Men armed with rifles abducted 25 girls from their boarding school dorm at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi state, Nigeria before dawn on Monday. They climbed over the fence, exchanged gunfire with police officers and killed the vice principal. One girl eluded capture, and another escaped later and arrived home safelyContinue reading “25 Schoolgirls Abducted in Nigeria”
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Hostages Released and Other News for Prayer
ISRAEL: Russian-Israeli hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov is finally free, although with much back pain and other physical difficulties. She was kidnapped in Baghdad, IRAQ in March 2023 by IRAN-backed Kataeb Hezbollah militia (not the same as Lebanon’s Hezbollah). BELARUS pardoned 52 political prisoners this week and released them into LITHUANIA. NEPAL: The death toll rose toContinue reading “Hostages Released and Other News for Prayer”
Earthquakes, Protests, Terrorists and a Hippo
AFGHANISTAN: A dangerous 5.2 magnitude aftershock hit the southeast Friday within 12 hours of another powerful aftershock Thursday. Both came just days after earthquakes Sunday and Tuesday killed more than 2,205 and injured some 3,640. NEPAL: At least 19 have died, hundreds have been injured and the prime minister has resigned during violent youth-led protestsContinue reading “Earthquakes, Protests, Terrorists and a Hippo”
Middle East Update for Prayer
In August, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launched a ballistic missile aimed at Ben Gurion Airport, prompting air raid sirens that sent millions into shelters in central Israel and Jerusalem. Later, Israel launched a strike which killed the Iran-backed Houthi prime minister, as well as four others in his Cabinet and a powerful interior minister. In retaliation,Continue reading “Middle East Update for Prayer”
Afghan Quake Update, Sudan Landslide and Other Prayers
AFGHANISTAN: The death toll from Sunday’s midnight earthquake and a subsequent 5.2 aftershock Tuesday has risen to over 1,411, with more than 3,124 injured in the mountainous eastern region. Dozens of commandos have been airlifted to rescue survivors where planes cannot land. SUDAN: A landslide leveled the village of Tarasin in Central Darfur Sunday, leavingContinue reading “Afghan Quake Update, Sudan Landslide and Other Prayers”
Unrest and War
RUSSIA has been assaulting UKRAINE with droves of drones and missiles nearly daily. Thursday night, they showered Kyiv with hundreds of air strikes. Ukraine disabled most of them. On Tuesday night, Russia fired more than 720 drones and 13 missiles on Ukraine. This largest assault to date since the war began three years ago followedContinue reading “Unrest and War”
Two More Hostages Recovered, Israel and Iran Missiles, and Other Headlines
Join us tomorrow, June 15, for Persecution Sunday, here at PrayerWall.pw. ISRAEL-GAZA: IDF forces recovered from Khan Younis this week the bodies of Yair Yaakov, believed murdered on October 7, 2023, and another hostage from Nir Oz, whose name will be released soon. (If you’re receiving this article by email, please click here for anyContinue reading “Two More Hostages Recovered, Israel and Iran Missiles, and Other Headlines”
3 Hostages Found in Gaza and Other Headlines
ISRAEL-GAZA: The IDF recovered the body of Pinta Nattapong (m, 35) a Thai agricultural worker taken captive from Nir Oz, and then slain. They also recovered the bodies of two American-Israelis killed on October 7, Judith Weinstein-Haggai, 70, and her husband, Gad Haggai, 72. They were taken to Gaza by Mujahideen Brigades, the armed wingContinue reading “3 Hostages Found in Gaza and Other Headlines”
Mosques, Temples Crush Hundreds in Myanmar Earthquake
At mid-day on Friday, a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit war-torn Myanmar, wounding nearly 4,000 and killing at least 2,056, with some 300 or so people still missing in the rubble. Estimates say thousands more could be dead, but without infrastructure or access to affected areas, we may not know the total death toll forContinue reading “Mosques, Temples Crush Hundreds in Myanmar Earthquake”
L.A., India, Japan, China Headline Prayers
USA: At least 25 have now died and dozens are missing in the Los Angeles County fires that have burned around 38,630 miles, or roughly 60 square miles. Around 12,000 homes or other buildings have been destroyed and more than 100,000 people are displaced. About 18,500 people are still without power. Yet more strong winds areContinue reading “L.A., India, Japan, China Headline Prayers”
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