Elections Unrest, Floods and other Headlines

BRAZIL: The death toll has now risen to 83 due to heavy flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, with 276 injured, at least 110 missing, and some 121,000 displaced. USA: A four-year-old boy died and more than 200 people were rescued over the past few days from floods in the Houston, Texas, area. A seriesContinue reading “Elections Unrest, Floods and other Headlines”

More than 45 Christians from Botswana Dead

We are deep in our 30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening, but let’s pause today to pray for the families of the 45 Christians from Botswana who died in a terrible bus accident yesterday in South Africa while on their way to an Easter Conference; and for the one little girl who survived butContinue reading “More than 45 Christians from Botswana Dead”

Day 16: Southern Africa

30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Verses for contemplation: Ephesians 5 In 1840, the London Missionary Society sent David Livingstone to South Africa, where he became one of the first Europeans to traverse the continent. Other missionaries also brought the Gospel to the mostly animistic peoples of this area, and today, all of theContinue reading “Day 16: Southern Africa”

Headline Prayers for Awakening

A fire ripped through a “hijacked” building in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday, killing at least 74 and injuring more than 50. (Gangs or other groups often “hijack” abandoned buildings and then lease out spaces for migrants and South Africans who cannot afford other housing.) The wildfire in northeastern Greece continues to burn out ofContinue reading “Headline Prayers for Awakening”