China Floods, Hamas Steps Down, Sri Lanka Battles, Venezuela Grieves

CHINA: Storms, tornadoes, floods and landslides hit central and south China, killing at least 15, injuring 330, damaging nearly 5,000 homes, and affecting hundreds of thousands of people. Northern VIETNAM was also affected. GAZA: As part of the US President’s 20-point peace plan, Hamas dissolved its government Monday in preparation for the transfer of powerContinue reading “China Floods, Hamas Steps Down, Sri Lanka Battles, Venezuela Grieves”

Yet More Earthquakes and Other News

VENEZUELA: The death toll in Wednesday’s simultaneous earthquakes is now past 1,400, with more than 3,200 injuries, as rescuers continue to search for survivors among some 50,000 still missing. Since Wednesday’s four, earthquakes have also rocked PAPUA NEW GUINEA (M5.5) Thursday; JAPAN (M6.1), PHILIPPINES (M6.7) and NICARAGUA (M5.2) on Friday; and AFGHANISTAN (M6.1) and PAKISTANContinue reading “Yet More Earthquakes and Other News”

Afghanistan Earthquake, Philippines Typhoon, Melissa Aftermath, Avalanches

AFGHANISTAN: Just two months after September’s devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,200 and injured thousands more, a 6.3 magnitude quake rocked Kohlm in northern Samangan province this Monday, killing at least 27 and injuring almost 1,000.  PHILIPPINES: The death toll from Monday’s landfall of Typhoon Kalmaegi, one of this season’s most powerful storms, hasContinue reading “Afghanistan Earthquake, Philippines Typhoon, Melissa Aftermath, Avalanches”

Israel, Gaza, Tibet Headlines Shift in Answer to Prayer

ISRAEL-GAZA: Hamas and Israel have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire plan, which includes the release of all 48 hostages left in Gaza (20 of them alive), most likely on Monday. It also includes Israeli troops withdrawing to an agreed-upon point and the release of a number of Palestinian prisoners. TIBET: All ofContinue reading “Israel, Gaza, Tibet Headlines Shift in Answer to Prayer”

Severe Weather Traps 1,000 on Mt. Everest, Floods Philippines, China, Nepal

A sudden snowstorm trapped 1,000 people on the eastern slope of Tibet’s Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak (29,000 feet or 8,849 meters) and a popular destination for climbers and hikers. Hundreds of villagers and rescue teams have been working at about 16,000 feet (4,900 meters) to free them before it’s too late, as manyContinue reading “Severe Weather Traps 1,000 on Mt. Everest, Floods Philippines, China, Nepal”

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”

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 Around the World

SOUTH AFRICA: The death toll from June floods and snow in Eastern Cape province has risen to 101, with two children still missing and more than 4,000 people displaced. CHINA: Tens of thousands fled their homes during heavy rain in Hunan province. Last week in neighboring Guizhou province, six died from Tuesday’s floods in CongjiangContinue reading “Floods Around the World”

Deadly Floods in USA, Congo; More Earthquakes in Myanmar

Join us May 1 for the National Day of Prayer USA: At least 23 have died in heavy rains, storms and floods throughout the South and Midwest over the last several days, including 10 in Tennessee; two in Kentucky; two in Georgia; a fire chief and a volunteer firefighter in Missouri; a 5-year-old boy inContinue reading “Deadly Floods in USA, Congo; More Earthquakes in Myanmar”

Prayers for Guatemala, China, Israel

GUATEMALA: An overloaded bus plunged off a bridge into a polluted ravine in Guatemala City Monday, killing at least 54 and trapping survivors beneath the wastewater. CHINA: At least one has died and 28 people are missing due to a landslide in Jinping village, Sichuan province, Saturday. Only two were rescued. GREECE: After 10,000 earthquakesContinue reading “Prayers for Guatemala, China, Israel”

A Day in the Life and Death of the World

This happened Tuesday: USA: At least 10 people died in winter storms that swept through Gulf Coast states and then northeast into the Carolinas, dumping unusual amounts of ice and snow (including nine inches in parts of Louisiana). ISRAEL: A MOROCCO terrorist stabbed four people in Tel Aviv before he was shot and killed. ThreeContinue reading “A Day in the Life and Death of the World”

