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”

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”

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”

Taiwan, Congo, Mexico, Lebanon Headlines

Let’s pray for families who are mourning and enduring much hardship, that they will encounter Christ in powerful ways and be saved: TAIWAN: Typhoon Krathon has killed two, injured nearly 500, and forced thousands to evacuate. Nearly 165,000 households have no electricity, and nearly 405,000 no water. About 2,000 harbor in temporary shelters. CONGO: AtContinue reading “Taiwan, Congo, Mexico, Lebanon Headlines”

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”

Typhoon, Fires Cause Hundreds of Deaths

SOUTHEAST ASIA: Nearly 300 have died or are missing in VIETNAM, due to winds and flooding from Typhoon Yagi, which killed at least 20 in the PHILIPPINES and four in southern CHINA. Now, at least two have died in THAILAND, and hundreds are stranded. MYANMAR and LAOS have also been affected. KENYA: At least 21Continue reading “Typhoon, Fires Cause Hundreds of Deaths”

Pray through the Headlines

BURKINA FASO: More than 100 Muslim al-Qaeda-linked terrorists attacked and killed about 300 people, mostly civilians and many of them Christians, last Saturday in Barsalogho village near Kaya. One report said they pulled 26 men out of a church and shot them. Lord, please comfort those who mourn, heal those who are wounded and traumatized,Continue reading “Pray through the Headlines”

Headline Prayers This Week

At least 27 have died and several are still missing in Acapulco, MEXICO, after Category 5 Hurricane Otis. Both tourists and locals are now dealing with flash floods, mudslides and lack of adequate food and aid. Smoke from marsh fires combined with dense fog to create a “superfog” on Monday, resulting in a series ofContinue reading “Headline Prayers This Week”

Floods Across the World

In Spain, a ten-year-old boy was rescued Monday after clinging to a tree all night to avoid floodwaters from Storm Dana, which claimed the lives of at least three people. The boy’s father is still missing. Continued rain after Typhoon Haikui has broken reservoirs and spread muddy floodwaters across parts of Fujian Province, China, causingContinue reading “Floods Across the World”

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”