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Summary: Country of the Week: Burkina Faso
Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for the families who have lost a loved one after interactions with the police
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for asylum-seekers to be treated humanely
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for refugees held at detention centers while their claims are being processed
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for prisoners being abused in US prisons. A federal report ruled that Alabama prisons violate prisoners' constitutional rights
Source: Link

Summary: Join the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries in praying for their projects
Source: Link

Summary: Texas faces flooding and effects from a hurricane amidst the pandemic
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: Over 15 million cases including 622,000+ deaths globally
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 15.7 million cases globally. Overweight and obses people are more at risk for serious illness or death
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 16 million cases globally
Source: Link

Summary: Over 4 million cases including 144,000+ deaths in the US
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for schools, students, parents, and teachers as they prepare to reopen in the midst of a pandemic
Source: Link

Summary: The number of new cases is rising in 46 US states
Source: Link

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Summary: Country of the Week: Qatar
Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for true peace in Portland.  Not just the absence of violence, but just & compassionate peace
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for people to listen to and work with the peaceful protestors
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for school districts to update their dress-codes to allow ethnic hairstyles alongside traditionally Eurocentric hairstyles
Source: Link

Summary: A police officer is charged with felonious assaults for shooting rubber bullets at 3 journalists peacefully leaving at the end of a protest
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: East China is experiencing flooding
Source: Link
Summary: 7 17-22 year olds were killed while on a trip in Panama
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: 14.3 million cases including 600,000+ deaths globally
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 14.4 million cases including 605,000 deaths globally

Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 14.6 million cases globally
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 13 nuns in a convent die from the virus in Michigan
Source: Link

Summary: 140,000+ deaths in the U.S.
Source: Link
Summary: 141,000+ deaths in the US
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for governors and mayors to work together to design & implement policies to protect their citizens
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for minorities working in essential businesses facing higher risks of the virus
Source: Link

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Summary: Country of the Week: Qatar
Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for racism to be rooted out of organizations
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for justice in the case of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery
Source: Link

Summary: 87 protesters conducting a sit-in on the Kentucky Attorney General's lawn were arrested and charged with a felony
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: A fired cop has been charged with the murder of a Latino man after the man died from a chokehold
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for justice in the court case involving the men who attacked a black man in Indiana. They are facing felony charges
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: The second US federal execution takes place after a 17-year hiatus
Source: Link
Summary: PRAISE: Ashville, North Carolina voted to make reparations to its black citizens
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the US prison system to be reformed and pray for mentally ill prisoners
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for continued healing in Rwanda from its genocide 26 years ago
Source: Link

Summary: Join the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries in praying for the world
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for people impacted by floods in central and eastern China
Source: Link

Summary: The US federal government executed its third prisoner this week at Terre Haute, IN
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: USCIS is renewing DACA applications and there is pressure from the courts to accept & process new applications of eligible applicants
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: 13.5 million cases including 583,000 deaths globally

Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 13.8 million cases including 589,000 deaths. 1 million cases in India and 2 million in Brazil
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 14.1 million cases including 603,000 deaths globally
Source: Link

Summary: Over 3.4 million cases including 136,000+ deaths in the US
Source: Link
Summary: 80,000+ cases including 3,200+ deaths in Indonesia
Source: Link

Summary: Over 3.6 million cases including 139,000+ deaths in the US
Source: Link

Summary: Poverty & the virus combine in Columbia to drive people to looting
Source: Link

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Summary: Country of the Week: Morocco
Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for groups to intentionally dismantle systemic racism

Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Terry Willis as he aims to start a non-profit to help teach those with criminal records a trade
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: The Washington Redskins will be retiring their name and logo as they form a new identity
Source: Link and Link

Summary: PRAISE: Statues of a Spanish conquistador come down as people discuss their legacy and their future
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for justice in another investigation of a cop who knelt on the neck of black man, who fortunately lived
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for peace in Mali
Source: Link
Summary: Sudan makes several reforms granting additional religious freedom to non-Muslims in their country
Source: Link

