Praying the News Summary 69

Summary: Country of the Week: Bhutan
Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: 8 UK police officers are being investigated after holding down and punching a black woman during her arrest
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to learn about racism against Native Americans as we remember the history of Thanksgiving. Pray that people will listen to and learn from Native Americans as the linked article below suggests. Mourn with those who mourn, as many Native Americans have a day of mourning on Thanksgiving
Source: Link and Day of Mourning

Summary: 3 French police officers are being investigated for beating a black man
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the prosecutors working on changing the legal system from the inside into a more just system
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for minority communities to have access to fresh and healthy foods. Pray for those who run community gardens
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for peace & justice in Ethiopia
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link
Summary: Somalia is facing a tropical cyclone that could drop 2 years worth of rain in 2 days
Source: Link

Summary: 26,000+ Afghan children have been killed or maimed due to the war in Afghanistan. That's an average of 5 children killed or wounded every day for 14 years
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for homeless migrants in Paris to get the help they need
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: The Us has paused deportations of women who have alleged they were abused in an ICE facility. Many of these women underwent hysterectomies that were either unnecessary or without their consent
Source: Link
Summary: 2 people were injured in a suspected terror attack in Switzerland
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: A federal appeals court ruled that death threats (including written ones) are valid grounds for appealing for asylum. 
Source: Link

Summary: Join Nazarene Compassionate Ministry in praying for recent events and projects.
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: PRAISE: A vaccine developed at Oxford is looking promising
Source: Link (more details on vaccine here)
Summary: Live Updates: Global requests
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: Pray for those unemployed due to the virus
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for states and countries under new virus restrictions as cases continue to rise
Source: California and Germany
Summary: The US passes 12 million virus cases
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for poorer nations to have proper access to virus vaccines as they come out
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to follow the mask and other safety guidelines to lessen the strain on hospitals
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for retail workers on the front lines of the pandemic. Pray for shoppers to follow safety guidelines

Source: Link
Summary: Pray for children suffering from the virus
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to follow the most up-to-date advice from health experts
Source: Link

Summary: 12.7 million cased including 262,000 deaths
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for doctors and other medical workers as they are swamped by rising virus cases. Some are being threatened by their community members (2nd Link)
Source: Link and 2nd Link
Summary: An official in North Korea has been executed for breaking anti-virus rules
Source: Link