Prayer Prompts in a Time of Protests and Riots

The protests and riots after the death of George Floyd are all over the news and social media feeds right now.

What should we as the Church be praying in such a time as this? I humbly suggest we pray the following prompts, and however else the Spirit leads you.

1. Pray for the end of injustice. These protests and riots started over the unjust death of a man under arrest. This is one death that highlights acts of racism and injustice that were not eliminated with the Emancipation Proclamation, Brown vs Board of Education, or the Civil Rights era. For peace to truly occur, we need justice. Justice isn't making sure wrong-doers are punished. Justice is relieving oppression.

2. Pray for peace. Pray for calm, self-control, and wisdom to prevail on all sides. Pray that neither the police or the protesters escalate the situation through their actions.

3. Pray for the voices of the oppressed to be heard. People are trying to share their stories of racism, fear, and hate they have received. They are sharing what normal things they were doing when someone called the cops on them.

4. Pray for people to think twice before calling the police on people of a different ethnicity than them.

5. Pray for people to reach out across racial divides and form friendships where we learn from each other.

6. Pray for those planning to loot or riot to be foiled quickly and calmly.

7. Pray for those who haven't experienced racial injustice to listen to, learn from, and support those who have.

8. Pray for this to be last unjust death that occurs.

9. Pray for true peace to be achieved. Not from silencing or stifling those who have been oppressed, but by repairing the brokenness in our country that allows such injustice to exist.

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Summary: Country of the Week: Laos
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Racism

Summary:  Pray for the Church to take steps toward racial justice, like this article below suggests
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Summary: Pray for true peace in Minneapolis. Pray for the riots to calm down, but pray just as hard for the injustice that spawned the riots to end.
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for those who are hurting and grieving over George Floyd's death
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Summary: 7 people were shot while protesting the death of Breonna Taylor (women shot & killed by police trying to serve a warrant while she was sleeping in her apartment)
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Summary: Pray for peace and the end of racial injustice
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Summary: 2 more dead in protests
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Summary: Pray for those who have lost friends and family members through racial inequality
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Other Requests

Summary: Pray for families separated by thr virus and by policy changes
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Summary: Pray for these requests of the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update

The latest global numbers from John Hopkins: Link
The latest US numbers from the CDC: Link
Summary: Live Updates:
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Summary: Live Updates: Over 5.8 million cases including 361,200+ deaths globally
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Summary: Live Updates:
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Summary: Pray for every person, family, & country facing the virus. This has a chart with cases & deaths by country.
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Summary: The US passes 1.69 million cases including 100,000 deaths. 5.6 million cases including 354,900+ deaths worldwide
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Summary: 387,600+ cases including 4,300+ deaths in Russia
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Summary: Pray for those missing meals due to the virus
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Summary: Pray for peace as places reopen and some businesses require masks
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Summary: Pray for those unemployed due to the virus. 40.8 million Americans or 26% of the workforce
Source: Link
Summary: Yemen is suffering from the virus in the middle of a humanitarian crisis
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Summary: 102,000+ deaths in the US
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Summary: Pray for workers as hazard pay ends and they face push-back and threats from customers over new rules.
Source: Link
Summary: India has 174,000+ cases including 4,000+ deaths
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Summary: PRAISE: the high risk population in the UK is beginning to be allowed out after 10 weeks inside
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Summary: Country of the Week: Myanmar
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Other Requests

Summary: The FBI is investigating the death of a black man after a police officer knelt on his neck to pin him down.
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Summary: There has been violent clashes between protesters and police over the death of George Floyd
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for peace in Hong Kong
Source: Link

Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update

The latest global numbers from John Hopkins: Link
The latest US numbers from the CDC: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 69,000+ cases in Chile
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Summary: Live Updates:
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Summary: Live Updates: 5.5 million cases including 346,000+ deaths globally
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Summary: Live Updates: Over 5.6 million cases and 350,000+ deaths globally. Pandemic center shifting to Latin America
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Summary: 97,700+ deaths in the US
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Summary: 347,000+ cases including 22,000+ deaths in Brazil.
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Summary: 1.6 million cases in the US
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52795447
Summary: Pray for prisoners exposed to the virus and unable to socially distance
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Summary: In Texas, a study shows that black and Hispanic citizens have less access to virus testing sites.
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Summary: Pray for people struggling to get by during this pandemic as they live hand-to-mouth
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Summary: Country of the Week: Myanmar
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Cyclone makes landfall in India & Bangladesh. At least 84 killed.
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Summary: Update: at least 93 dead in India & Bangladesh due to the cyclone
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Summary: An airplane carrying 90+ people crashed in a residential area in Pakistan. At least 11 are dead.
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Summary: Many prisoners in Guantanamo Bay have not been formally charged with a crime
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Summary: Nazarene Compassionate Ministries prayer requests
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update

