
• The Good News to spread widely in the midst of fear and hardship.
• Christians to rise up in love, blessing their neighbors, praying for them, counseling them, and pointing the way to salvation.
• Those with access to Bibles to hungrily read them and find Christ.
• God to comfort those who have lost loved ones in the war, and draw them to Himself.
• Those who fear for their children’s future to place their faith in Christ.
• God to step into every life, lift the veil from their eyes and show them who He truly is through powerful personal encounters with Him they cannot deny.
• The Gospel to reach into every unreached people group such that no one is left without a clear invitation to salvation.
• A Great Awakening to Christ in every heart all across each of these nations and the world.
• Christians’ love to shine like beacons in the darkness, drawing all people to Christ.
• The church to grow, to strengthen in truth, faith, hope and love, and spread out to reach all peoples with the gospel.
• God to protect every Christian and bless them abundantly, constantly multiplying their supplies so they can freely bless others, shining God’s love and drawing them into His arms.
• Military, political and other leaders and fighters to feel remorse over the evils of war and have the courage to do what is right.
• Every evil plan to fail, and all who foment or engage in those plans to turn to Christ before it’s too late.

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