Praying the News Summary 13

Summary: Country of the Week: Syria

Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for justice for the 8 Atlana shooting victims. Pray that the murderer repents, even as we pray for him to face the consequences of his actions. 
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for a just trial of the police officers accused of killing George Floyd
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for an end to racial disparities in education. Pray for minority children to have the same opportunities and resources as white students
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for just reforms to ensure pedestrian safety and reduce minorities' overrepresentation in pedestrian injuries and deaths
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for voting reforms to not restrict eligible people (especially minorities who seem to be disproportionately impacted by new legislation) as the reforms address ineligible voting and fraud
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for people of Asian ancestry in the US who are afraid of being attacked or killed. Pray for people to treat other people humanely
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Jacob Blake's lawsuit against the officer who shot & paralyzed him to have a just investigation. Pray for God's justice to be done. Pray for reforms to come from this tragedy
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for those affected by natural disasters
Source: Flooding in Australia (2nd link, 3rd) and Tornado in Alabama/Georgia
Summary: Pray for peace in Afghanistan (journalists are being targeted by the Taliban) and Myanmar (coup/protests/arrests/more deaths: 2nd link: a child was shot and killed)
Source: Afghanistan and Myanmar (2nd link, 3rd, 4th)

Summary: Pray for voting reforms to not restrict access of eligible voters to vote
Source: Link

Summary: Pray from the families of the 10 people killed in a grocery store shooting in Boulder, Colorado. Pray for the shooter to repent
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the unaccompanied children being held in detention centers. Pray for the people supervising the children to treat them humanely and compassionately. Pray for immigration reform. 
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for the Rohingya refugees who experienced a fire at their refugee camp. 
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the death penalty to be abolished as restorative justice is utilized. PRAISE: Virginia has abolished the death penalty
Source: Link and Virginia

Summary: Pray for just reforms for processing the claims of asylum-seekers, refugees, and immigrants to take place globally. Pray for countries to collectively address the violence, poverty, and danger driving people to flee as they seek asylum and/or refuge. Pray for refugees and asylum-seekers to be treated humanely
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the Capitol rioters to get just trials
Source: Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for a decline in far right and far left extremism
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the US refugee program to get the support and funds it needs to assist its charges
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a decrease of gun violence in the US. Pray for just and legal gun reforms to take place. Pray for Christians to beat their guns into gardening implements
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for our leaders to be guided by God to create & enforce just and humane policies
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for reforms to minimum wage, so people working full-time and/or multiple jobs can buy all their necessities
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: New Zealand approves paid leave after a miscarriage
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for people (overweight, obese, underweight, or healthy weight) to be able to afford, prepare, and eat healthy, wholesome foods. Pray for people to make healthy changes to their diet, exercise, and lifestyle, instead of looking for easy answers such as diet pills or fad diets
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 and Link
Summary: Live Updates: Over 123.9 million cases including over 2.7 million deaths

Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates:
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the children (and adults) who have gained weight during the pandemic to be able to use a healthy diet and exercise to reach and maintain a healthier weight
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for people struggling to focus on work in the midst of a pandemic
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the leadership around the world responding to protests over lockdown measures. Pray for just negotiations and compromises to be reached
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people under lockdowns to follow government guidelines. (Update: there is no new lockdown for Germany as previously announced due to too short a time to implement it well)
Source: Link and Germany (update)

Summary: Pray for at risk populations to have access to and receive the vaccine
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for people to vacation responsibly
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those distributing and processing virus test kits, as well as those administering and receiving vaccines
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for places experiencing a virus surge, such as India and Brazil
Source: India and Brazil

Summary: Pray for those who are food insecure and those providing food in the pandemic
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for people to research and fact-check claims about the virus and vaccine before sharing online or in person
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for countries to share vaccines with other countries, so fewer variants will pop up, prolonging the pandemic
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a decrease in hate and discrimination due to the pandemic
Source: Link

