Praying the News Summary 67

Summary: Country of the Week: Kuwait

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Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for people to listen to those who experienced racism and to learn from their stories
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Summary: Pray for peace in Indianapolis after a grand jury declines to indict a police officer who shot and killed a black man in May. Pray for reforms to happen so all suspects can be detained instead of killed
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Summary: Pray for justice in the case of Ahmaud Arbery's murder
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Other Requests

Summary: Pray for migrants making dangerous sea voyages to reach other countries
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Summary: Pray for peace in the country Georgia as they experience protests after their elections
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Summary: Tropical Storm Eta hits Cuba after going through Central America. It also hits Florida
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Summary: Pray for those impacted by Hurricane Eta
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Summary: Pray for peace in Ethiopia as fighting continues
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Summary: Pray for those who experienced an earthquake in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
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Summary: An attack on a Russian military base leaves 3 soldiers dead
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Summary: Russia, Armenia, & Azerbaijan sign a peace deal that will hopefully end 6 weeks of fighting
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Summary: Pray for a peaceful transfer of power in Peru
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Summary: Pray for those in the path of sub-tropical storm Theta
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Summary: Pray for the 660+ children who have been separated from their families since 2018 due to the US' border policies. Pray for the government workers to be able to find and reunite families. Pray for the parents who haven't seen or hugged their children since 2018
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Summary: PRAISE: President-Elect Biden is raising the cap on refugees (people fleeing persecution)
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Summary: Pray for allegations of war crimes to be seriously investigated by all countries
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Summary: Pray for those in the path of Tropical Storm Iota as it approaches Honduras and Nicaragua
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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: Over 50 million cases including 1.25 million deaths globally
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Summary: PRAISE: A vaccine is testing well & showing itself to be effective
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Summary: Pray for people under new virus restrictions around the world
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Summary: Pray for minority communities disportionately impacted by the virus
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Summary: Pray for those developing and testing vaccines
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Summary: The US passes 10 million cases including 237,000 deaths
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Summary: Pray for those suffering human rights violations at the hands of their governments during pandemic restrictions. (To be clear this is not "the government has a mask mandate or requires a temporary lockdown", but "the government is beating and arresting those caught violating the restrictions, specifically opposition or minorities")
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Summary: The UK becomes the first European country to pass 50,000 deaths
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Summary: Pray for the organizations that are trying to increase access to healthcare to black and other minority populations as they are hit harder by the virus. Also pray for Latino and Navajo populations
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Summary: Pray for the meat-packing workers at risk for the virus. The US had 1 million new cases in 10 days
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Summary: Pray for people to follow government restrictions to slow the spread of the virus
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Summary: 18% of people who were diagnosed with the virus in the US are also diagnosed with a mental disorder (such as insomnia, anxiety, or depression) within 3 months
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Summary: Texas reports over 1 million cases. California passes 1 million cases too
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Summary: Pray for world leaders, such as the president of Ukraine, who are hospitalized due to the virus. Pray for local leaders, such as Nevada's governor, who tested positive
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Summary: Pray for couples under stress due to the pandemic
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Summary: Pray for prisoners and workers in jails & prisons during the pandemic
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Summary: Pray for places experiencing virus surges and new restrictions. 1 in every 378 people tested positive for the virus in the US last week. 
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