More than 70,894 people have been displaced from el-Fasher amid door-to-door mass killings, beatings, sexual assaults and other atrocities committed by Islamic Rapid Support Forces. It is feared hundreds of thousands are currently trapped within the city and subject to slaughter. Meanwhile, famine has spread to two more areas of the country, affecting more thanContinue reading “Slaughter in Sudan and Yet More Famine”
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9-19 Earthquakes in Russia, Indonesia, Chile, as Mexico Remembers and Afghanistan Recovers
On Friday, September 19, MEXICO commemorated 40 years since the devastating 8.1 earthquake in 1985 that killed somewhere between 12,000 and 35,000 in Mexico City. On the same day in 2017, just two hours after an annual earthquake drill, a 7.1 quake hit, killing close to 400. Once again, on the very same day inContinue reading “9-19 Earthquakes in Russia, Indonesia, Chile, as Mexico Remembers and Afghanistan Recovers”
Ukraine: “Bring Kids Back”
More than 19,546 Ukrainian children have been abducted since Russia’s invasion 3.5 years ago, with only 1,605 returned, 101 of those last month. “The Russians said that my mother did not need me,” one child said in a quote on Ukraine’s state-run “Bring Kids Back” page. Dasha Kherson, 13, added, “They said we would beContinue reading “Ukraine: “Bring Kids Back””
Pray for Victims of Human Trafficking
Isaiah 51:9-23 Lord, today we pray for those across the world who are oppressed through human trafficking. Invade their darkness with Your beauty. Speak to them. Tell them who You created them to be. Envelop them in Your love so completely, whatever the enemy does against them disappears in the vastness of Your love andContinue reading “Pray for Victims of Human Trafficking”
76 Hostages Rescued in Nigeria
About two million people have been displaced in Nigeria due to jihadist attacks in recent years, and more than 35,000 civilians have been brutally killed, many of those Christians. But Muslim civilians are also in danger. Around 30,000 bandits in more than 100 gangs terrorize the people in northwestern Nigeria. Last week, gunmen opened fireContinue reading “76 Hostages Rescued in Nigeria”
East Coast Floods and Minnesota Fires
Flash floods ravaged the East Coast from Pennsylvania to North Carolina on Tuesday. Then yesterday, floodwaters in Albemarle County, Virginia, swept away 12-year-old Jordan Sims; and in Allegany County, Maryland, 150 elementary school children and 50 teachers were rescued from raging waters that breached the second floor. Meanwhile, wildfires in northern Minnesota have burned moreContinue reading “East Coast Floods and Minnesota Fires”
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”
Prayers for Sudan Amidst Violence, Famine
In an escalation of the civil war between rebel Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese military, 70 people died in a drone attack Friday at one of the last functioning hospitals in el-Fashur. Under siege since May, the capital city of North Darfur has seen more than 782 civilian deaths and over 1,140 wounded. TheContinue reading “Prayers for Sudan Amidst Violence, Famine”
Hostage, Rescues, Battles and Fires Headlines for Prayer
ISRAEL-GAZA: Early Sunday morning, before the ceasefire went into effect, Israeli security forces recovered the body of Staff Sergeant Oron Shaul, held captive by Hamas since 2014. Lord, thank You that Oron’s family can at last have closure. Please give them a longing for their Messiah who is the Resurrection and the Life, bring YourContinue reading “Hostage, Rescues, Battles and Fires Headlines for Prayer”
Deadly Earthquake Shakes Tibet and Nepal
More than 126 died and at least 188 were injured in a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit a remote area of Tibet, China, yesterday, shaking Mt. Everest’s base camp, Nepal and India. Most of the Tibetan peoples are still unreached with the gospel. Divided into nearly 100 different people groups, they speak dozens of languages.Continue reading “Deadly Earthquake Shakes Tibet and Nepal”
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