Summary: 34 sailors and 23 civilians were injured in an explosion on a US navy warship in a US port
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for countries to abolish the death penalty
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for the abolition of the death penalty (again) in the US
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for parents who have had to bury their children
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: Over 12.7 million cases including 565,000 deaths globally. India has 820,000+ cases.
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 12.9 million cases including 568,000+ deaths globally
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 13 millions cases globally
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 13.3 million cases including 578,000+ deaths
Source: Link

Summary: 250,000+ cases including 4,000+ deaths in Florida
Source: Link 
Summary: Over 3 millions cases including 130,000+ deaths
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: A non-profit in Phoenix is using hotels to house homeless people who test positive for the virus
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: People and groups are finding ways to serve and help others in the midst of a global pandemic
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for states and countries facing rising cases
Source: Link and Link and Link
Summary: Over 3.3 million cases including 135,000+ deaths in the US

Source: Link

Summary: 276,000+ cases including 4,000+ deaths in South Africa
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: New York City had no virus deaths on Saturday
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for children and adult at risk for the virus in ICE detention centers
Source: Link
Summary: 330,000+ cases including 7,000+ deaths in California
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the health workers on the front lines of the virus

Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: The US military is sending its medical staff to virus hotspots to assist
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for justice in the court case challenging restrictions on international students' legal visas
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for those facing hunger as a result of containment measures against the pandemic
Source: Link

Summary: Due to the pandemic, asylum seekers are being turned away at the border without having their claims heard. A mother who was seeking asylum & gave birth in the US was told to give her child up to child services or take her back to wait in Mexico.
Source: Link

Summary: 3.4 million cases including 136,000+ deaths in the U.S.

Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: The US government has backed down over its policy to invalidate the visas and deport international students who are only taking online courses due to the pandemic.
Source: Link and Link

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Summary: Country of the Week: Morocco
Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: PRAISE: Scrabble Association is banning racial and ethnic slurs from their official word list
Source: Link
Summary: Transcripts from police body cams show Floyd said he couldn't breathe 20 times during his arrest. An officer told him to stop talking/yelling.
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for justice in the murder investigation of Rayshard Brooks
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for justice in the investigation into the assault on Vauhxx Booker.
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for justice in the investigation of Andres Guardado's death at the hands of law enforcement. The family autopsy reveals he was shot 5 times in the back. 
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for schools to review their curriculum and for teachers to receive appropriate training in regards to racism and antiracism.
Source: Link

Summary: Investigations have ruled the 2 black men found hung in trees in city parks in 2 California cities were ruled as suicides. Pray for their families as they grieve

Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for wisdom in discussions regarding police force funding and qualified immunity. Pray for people to listen to each other and compromise
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the Church to take a stand against racial injustice
Source: Link
Summary: PRAISE: Sports teams are considering renaming their teams which are have Indian related names
Source: Link

Summary: LAPD officers are being investigated for falsifying records by marking individuals as gang members despite not asking them or being told by them
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: PRAISE: The Supreme Court upheld that the treaty granting the Creel Nation land did not end when Oklahoma became a state
Source: Link
Summary: Federal executions are set to resume in Terre Haute, Indiana after 17 years.
Source: Link

Summary: Join the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries in prayer
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for continued healing in Bosnia. It's been 25 years since a massacre there
Source: Link

Summary: Several children were killed by gun violence in the US over 4th of July weekend
Source: Link

Summary: An attack on a church in South Africa leaves 5 dead

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: 12 million cases globally
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 12.2 million cases including 550,000+ deaths globally

Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 12.5 million cases including 560,000+ deaths globally

Source: Link

Summary: Disaster clean-up teams have tested positive for the virus
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for schools and governments as they evaluate guidelines for the fall. 
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: 1.7 million cases in Brazil

Source: Link

Summary: Over 3 million cases including 131,000+ deaths in the US
Source: Link

Summary: The US government is trying to expand its definition of what constitutes a danger to the security of the US in terms of asylum seekers

Source: Link
Summary: Nearly half of the employees at an ICE facility test positive for
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the international students facing additonal hurdles in the midst of the pandemic regarding student visas if colleges go to online classes
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for minority neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by the virus.
Source: Link

Summary: The president of Bolivia test positive for the virus. Bolivia has over 40,000+ cases

Source: Link
Summary: 133,000+ deaths in the US
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for kids experiencing anxiety due to the virus and read these tips in the link below

Source: Link

Summary: New York is allowing visitors in nursing homes, with strict safety guidelines
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for states & places facing increasing virus numbers
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for prisoners who are facing a surge of cases in prisons. A third of inmates and staff at San Quentin prison are positive. Over 5,800 positive prisoners in California.