The Headlines Are Flooded

As Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, expected to make landfall tomorrow, let’s pray for the thousands who have lost much after flooding across the world the past few days: THAILAND: Floods have spread over 23 provinces, including the northern city of Chiangmai. At least three have died, and over 50 since August. BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA:Continue reading “The Headlines Are Flooded”

Hezbollah Leader Killed, Floods in India, Nepal, USA

Pray with us through the headlines, for the lost to encounter Christ: ISRAEL-LEBANON-IRAN: Hezbollah‘s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, several other high-ranking Hezbollah officials, and an Iranian Revolutionary Guards general died in the Israeli strikes in Lebanon this past week. Possibly one million civilians are now displaced. USA: More than 1,000 people are still unaccounted for andContinue reading “Hezbollah Leader Killed, Floods in India, Nepal, USA”

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”

Tensions in Middle East and Nigeria, Mudslide in China, Wildfires in USA

As we pray for believers sharing Christ at the Olympics today, let’s also pray for people in need of Christ’s love in these nations: MIDDLE EAST: With ISRAEL‘s assassination of several Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in GAZA, IRAN and LEBANON, as well as strikes against Houthi targets in YEMEN, tension in the Middle East hasContinue reading “Tensions in Middle East and Nigeria, Mudslide in China, Wildfires in USA”

5 More Hostages Found, Typhoon Gaemi and Other Headlines for Prayer

As we pray for believers sharing Christ at the Olympics today, let’s pray also for those suffering and grieving in these countries: ISRAEL: In a tunnel in Khan Younis, GAZA, the IDF found the remains of five Israelis killed during the massacre by Hamas terrorists on October 7: Ravid Katz, 51, Oren Goldin, 33, MayaContinue reading “5 More Hostages Found, Typhoon Gaemi and Other Headlines for Prayer”

Prayer for Ethiopia, Croatia, Gaza, Canada, USA

ETHIOPIA: Two landslides in Gofa zone killed more than 229 people Monday, the second burying those who had gathered to rescue victims of the first. Pray for rescue and healing, but most of all, salvation. Pray those who have never heard about Jesus will now know the Truth. CROATIA: A gunman killed six people andContinue reading “Prayer for Ethiopia, Croatia, Gaza, Canada, USA”

Deadly Lightning, Landslides in Nepal

A landslide last Friday near Simaltal swept two busses carrying 65 people into a swollen river. Several bodies have been found, but 55 are still missing. This year’s monsoon rains came late to Nepal, already killing more than 100 people since mid-June: at least 24 in other landslides, 19 by lightning strikes, and several moreContinue reading “Deadly Lightning, Landslides in Nepal”

Hurricane, Heatwave, Landslide, Missiles

USA: Hurricane Beryl left about two million without power in Texas during dangerously high temperatures, and killed one in Louisiana and six in Texas, adding to the death toll of at least 11 in the Caribbean. US states in its northeasterly pathway now face heavy rain and flooding. Meanwhile, heatwaves have caused at least fourContinue reading “Hurricane, Heatwave, Landslide, Missiles”

Headline Prayers These Days

BANGLADESH: After weeks of heavy rains have flooded farmlands and homes in the northeast, nearly two million stranded people face the threat of food shortages and waterborne diseases. In the south, at least ten Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, including three children, died from mudslides and heavy rainfall in refugee camps. INDIA: Landslides, heavy rains andContinue reading “Headline Prayers These Days”

China Floods, Heatwave, Persecution

After last month’s expressway collapse that killed 50 people in Guangdong, and violent rain and hailstorms that killed seven in Jiangxi province earlier this year, China now faces two extreme conditions in the north and south. Heavy rain, flooding and landslides in the south displaced some 36,000 people in Fujian and killed at least oneContinue reading “China Floods, Heatwave, Persecution”

Praying Through This Week’s Headlines

KUWAIT: A fire in a residential building housing foreign workers killed about 50 people Wednesday; 45 of them were Indian. INDIA: At least nine people died and 33 were injured in a terrorist attack on Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir’s Jammu Province Sunday. Two more attacks followed in the same area on Tuesday, killing one civilianContinue reading “Praying Through This Week’s Headlines”