Praying the News Summary 12

Summary: Country of the Week: Iraq

Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for those still grieving Breonna Taylor's death
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for an end to discrimination and racism in farming
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for there to be diversity in the leaders of all the industries. Pray for people to have their perspectives sought out for more than just a story related to their ethnicity
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people who have served their sentences to get their voting rights restored. May Christians show that we believe in redemption and second chances. Pray that laws written while racism thrived will be reexamined
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to learn about racial injustice & then work towards reforms to not only end the injustice, but also to make amends for past & present wrongs.
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the families of the 8 people killed in an anti-Asian attack in Atlanta, Georgia. Pray for the shooter to be held accountable for his actions, even as we pray for him to repent
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray that people terrorising people of Asian heritage are caught & held accountable for their actions. Pray for the people fearful of being attacked due to their ethnicity
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for a just trial for the officers involved in George Floyd's death
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for a just peace to prevade Myanmar (38 protestors reportedly killed according to the 4th Link) and Russia and Mozambique (children are being beheaded) and Afghanistan and Ethiopia and India (violence between different faith groups & interfaith families being targeted)
Source: Myanmar (2nd, 3rd, 4th) and Russia and Mozambique and Afghanistan and Ethiopia and India
Summary: Pray for an end to sexual assualt, as people march against it in Australia
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the children seeking asylum at the US border as FEMA is brought in to help process them. Pray for a just and compassionate overall of our immigration system
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for places facing natural disasters, such as Beijing facing a sandstorm, the Western US facing a winter storm, and Iceland facing volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
Source: Beijing, Western US, Iceland

Summary: Pray that people and countries will stop profitting from selling weapons. Pray for weapons to be turned into farming instruments and military academies to close
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for those being radicalized by the right, left, or a religion to turn from extremism. Pray for domestic terrorists to be held accountable for their actions. Pray for a decline of extremism. Pray for those who were involved in the Capitol riot to repent of their hate & actions
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for a peaceful and just end to Syria's 10-year civil war. Pray for those displaced and traumatized by the war
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for Deb Haaland, who is the first Native American Secretary ever, specifically of the Interior Department
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those plotting violence against elected officials to be taken into custody before they carry out their violence
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for Louisiana as its groundwater reserves are running low
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 and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for people to follow CDC guidelines
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for those grieving the deaths of 3 adults & a child who were shot & killed over an argument about the pandemic stimulus checks
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the landlords and renters who are struggling with missed payments during the pandemic
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for vaccine suppliers to be able to meet the demand. Pray for countries and companies to lay aside patent rights to maximize vaccine production and distribution. Pray for places concerned that a vaccine shortage could lead to another surge in the virus, such as Germany
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for overcrowded hospitals and their medical staffs and patients
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people in places entering lockdowns
Source: Paris, France and France & Poland and Idaho Legislature

Summary: Pray for racial inequalities in healthcare to be eliminated so all ethnic groups may have proper access to the vaccine
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for the leaders leading in the midst of a pandemic
Source: Link

Praying the News Summary 11

Summary: Country of the Week: India

Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for a just trial for the police officers involved in George Floyd's death. Pray for repentance and reform
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for just investigations into the deaths of black people
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to repent of using hateful and racist words. Pray for them to be held accountable for their words even as we pray for them to learn empathy and compassion
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: George Floyd's family was awarded 27 million dollars by Minneapolis over George Floyd's death
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Breonna Taylor's family as they seek accounability and reforms over her death
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for housing reforms for reduce racial inequality in housing
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a just investigation into allegations of covering up details of Daniel Prude's death
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for Little Arabia to be formally recognized as a cultural center in California
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for a decline of misinformation and conspiracy theories
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Texans stuck with insanely high power bills after the fierce storm
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a just peace...in Senegal...and Afghanistan...and Yemen...and Myanmar...and Mexico...and Mozambique
Source: Senegal and Afghanistan and Yemen and Myanmar (2nd, 3rd, 4th) and Mexico and Mozambique

Summary: Pray for just and equitable voting laws and reforms
Source: Link and Link
Summary: A series of explosions in Equatorial Guinea led to 31 dead and 600 injured. Pray for the injured, those treating them, and those grieving the death of a family member
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Sweden as it moves forward after a vote banning Muslim face coverings in public
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those involved in the Capitol riot to get fair & just trials, even as we pray for their repentance and salvation
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for those impacted by changes in immigration law. PRAISE: Venezuelans in the US with an undocumented status can get protected status due to the unrest in Venezuela
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the nearly 1 in 3 women who have experienced violence. Pray for perpetrators to repent and make amends

