BANGLADESH: A 5.5 earthquake Friday in Dhaka and a 3.3 aftershock in Ashulia Saturday killed at least ten and injured more than 450. Lord, in the midst of panic and fear, please step in with Your peace. Comfort those who mourn, heal the wounded and rescue those in trouble. Give the lost a hunger forContinue reading “Earthquakes, Bears, Floods, Missing Migrants”
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The World This Week
INDIA, PAKISTAN: Heavy rain on Tuesday caused flash floods and landslides, killing more than 280, while rescuers search for more than 80 still missing in the Himalayan mountains of Kashmir. EUROPE: As temperatures soar and wildfires rage across GREECE, PORTUGAL and SPAIN, thousands have been displaced and at least three have died. About 15 firefightersContinue reading “The World This Week”
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Fires, Storms, Clashes
ETHIOPIA: A boat carrying 157 Ethiopian migrants sank off the coast of YEMEN this weekend, killing at least 76. Some 32 were rescued, but dozens are still missing. SYRIA: Druze militia killed four on Sunday, when clashes once again broke out in Sweida. Before last month’s ceasefire, more than 1,400 died. TAIWAN: Five have diedContinue reading “Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Fires, Storms, Clashes”
Floods, Violence and a Ceasefire
CHINA: Floods killed at least 30 in the capital of Beijing, and eight in Hebei province, after days of storms. About 80,000 have been displaced. INDIA: A cloud burst resulting in a flash flood killed at least three, injured others and buried dozens of vehicles in Mandi town, Himachal Pradesh on Monday night. At leastContinue reading “Floods, Violence and a Ceasefire”
Headlines to Pray Through
BANGLADESH: An Air Force training jet crashed into a school in Dhaka, killing at least 27 and injuring 164. SYRIA: The death toll from recent violent clashes between the Druze, Sunni Bedouins and government forces is now more than 1,260. The Syrian military is now evacuating Bedouin families trapped in Sweida. VIETNAM: A tourist boatContinue reading “Headlines to Pray Through”
Drought in Brazil, Floods in Morocco, Chad, Yemen
Heavy rain in the normally dry mountains and deserts of MOROCCO and ALGERIA caused the deaths of more than 20 people over the weekend, including visitors from CANADA and PERU. The storms hit some of the same areas affected by last year’s earthquake. More than 340 have died in CHAD over the past few weeksContinue reading “Drought in Brazil, Floods in Morocco, Chad, Yemen”
Prayers for Eritrea, Ukraine, DRC, North Korea
Let’s pray through the headlines this week. If you’re joining us, please comment, so this post will be seen by all the more Christians who will pray. Help us build the army or prayer warriors! At least 12 died and 53 were rescued in the English Channel on Tuesday when a boat carrying migrants, mostlyContinue reading “Prayers for Eritrea, Ukraine, DRC, North Korea”
Hungry Hearts in Haiti
God is at work through your prayers for Haiti! Last month, here at the Prayer Wall, we prayed for survivors of a boat explosion to hunger for Jesus and hear the plan of salvation. The vessel carried an estimated 80 migrants headed to Turks and Caicos to escape gang violence that has overrun the tinyContinue reading “Hungry Hearts in Haiti”
