Praying the News Summary 48

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