Praying the News Summary 8

Summary: Country of the Week: Yemen

Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for people to learn the racist & ugly parts of our history (such as laws forbidding black people from settling in Oregon), as well as to understand the impact of racist memorabilia on both the mocked group & the group doing the mocking

Source: Link
Summary: PRAISE: The WTO has its first female and first African leader
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for businesses to thoroughly investigate & remedy claims of racial discrimination. Pray for people to receive similar opportunities regardless of their skin color
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people (both citizens and police) to seek to understand the other side and compromise on ways to successfully implement reforms to transform our justice system
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for a positive peace in Myanmar (with the presence of justice, healing, & reconciliation)
Source: Arrests and Protests and Troops in the Street and Heightened Punishments and Injured People and Internet Cut and Protests Continue and Protestor Died and More Protestors Killed
Summary: Pray for those affected by an earthquake near Fukushima, Japan which injured 100+ people, causing people to lose power & water. Landslides have also occurred
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those in winter weather advisories. The US went from 100 million people being affected to 150 million affected
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the US military as it confronts extremism in its ranks
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the families grieving the deaths of 2 people killed in stabbings in New York City and pray for the 2 people injured in the stabbings. All four victims were homeless individuals, as was the perpetrator
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for Christians to consider non-violent ways to decrease gun violence in our country. May our guns be transformed into farming implements as Isaiah 2:4, Joel 3:10, and Micah 4:3 express a preferred way to live
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for rehab centers to be run ethically
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the 3.9 million Texans (this jumped to 4.4 million in the 2nd link below) and the 5 million Mexicans without power due to the winter storms
Source: Link and 2nd Link and Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for wisdom and discernment for the individuals in the independent commission investigating the Capitol riots. Pray for those involved to repent of their actions and attitudes
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the 6 people injured and the family of a person who died in a rocket attack in Iraq
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the 10 people injured and the families of the 3 people killed by a tornado in North Carolina
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the perpetrators of assualt to be held accountable, even as we pray for them to repent of their actions. Pray for assault survivors to find the healing they need
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those being investigated for their involvement in the Capitol riots will get just trials. Pray for their repentance, even as we pray for them to be held accountable for their actions
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for elected officials and neighbors to look for ways to help people struggling due to the low temperatures and power outages. Pray for those without water & power (especially heat). Pray for an end to price gouging during emergencies. Pray for those struggling to find food and water due to the storm 
Source: Link and Link and Link and Price Gouging and Food Shortages and Water Shortages and Power Outages

Summary: Pray for justice in Belarus
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for families in India that found two of their daughters dead in a field. The families were part of the "untouchables" caste that still faces discrimination to this day
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the Cherokee nation as they strive to care for their elders in the winter storm
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those sentenced to death for their crimes to repent of their actions and attitudes. Pray for them to encounter the saving grace of Christ
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for peace throughout the African countries experiencing protests
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for just, humane, and compassionate reforms to happen to the US immigration system. 
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:
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates:
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for cities, states, & countries in lockdown
Source: Auckland, New Zealand (2nd link)
Summary: Pray for South Africa as they reopen some of their border crossings. At 47,000 deaths, they have the most virus deaths of any African country
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people of Asian heritage and Chinese descent facing fear, xenophobia, and discrimination around the world as a result of the pandemic
Source: Link and Link

Summary: PRAISE: 15 million people in the UK have received their vaccine 
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Guinea as they declare an active Ebola epidemic/outbreak in the midst of a pandemic
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for people in the 130 countries that haven't begun vaccinating yet
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: new daily cases numbers in the US are dropping below 100,000 for the first time in months
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those concerned about getting vaccines, especially African Americans due to the Tuskegee Study in the 1930s
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the people involved in the human virus trials in the UK
Source: Link
Summary: PRAISE: Melbourne and Auckland are ending their lockdowns
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for employers to take the necessary precautions to keep their employees and customers safe in the pandemic
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people who are homless to have access to vaccines
Source: Link

Summary: US life expectancy is dropping during the pandemic. The decline is most prominent in black and Hispanic communities
Source: Link
Summary: 110 million virus infections including over 2.4 million deaths
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for wealthier nations to share the vaccine with poorer nations
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for Native American tribes to continue to have good access to the vaccine
Source: Link