Praying the News Summary 7

Summary: Country of the Week: Eritrea
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Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for Black-owned businesses to have access to loans and community support in the midst of a global pandemic
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Summary: Pray for the teenager who killed 2 people in the Kenosha rights to repent of his actions and attitudes
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Other Requests

Summary: A dam burst in India. Pray for families waiting to hear if their loved ones survived. Some are trapped in a tunnel
Source: Link and Link and Tunnel
Summary: Pray for a just peace to pervade Myanmar as protests over the coup continue. The military expands its block of social media. The military uses water cannons and rubber bullets against protestors. 
Source: Link and Social Media and Water Cannons and Rubber Bullets and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for a community grieving those they lost in a 2014 IS massacre
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Summary: An avalanche in Utah kills 4
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Summary: Pray for governments to work to end factors propelling people to leave to seek asylum, even as they welcome current asylum-seekers
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Summary: There is disagreements over when the Haitian president's term ends. There was a coup attempt in Haiti. 
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Summary: PRAISE: a hacker trying to remotely increase chemicals in a Florida's town water supply had their sabotage noticed and reversed. Pray that law enforcement are able to find and arrest the individual
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Summary: Pray that those involved in the insurrection are held accountable for their crimes, even as we pray for them to repent and seek reconciliation
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: A shooting in Minnesota leaves 4 injured and 1 dead
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Summary: Pray for families grieving those lost in an Indonesian airplane crash, as investigations shed light as to the cause of the crash
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Summary: Pray for the military and other organizations to investigate claims of extremism and to address it before people get hurt or killed
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Summary: PRAISE: Columbia is offering temporary legal status to nearly 1 million Venezuelan migrants. This allows them to legally work, as well as access healthcare & other services
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Summary: Pray for Republicans and white evangelicals who are fearful and distrustful of the new administration. Pray for people to not turn to violence to solve their problems
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Summary: Pray for people to have access to housing regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity

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Summary: Pray for people staying in migrant camps at the US-Mexico border as they navigate policy changes. Pray for a just and humane asylum system to be developed
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Summary: Pray for the individuals on death row to have access to their spiritual leaders before their execution
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Summary: Pray for Guantanamo Bay Prison to be closed and those being held there without a trial to have their day in court
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Summary: Pray for the 14 people arrested in Denmark and Germany on charges of planned terrorist activity to repent of their actions and attitudes
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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: Live Updates:
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Summary: Pray for Cubans who have hit hard by the pandemic
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Summary: Pray for prisoners unable to access their stimulus payments
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Summary: South Africa halts its vaccine rollout after it fails to show its effective against the new strains in the country
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Summary: Pray for wisdom for South Africa's leaders as they determine how to proceed since their purchased vaccine isn't very effective against the virus varient in their country
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Summary: Pray for those researching the virus varients
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Summary: Pray for the victims of anti-Asian attacks due to the pandemic. Pray for those perpetuating the attacks to repent of the hate and fear driving them

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Summary: Pray for the Democratic Republic of the Congo as they have a 2nd person die from Ebola this week, marking a return of this disease within a larger pandemic
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Summary: Pray for Japan to be able to solve their syringe shortage so they are able to use all of their current stock of vaccines
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Summary: Pray for those with intellectual disabilities to have access to the vaccine. Many have pre-existing conditions that increase the severity of the virus
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Summary: Pray for renters who are getting evicted despite the CDC eviction ban
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Summary: Pray for places on lockdowns
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Summary: Pray for people receiving and distributing vaccines
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Summary: Pray for countries to not use the pandemic as an excuse for denying asylum-seekers entry into their countries
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Summary: Pray for students, teachers, and school workers navigating updated CDC guidance on schools reopening
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