Heat and Rising Waters in South Asia, Europe, Panama

INDIA: India’s record-breaking heat wave (as high as 52.9 Celsius or 126.1 Fahrenheit) has caused up to 87 deaths and nearly 25,000 heat stroke cases in recent weeks. Lord, please protect those in danger, provide relief in time of need, and give every heart a longing for You. Bring Christians to give them cool waterContinue reading “Heat and Rising Waters in South Asia, Europe, Panama”

Thousands Killed in PNG, Ukraine, Mexico, Spain, India

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: A massive landslide buried between 600-2,000 people and displaced about 4,000 survivors in the remote village of Yambali in Enga Province on Friday. Only six bodies have been recovered so far. Tribal warfare complicates rescue, as aid convoys and international relief workers require military escorts. In addition, a wide section of theContinue reading “Thousands Killed in PNG, Ukraine, Mexico, Spain, India”

Kansas Shooting, Miracle Rescue and Other Headlines for Prayer

USA: One person died and more than 20 others, including children, were injured in a mass shooting Wednesday at a Kansas City Super Bowl victory rally attended by about 1 million people. Lord, thank You for sparing so many lives, and for the brave people who tackled a gunman. But we pray now for LisaContinue reading “Kansas Shooting, Miracle Rescue and Other Headlines for Prayer”

Deadly Floods in India, Japan, USA

In flash floods and landslides throughout the world these past few days, at least 22 people have died in Delhi, India; six in Kyushu, Japan; and one in northeastern USA. Father, please comfort those who mourn and care for those in need. Carry them through this hard time, and give wisdom to leaders, rescuers, medicalContinue reading “Deadly Floods in India, Japan, USA”

Deadly Floods in Chongqing, China

At least 15 people have died and more than 10,000 are now displaced by flash floods in Chongqing, China. Zhenba County in Shaanxi Province also reported extensive flooding. More areas throughout the nation already reeling from a heat wave expect both soaring temperatures and heavy rainfall in coming days. China is home to over 1.4Continue reading “Deadly Floods in Chongqing, China”

Pray for Awakening in Bangladesh

This past weekend, a boat carrying about 100 Hindu pilgrims in northern Bangladesh capsized, killing at least 41 people. Let’s pray for this South Asian country still recuperating from vast flooding this summer. Bangladesh is listed among the world’s most dangerous countries for Christians because of intense persecution by Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist extremists. PastorContinue reading “Pray for Awakening in Bangladesh”

India: Lightning and Monsoons

Lightning killed 49 people this week in Uttar Pradesh, bringing India’s total deaths by lightning since April up to nearly 750, according to AP. More than 200 people in India have died in heavy rains and mudslides this monsoon season, and 42 in Bangladesh. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced. Click here to pray: 6Continue reading “India: Lightning and Monsoons”

6 Million Displaced in India, Bangladesh

Due to heavy storms, floods and landslides in India and Bangladesh, about 6 million people have been displaced, dozens are missing, and at least 84 have died, including 17 struck by lightning in India’s northeastern state of Bihar. Bangladesh has 289 people groups that have been cut off from the Gospel message, most of themContinue reading “6 Million Displaced in India, Bangladesh”

China Flood Update: Hundreds of Thousands Affected

Floods and landslides throughout southern China have destroyed thousands of homes and displaced hundreds of thousands of people so far this month. More than 200,000 have been displaced in Guangdong Province; more than 220,000 in Fujian; about 145,000 in Guangxi, where 2,700 houses have collapsed; and thousands more in other provinces. Yet more rain isContinue reading “China Flood Update: Hundreds of Thousands Affected”

Deadly Landslides in Brazil

Thousands of people from the favelas (hillside shacks) in Pernambuco, Brazil, have been displaced; about 100 have died, and at least 14 are still missing after landslides Friday. Loving Father, please rescue those who are trapped, heal those who are injured, comfort those who mourn, provide for those in need, and rebuild the lives ofContinue reading “Deadly Landslides in Brazil”