Praying the News Summary 6

Summary: Country of the Week: Pakistan

Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: A football league in Australia is accused of systemic racism. Pray for a serious and just investigation. Pray for repentance to occur.
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for those grieving a lack of representation in the US Senate, particularly black women
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for investigations into racial discrimination in sentencing. Black people make up 11% of Pennsylvania's population, but 70% of its felony murder charges. 
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a just trial for the officer charged with the murder of Andre Hill, a black man who was shot & killed after police came to investigate a person sitting in their car in their garage. After Hill was shot, officers handcuffed him but failed to provide medical aid treatment
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the teenager who travelled to Kenosha & killed 3 people to repent of his actions and to follow the court's orders (such as updating them within 48 hours when he moves)
Source: Link
Summary: A 9-year old black girl detained by the police was pepper-sprayed in the face. Pray for a just investigation. Update: her mother told officers that her daughter might have been having a mental health crisis and requested trained professional to assist. The officer refused her request
Source: Link and Update

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for those affected by the winter storms in the northeastern US
Source: Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for peace and justice in Russia as protests continue
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for peace and justice in the Central African Republic as rebels surround the capital
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for fringe conspiracy theorists in the US who are getting banned from mainstream social media to not get radicalized on alternative sites. 
Source: Link

Summary: The military in Myanmar carry out a coup against their democratically elected government. The military has blocked some social media in the country. There are growing protests. Internet access has been blocked.
Source: Link and Link and Link and Social Media and Protests and Internet
Summary: Pray for those injured or killed in a hotel attack in Somalia
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a just investigation into the insurrection at the US Capitol. Pray for those responsible to be held accountable for their actions, even as we pray for them to repent of their hate and violence
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for a decline in domestic extremism and hate in the US
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for children detained in detention centers unlawfully (current US law under the Flores Settlement Agreement limits children to being detain for 20 days and a 9 year old has been detained for over 530 days)

Source: Link

Summary: 2 FBI agents died and 3 were wounded in a raid in Southern Florida
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: New Year repeals an anti-loitering law that disproportionately affected minorities and transgender individuals
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for New York legislature as they consider a bill to ban the use of chemical irritants (such as pepperspray) on minors. Pray for this to become a national law
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for election workers who have been threatened and received death threats in the US
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: a town in Washington is getting (delayed) federal aid after a wildfire wiped out the town over 4 months ago
Source: Link

Summary: As Virginian lawmakers vote to abolish the state death penalty, pray that the remaining 27 states where it is legal to follow suit. Pray the the US joins the 170 (of the 194) UN countries who have abolished the death penalty
Source: Link and 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:
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 102 million cases including 2.2 million deaths
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates:
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Summary: Pray for people to follow government virus guidelines
Source: USA
Summary: Pray for those in lockdowns and with closing borders
Source: Perth, Australia and France

Summary: Pray for those against the vaccine to safely and non-disruptively protests
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for countries to work together and share vaccines
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the White House and Congress to work together to get a virus aid law passed. (Side note: BOTH sides need to learn compromise is more than submitting a counteroffer and refuses to budge from that)
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for vaccine suppliers to be able to keep up with demand
Source: Link

Summary: A wildfire forces Perth, Australia residents lockdown to evacuate
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: India's cases are declining as people are fined for not wearing masks
Source: Link

Summary: Pray meat-packing plants to take appropriate precautions to keep their workers safe in the midst of a pandemic
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for people in predominantly Hispanic and Black neighborhoods to have access to the vaccine. Especially in the Southern US, the majority of vaccine sites are in predominantly white neighborhoods
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Palestinians and other people who have to choose between working while sick with the virus or quarantining with no safety net
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: a grocery store chain is providing financial incentives to employees who get vaccinated, with an alternative plan for people who cannot get vaccinated for medical or religious reasons
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: a multinational organization is sending vaccines to African countries who have been unable to compete with wealthier countries for vaccines
Source: Link