Praying the News Summary 64

 Summary: Country of the Week: Malaysia

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Racial Injustice

Summary: PRAISE: The man sentenced to life in prison in 1997 for stealing hedge clippers has been granted parole after serving over 2 decades for the theft
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Summary: PRAISE: The NASCAR driver who used a racial slur & was suspended as a result, has completed the steps necessary to be reinstated and has shared what he learned about racism.
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Summary: More protests in Illinois after a black man was shot & killed by police. The female driver of the car was shot & injured. 
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Other Requests

Summary: Pray for true peace (not just the absence of violence, but reconciliation, healing, and wholeness) between Armenia and Azerbaijan
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Summary: Pray for prisoners on death row to experience the forgiveness, grace, and mercy from Jesus. 
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Summary: San Francisco is planning to send professionals from the fire and health departnents to calls related to psychiatric, behavioral or substance abuse crises instead of the police.
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Summary: Pray for Christians to abstain from and call out dehumanizing language in all aspects of life
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Summary: PRAISE: There won't be a drastic change to food stamps in the middle of a pandemic
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Summary: Pray for peace in Afghanistan as the Taliban gains strength once more
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Summary: Protestors in Nigeria have been shot by police
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Summary: Of all the children separated from their parents at the border in 2018, 545 children still haven't been reunited with their parents
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Summary: Pray for peace in Nigeria as unrest, shootings, and jailbreaks occur, as the protests continue. 69 people have been killed in the protests

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Summary: At least 12 individuals have been killed due to an airstrike on a religious school in Afghanistan. This is a dispute if it was children & their prayer leader killed or Taliban fighters
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Summary: Pray for those fighting the Colorado wildfire
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Summary: Pray for displaced people, like thr 120,000+ people who have been displaced from their homes in the Philippines since fighting destroyed their homes in 2017
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Summary: Join Nazarene Compassionate Ministry in praying for recent events and projects.
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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: Pray for those under new restictions/lockdowns due to rising cases
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Summary: Over 40 million cases globally and over 219,000 deaths in the US
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Summary: PRAISE: South Korea can relax its restrictions as the virus spread has been slowed
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Summary: Over 1.1 million deaths globally. Site has list of number of infections in the ten most affected countries
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Summary: PRAISE: As doctors learn how to better fight the virus, the death rates are going down
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Summary: Rigid enforcement of masks on planes appears to lower the transmission of the virus, even when some passengers have the virus
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Summary: Pray for those with job insecurity as lockdowns are reimposed
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Summary: Pray for those who face racism, discrimination, & doubt when seeking virus treatment
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Summary: Spain & France become the 6th & 7th countries to pass 1 million cases
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Summary: Polish president is positive for the virus
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Summary: Over 8.4 million cases including 223,000+ deaths in the US. India has 7.7 million cases and Brazil has 5.3 million cases. We are seeing record numbers of positive cases
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Summary: Over 42 million cases including 1.1 million deaths globally
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