The latest global numbers from John Hopkins: Link
The latest US numbers from the CDC: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 5 million cases globally, including 328,000+ deaths and 1.9 million recoveries
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Summary: Live Updates: Brazil passes 20,000+ deaths. Over 5.1 million cases globally
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Summary: Live Updates: 5.2 million cases worldwide, including 338,000+ deaths and 2 million recoveries
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Summary: US has over 1.5 million cases including 92,000+ deaths.
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Summary: 36.5 million people have applied for unemployment in the US
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Summary: Pray for those facing smaller paychecks or no paychecks.
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Summary: A two-day old baby in South Africa died from the virus. 18,000+ cases and 300+ deaths there
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Summary: 100 healthy babies were born to moms with the virus in India. 23,000+ cases and 800+ deaths there
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Summary: 93,400+ deaths in the US. 360,000+ cases including 28,000+ deaths in New York state.
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Summary: 2 million residents face food insecurity in New York City during the pandemic
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Summary: 317,000+ cases including 3,000+ deaths in Russia
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Summary: There's a virus outbreak at a chicken plant in North Carolina.
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Summary: Pray for grocery store workers and frontline workers
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Summary: 40 people who attended a church service in Germany now have the virus
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Summary: Country of the Week: Uzbekistan
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Syrian Refugee Crisis

Summary: Some Syrian refugees are selling their organs on the black market in Turkey and being cheated
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: A fire and explosion in LA has wounded 12 firefighters.
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Summary: A super cyclone is heading towards India & Bangladesh
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Summary: Two dams broke in Michigan causing 10,000 people to be evacuated
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update

The latest global numbers from John Hopkins: Link
The latest US numbers from the CDC: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 4.6 million cases including 311,000+ deaths worldwide
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Summary: Live Updates: Over 4.7 million cases including 315,000+ deaths worldwide
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Summary: Live Updates: 35,000+ deaths in the UK. 4.8 million cases including 320,000+ deaths globally.
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Summary: Live Updates: 4.9 million cases globally
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Summary: Pray for migrant workers who have been stranded due to closed borders because of the virus.
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Summary: The largest city in Brazil has its hospitals at 90% capacity. At 241,000+ cases, Brazil is 4th in terms of cases. At 16,100+ deaths, it is 6th.
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Summary: 1.48 million cases in the US including 89,500+ deaths.
Source: Link
Summary: 1 in 39 people in Moore County (a Texas county with a beef-packing plant) has the virus.
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Summary: The US passes 1.5 million cases including 90,000+ deaths
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Summary: Over 4.5 million cases including 300,000+ deaths globally
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Summary: Pray for the migrant workers stranded during lock-downs
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Summary: Country of the Week: Uzbekistan
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for racial injustice to cease.
Source: Link
Summary: 24 migrant workers were killed in a car accident in India
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Summary: Nazarene Compassionate Ministries prayer requests
Source: Link

Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update

The latest global numbers from John Hopkins: Link
The latest US numbers from the CDC: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 25% of (36.5 million) American workers are unemployed & claiming unemployment. First confirmed cases among the Rohingya refugees.
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 300,000 virus deaths.
PRAISE: Over 1.5 million recoveries!
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Summary: Live Updates: Over 4.5 million cases including 307,000+ deaths globally.
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Summary: US has passed 84,000+ deaths.
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Summary: Children in the UK and US are being affected by a rare inflammatory disease
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Summary: China & South Korea are having new outbreaks of the virus as restrictions ease.
Source: Link
Summary: 3,200+ cases including 100+ deaths in the Navajo nation
Source: Link
Summary: PRAISE: New Zealand has had 0 new cases for 3 days!
They have had around 1,500 cases including 21 deaths.
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for the homeless in the midst of this pandemic
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Summary: 40,000+ cases in Mexico
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Summary: Pray for countries with ventilator shortages & low numbers of labs for testing
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Summary: 31,600+ deaths in Italy
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Summary: Country of the Week: Algeria
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Other Requests