Source: Link

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Summary: Country of the Week: Central African Republic
Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Another car has driven into a group of protestors, killing 1 and injuring another.
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for justice to be done in the trial involving George Floyd's murder
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for justice in the case of a white woman who called the cops on a black man who asked her to put her dog on a leash in a bird park, following the posted signs. She is charged with filing a false report
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for true peace (not just the absence of violence or tension, but the presence of justice and healing) in Georgia
Source: Link

Summary: A black man was attacked by a group of white people. Pray for justice in this investigation
Source: Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for people to be willing to educate themselves about the history and timing of when the Confederate statues went up. Pray for people to reflect on the impact of the Stone Mountain monument of Lee, Davis, and Jackson
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for black people who deal with tramua due to racism. Pray that people will listen to their stories
Source: Link and Link

Summary: PRAISE: The governor of Virginia has called on school boards to rename schools and mascots that were named after Confederates
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for black women who have been killed at the hands of the police
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for the segregation of school districts to end
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: A tiger at a zoo in Switzerland attacked and killed a zookeeper in front of visitors and staff
Source: Link
Summary: Protestors and police clash in the Serbian capital. Dozens of people were hurt
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: Over 11.2 million cases globally

Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 11.4 million cases including 533,000+ deaths globally. Pray for the Black and Latino Americans more at risk for catching & dying from the virus

Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 11.5 million cases including 530,000+ deaths globally
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 11.8 million cases including 544,000+ deaths. The US adds 60,000+ new cases in a day
Source: Link

Summary: Spain reimposes a lockdown in an area with a virus surge. They have more than 250,000 cases including 28,300+ deaths

Source: Link
Summary: PRAISE: The Legislative and Executive branches have worked together to pass into law an extension of the paycheck protection program
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for states and countries experiencing spikes in cases
Source: Link and Link

Summary: India passes Russia as India becomes the country with the third highest tally of cases with 697,000+ cases including 19,600+ deaths
Source: Link

Summary: Over 2.8 million cases in the U.S.
Source: Link
Summary: A bus driver in France is braindead after being beaten by passengers after he refused to let them board due to them not having tickets & refusing to wear masks 
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people with compromised immune systems who are worried about the bonus unemployment benefits ending while they don't feel safe returning to work
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for international students who are facing changing rules regarding online classes and their legal status in the US due to the virus
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for governments as they try to navigate the global pandemic and find the best level of restrictions and freedom
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for the recovery of those who survive the virus
Source: Link

Summary: A lockdown in Melbourne, Australia is strictest in regards to a tower apartment complex that primarily houses refugees and migrants. They are not allowed to leave for any reason
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Christians to show Christ’s love by putting the needs and safety of their communities above their own. Pray for those who stay home or stay socially distant to draw closer to Christ during this time, instead of focusing on their inability to gather where and as often as they previously would have been able to. Pray for the communities to notice the sacrifices made and know the love that Christ has for them.
Source: Link

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Summary: Country of the Week: Central African Republic
Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for peace in Seattle
Source: Link 
Summary: A woman was shot 4 times in the back (potentially for trying to remove a Nazi flag from a yard) in Oklahoma
Source: Link 

Summary: PRAISE: Cities are listening to the citizens regarding what statues to remove or redesign
Source: Link 

Summary: PRAISE: France is renaming streets after African WWII heros
Source: Link 

Summary: Pray for people to listen to people who are discussing their pain due to living in a culture that is celebrating figures despite their racist views and actions
Source: Link 
Summary: PRAISE: people are using their spheres of influence to speak out against racism
Source: Link and Link and Link  

Summary: 3 police were fired and 1 resigned after taking photos re-enacting the chokehold that led to the death of Elijah McClain.
Source: Link 

Summary: PRAISE: Reparations are being made to 118 individuals who were tortured into confessing for crimes by a group of Chicago police
Source: Link 

