CONGO (DRC): The RWANDA-backed M23 armed forces have killed more than 413 civilians in South Kivu in recent days. GAZA: Winter storm Byron killed at least 14 people, as houses, walls and tents collapsed, and at least three children died from hypothermia. THAILAND-CAMBODIA: At least 20 soldiers and civilians have died, 200 are wounded andContinue reading “Headlines from Gaza, Congo, Australia, Mexico, Thailand-Cambodia This Week”
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The God Who Made a Hijacker Cry
A Samaritan’s Purse plane carrying medical supplies from Juba, South Sudan to a mobile medical unit in the northeast was hijacked last week. Yasir Mohammed Yusuf snuck on board and hid behind the cargo barrier until after takeoff. With gun in hand, he threatened to kill the pilot and another Samaritan’s Purse staff member, demandingContinue reading “The God Who Made a Hijacker Cry”
Hostages Returned, Yet Another Storm, Explosion
ISRAEL: The bodies of two more hostages have been returned this week: Joshua Loitu Mollel, an agricultural student from Tanzania taken from Kibbutz Nahal Oz, and Argentine-Israeli Command Sergeant Major Lior Rudaeff, 61, deputy security coordinator at Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, killed while fighting Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists on October 7, 2023. Five bodies remain inContinue reading “Hostages Returned, Yet Another Storm, Explosion”
Four More Returned to Israel
(Updated at 5:26 a.m.) Four more hostages’ bodies have returned to Israel: Israeli-American Itay Chen, 19; Israeli-American Capt. Omer Neutra, 21, grandson of Holocaust survivors; Col. Asa Hamami, 40; and Staff Sgt. Oz Daniel, 19. All were killed October 7 2023, but their bodies were taken to Gaza. In exchange, Israel returned 45 Palestinian bodiesContinue reading “Four More Returned to Israel”
Slaughter in Sudan and Yet More Famine
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”
Yemen: #3 Most Dangerous Nation for Christians
As we prepare for Sunday’s International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, let’s lift up our brothers and sisters facing extreme violence, persecution and hunger in Yemen, ranked #3 on Open Doors’ World Watchlist of most dangerous countries in the world for Christians to live. Open Doors writes, “The country is now divided intoContinue reading “Yemen: #3 Most Dangerous Nation for Christians”
Libya: #4 Most Dangerous Nation for Christians
As we prepare for this coming Sunday’s International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, let’s lift up our brothers and sisters facing extreme violence, persecution and hunger in Libya, ranked #4 on Open Doors’ World Watchlist of most dangerous countries in the world for Christians to live. This year, nine Libyan Christian men, oneContinue reading “Libya: #4 Most Dangerous Nation for Christians”
Sudan: #5 Most Dangerous Nation for Christians
As we prepare for Sunday’s International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, let’s lift up our brothers and sisters facing extreme violence, persecution and hunger in Sudan, ranked #5 on Open Doors’ World Watchlist of most dangerous countries in the world for Christians to live. At least 100 churches have been damaged or destroyedContinue reading “Sudan: #5 Most Dangerous Nation for Christians”
A World in Need: Headlines for Prayer
Due to ongoing violence in HAITI, Doctors Without Borders has permanently closed its emergency care center in the capital of Port-au-Prince, now 90% gang-controlled. Lord, please provide for those in need of medical care and bring an end to the violence in Haiti. Protect innocent civilians and children from harm, and meet every gang memberContinue reading “A World in Need: Headlines for Prayer”
Terrorist from Hamas Invasion Arrested in USA, Hostages’ Bodies Returned
Last week, Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi, 33, a terrorist allegedly involved in the October 7, 2023 Hamas invasion of Israel, was arrested in Lafayette, Louisiana, where he had been living and working since he entered the US under false pretenses a year ago among the multitudes of illegal immigrants, including terrorists, allowed across the US-MexicoContinue reading “Terrorist from Hamas Invasion Arrested in USA, Hostages’ Bodies Returned”
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