Summary: PRAISE: An Italian aid worker kidnapped in 2018 in Kenya has returned home!
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Summary: Pray for peace in Cameroon as they face secessionist fighting in addition to the virus.
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Summary: At least 20 killed in gunmen attacks in Niger.
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Summary: 2 babies & 11 mothers or nurses were killed in an attack by gunmen in an Afghan hospital. 15 others were injured. An attack at a police funeral killed 24.
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Summary: Updated numbers on hospital attack: 24 dead & 16 wounded.
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Summary: Pray for racial injustice to be weeded out from our hearts and world.
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Summary: Pray for the hungry
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Summary: Pray for child development centers in Peru, as well as flood recovery in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update

The latest global numbers from John Hopkins: Link
The latest US numbers from the CDC: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 4 million cases & 281,000+ deaths.
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 223,000 cases including 32,000+ deaths in the UK.
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Summary: Live Updates: Over 4.2 million cases and 287,000+ deaths.
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Summary: Live Updates:
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Summary: The US has 1.3 million cases including 79,495 deaths.
Source: Link
Summary: Germany has 169,000+ cases including 7,300+ deaths.
Source: Link
Summary: There is a new outbreak in South Korea after a man who went to multiple nightclubs over a weekend tested positive for the virus. They have had 10,800+ cases including 250+ deaths
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Summary: 82,900+ cases including 4,600+ deaths in China.
Source: Link
Summary: 20.5 million jobs lost in the US in April. 14.7% of US workforce is unemployed.
Source: Link
Summary: A fire killed 5 virus patients in a Russian ICU. 232,000+ cases in Russia (2nd highest number of cases globally)
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Summary: 3,100+ cases and 100+ deaths in the Navajo Nation. Many in the tribe lack access to running water & electricity.
Source: Link
Summary: 80,000+ deaths in the US.
Source: Link
Summary: Brazil has 177,500+ cases including 12,400+ deaths
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Summary: Over 850 inmates & staff have the virus at an overcrowded prison in Columbia. It has 1,800+ inmates, more than double what it was designed to hold. Columbia has 11,500+ cases including 470+ deaths
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Summary: Country of the Week: Algeria
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US Border Crisis

Summary: A recent administration public health order is allowing immigration officials to deport adults and children bypassing asylum, immigration, and anti-trafficking laws due to the pandemic.
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Summary: 20,000 migrants have been expelled from the US since March. 90% of new arrivals in April have been deported
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Other Requests

Summary: A gas leak kills 13 & sends hundreds to a hospital in India.
Source: Link
Summary: Flooding has struck Kenya & Uganda, in addition to swarms of locusts & the virus.
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Summary: Pray for racial injustice to end.
Source: Link and Link
Summary: 6 died in food aid protests and 19 people were injured
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update

The latest global numbers from John Hopkins: Link
The latest US numbers from the CDC: Link
Summary: Live Updates:
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Italy becomes the 3rd country to pass 30,000 deaths. 3.8 million cases including 268,000
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 4 million cases and 277,000+ deaths
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Summary: 73,000+ deaths in the US.
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Summary: Over 33.3 million Americans have filed for unemployment. That's over 15% of the workforce.
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Summary: The first death of an ICE detainee due to the virus has occurred. There are 140 more cases at that facility
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Summary: US passes 76,000+ deaths
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Summary: A meat-packing plant in Iowa had 1,031 out of 2,800 employees test positive for the virus.
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Summary: Russia has 93,000+ cases including 975+ deaths
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Summary: 31,600+ dead in the UK. This is the 2nd highest death rate in the world
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Summary: Country of the Week: Egypt
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Refugee Crisis

Summary: There are reports that Afghan migrants drowned after being beaten and forced into a river by Iranian border guards.
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Other Requests

Summary: There are rising tensions between Venezuela and Columbia.
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Summary: Pray for those who are hungry
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Summary: A man out jogging was shot & killed by two men who thought he was a robber & followed him.
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update