Other Requests

Summary: A landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar kills 160+ people and injures 50+ people
Source: Link 
Summary: PRAISE: the office of USCIS is offering drive thru naturalization oaths for qualifying applicants
Source: Link 

Summary: PRAISE: Germany is taking action in regards to allegations of right wing extremism in its elite military unit
Source: Link 

Summary: Pray for justice to be done in the investigation of the disappearance and murder of solider Vanessa Guillen
Source: Link 
Summary: Pray for justice in the trial about the murder of Khashoggi. He was killed last year in the Saudi consolate in Istanbul.
Source: Link 

Summary: Join in praying these prompts with the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
Source: Link 

Summary: Unprecedented rainfall in Japan leads to floods and landslides
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: Over 10.6 million cases including 515,500+ deaths globally
Source: Link 
Summary: Live Updates: 10.8 million cases including 520,000+ deaths
Source: Link 
Summary: Live Updates: Over 11 million cases including 525,000+ deaths globally
Source: Link 

Summary: The US had 52,000+ new cases. It has over 2.6 million total cases including 128,000+ deaths

PRAISE: 89% of respondents in a poll report wearing a mask in the last week!
Source: Link 
Summary: Brazil has over 1.4 millions cases including 60,600+ deaths

Source: Link 

Summary: PRAISE: the US legislative branch passed additional funding to help small businesses during the pandemic
Source: Link 

Summary: Pray for people to obey the governing authorities regarding pandemic safety rules
Source: Link 

Summary: Pray for international doctors doing their residencies facing uncertainty about their visas and paperwork to serve on the front lines of the pandemic her
Source: Link 
Summary: 2.7 million cases including 128,000+ deaths in the US.
Source: Link 

Summary: The US has the highest total of new cases in a single day globally. There were 55,200+ new cases on 7/2/2020
Source: Link 

Summary: Currently around 24% of virus tests in Arizona is coming back positive
Source: Link 

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Summary: Country of the Week: Mauritania

Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: PRAISE: Mississippi has passed a resolution to start the process of redesigning their flag without the Confederate flag on it. Update: It has been signed into law
Source: Link and Link
Summary: A gunman opened fire on a peaceful protest in Louisville, KY. 1 protester was killed. The shooter was injured and is in police custody
Source: Link 

Summary: PRAISE: Princeton is willing to rename one of its schools to reflect the message they want to send to current students and alumni
Source: Link 

Summary: Pray for just investigations to be conducted on the 2 black men found hung in California parks.
Source: Link 

Summary: Pray for a just trial of the officers arrested for the murder of George Floyd
Source: Link 
Summary: Pray for racist comments to be investigated and addressed in law enforcement and other careers.

Source: Link 

Summary: Pray for justice in the trial over the death Rayshard's Brooks 
Source: Link 

Summary: PRAISE: the protester knocked down by the Buffalo police has been released from the hospital after being there for over 3 weeks
Source: Link 

Other Requests

Summary: The locust swarm has reached parts of India.
Source: Link 
Summary: 4 gunmen kill 3 and injure 7 in an attack in Pakistan. All 4 gunmen were killed. 
Source: Link 

Summary: There is a wildfire in Nevada
Source: Link 

Summary: A ferry capsized in Bangladesh. There are at least 20 missing and 32 dead. 
Source: Link 

Summary: Pray for peace in Hong Kong
Source: Link 
Summary: PRAISE: Uganda is opening their border to refugees
Source: Link 

Summary: At least 19 people killed by an explosion in a clinic in Iran
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: Over 10 million cases globally
Source: Link 
Summary: Live Updates: Over 500,000 deaths globally
Source: Link 
Summary: Live Updates: Over 10.2 million cases and 504,000+ deaths globally
Source: Link 
Summary: Live Updates: Over 10.5 million cases and 509,000+ deaths globally
Source: Link 

Summary: Pray for states facing rising numbers of cases
Source: Link 
Summary: 400,000 people near Beijing are on lock-down again.
Source: Link 

Summary: PRAISE: New York is having record low numbers in regards to the virus!
Source: Link 

Summary: Pray for essential workers to get fairly paid for working during a pandemic
Source: Link