The latest global numbers from John Hopkins: Link
The latest US numbers from the CDC: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 3.5 million cases globally.
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 250,000+ deaths. The US has 1,015 deaths in 24 hours-the lowest one day tally in a month.
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates:
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Summary: Pray for virus legislation to blend justice and compassion in a way that glorifies God. Mass deportations from a country with a high number of cases can overwhelm local health systems.
Source: Link
Summary: The daily death toll is lowering in France, Italy, & Spain. 28,800+ deaths in Italy. 68,000+ deaths in US. 28,400+ deaths in the UK. 25,100 deaths in Spain. 24,700+ deaths in France.
Source: Link
Summary: Russia records 10,600+ new cases in one day, bringing its total to 134,600+ including 1,200+ deaths.
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Summary: Pray for people to stop protesting without masks & without social distancing. Pray that people will value human lives more than temporary inconveniences
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Summary: The government of Bangladesh has quarantined 28 Rohingya refugees on an island prone to cyclones and flooding.
Source: Link
Summary: A store security guard was shot in the head and killed in Michigan for asking a woman to follow store policy & wear a mask.
Source: Link
Summary: The worker (in the summary above) was working at a Family Dollar in Michigan. He was shot in the back of the head. Michigan has 43,900+ cases including 4,100+ deaths.
Source: Link
Summary: The US has been adding 20,000+ new cases & 1,000+ new deaths each day. It has 1.2 million new cases including 70,000+ deaths.
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Summary: 32,000+ deaths in the UK.
Source: Link
Summary: Children who are US citizens are not eligible for CARES relief funds if one or both of their parents are not US citizens too, even if the non-citizen has the proper documentation to live & work (& pay taxes in the US)
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Summary: Country of the Week: Egypt
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Other Requests

Summary: The Nazarene Church has programs working with people in the Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and refugees/immigrants.
Source: Link
Summary: 4 Amish children were killed and 1 is missing in a buggy accident
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Summary: A man was shot and killed by police in Australia after he stabbed 5 people. All 5 people are injured, but none have died.
Source: Link
Summary: Afghanistan is at risk for a famine. A third of its population, including 7.3 million children, are facing food shortages.
Source: Link
Summary: Islamic State militants kill 10 members of an Iraqi militia group in recent clashes
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Summary: 40+ people killed and many wounded at a prison riot in Venezuela.
Source: Link
Summary: North Korea & South Korea exchanged gunfire at the demilitarized zone.
Source: Link

Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update

The latest global numbers from John Hopkins: Link
The latest US numbers from the CDC: Link
Summary: Live Updates:
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 1 million people worldwide have recovered from the virus!!
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: The US passes 65,000 deaths and the UK passes 28,000 deaths.
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates:
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Summary: 60,000+ dead in the US.
Source: Link
Summary: PRAISE: South Korea has no new domestic cases on Thursday.
It has had 10,700+ cases including 240+ deaths.
Source: Link
Summary: Out of the 30,000+ detainees in ICE custody, 705 have been tested for the virus. 425 have tested positive of the 705 tested.
Source: Link
Summary: 30.3 million Americans have filed for unemployment in 6 weeks.
Source: Link
Summary: 230,000 dead globally, including 63,000+ in the US. 3.2 million infected.
Source: Link
Summary: Russia has 100,000+ cases and 1,000+ deaths.
Source: Link
Summary: 300,000+ cases on the African continent
Source: Link
Summary: 162,000+ cases including 17,000+ deaths in New York City.  23,000+ deaths in New York State.
Source: Link
Summary: 153,000+ people have recovered from the virus in the US. 3.27 million cases worldwide. Italy, Spain, the UK, France, and Germany all have 160,000+ cases each.
Source: Link
Summary: Malaysia is arresting and detaining undocumented migrants in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. They are being held in detention camps.
Source: Link
Summary: Spain has had 24,800+ deaths.
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for those facing the virus in detention centers. 490 detainees are positive for the virus. Just over 1,000 of the 31,000 detainees have been tested.
Source: Link
Summary: Over 1.1 million cases including 66,000 deaths in the US
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Summary: Singapore went from less than 600 cases to 17,000+ cases in April. A large portion of the new cases are in the migrant dormitories due to their crowded conditions.
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Summary: 100+ Guatemalans who were deported from mid-March to mid-April tested positive for the virus. Pray for countries deporting detainees to take the appropriate precautions to avoiding spread the virus to more counties.
Source: Links