Source: Link

Summary: Pray for individuals who identify as LGBTQ to be protected from physical amd verbal abuse. Pray for Christians to treat these individuals as humans made in the image of God (i.e. with love and compassion). 
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the unaccompanied minors seeking asylum at the US border. Pray for programs aimed at fixing the problems causing people to flee & seek asylum, even as we work on welcoming asylum-seekers now
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for 30 students who have been kidnapped in Nigeria. Pray for the kidnappers to release the students
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for human traffickers to be stopped and for their victims to be rescued. Pray for traffickers to encounter Christ and to repent
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: The US is offering residents of Myanmar protected status due to their unrest

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: 116 million cases including 2.5 million deaths globally
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates: 118 million cases including 2.6 million deaths globally
Source: Link
Summary: Live Updates:
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for communities who are wary of getting the vaccine, such as the Latinx community
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for nurses and doctors, especially in communities where anti-masking sentiment runs high. Pray for medical staff to take care of themselves
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for people to follow CDC and government guidelines
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for Brazil and its medical staff as rising cases swamp its hospitals
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for those with high-risk disabilities to have access to the vaccine
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the high risk populations, such as black communities, to be prioritized in virus distribution
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for Asian Americans who are experiencing discrimination and violence due to people's ignorance & fear. Pray for the perpetrators to repent and make amends, even as they face the consequences of their actions
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for obese people to have access to the vaccine as their weight magnifies their risk for the virus. Pray that the government will shift its subsidies to healthy produce to combat obesity
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for businesses owners, particularly black business owners, to survive the changing markets due to the pandemic

Source: Link
Summary: Pray for concerns over vaccine safety to be thoroughly investigated
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for people experiencing lockdowns
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for people to respect the mask rules of the businesses they frequent
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for countries to participate in the COVAX vaccine program to ensure all nations have access to the vaccine
Source: Link

Praying the News Summary 10

Summary: Country of the Week: Nigeria

Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for people to learn more about our history of slavery. (The first article is about the underground railroad to Mexico and the second article is about the firat schoolhouse for black children)
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for black students who face discrimination at school. Pray for the low-income students struggling with online learning in the pandemic
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color) to receive excellent healthcare, especially when they are suffering from Alzheimer's. Pray people who get substandard care due language or cultural barriers
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the people who are descended from slaves to have their rights protected. A judge dismissed a case about whether the direct descendant of a slave had the ownership of a photo of that slave, saying that the slave didn't own the photo, so the descendant didn't either
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for black people walking home to be viewed as normal instead of suspicious by security guards
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the officers involved in George Floyd's death to repent of their actions and for reforms to take place to prevent deaths like this from happening again
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for the 25 people who died during a prison break in Haiti. Pray for the hundreds who escaped to turn themselves in
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for a just peace to prevade Myanmar. Pray for the 30 protestors wounded as well as the families of the 18 protestors shot and killed by the military. Pray for the imprisoned elected officials. Pray for countries to weigh their responses to the situation. Pray for journalists being detained for covering these events
Source: Link and Link and Link and Elected Officials and Countries and Journalists and Link

Summary: Pray for people and countries to have compassion on impoverished people
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the voting laws being considered by legislatures to be just. Pray for eligible voters who are worried about burdensome restrictions and disenfranchisement. Unjust voting laws include both allowing ineligible people to vote AND limiting eligible people's access to voting. 
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the tens of thousands of civilians who have been detained during the 10 years of civil war in Syria who are still missing
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for the Yemeni adults and children starving to death due to hunger being weaponized in the war with Saudi Arabia
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: 270+ of the kidnapped schoolchildren have been released
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for lasting and true peace in Nigeria. Pray for those who experienced tramua due to kidnappings

Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the parents and children separated at the US border to be reunited
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the Capitol rioters to be loved out of their extremism. Pray for extremism (both right-wing and left-wing) to decline in the US. Pray for future attacks to be prevented
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for people (especially Christians) to test and research information instead of believing conspiracy theories because they align with their biases
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the families of the 3 female media workers who were shot and killed in Afghanistan
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the families of the 13 people who died in a car crash in California
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for Congress as they consider requiring a background check for all gun purchases. Pray for Congress as they consider police reform. Pray for Congress as they consider election & campaign finance reform. Pray for Congress as they consider another stimulus bill

Source: Gun Reform and Police Reform and Election/Campaign Finance Reform and Stimulus
Summary: Pray for compromise and reconciliation between Indian farmers and the government of India
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the 7 people injured in a stabbing attack in Sweden

Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Columbia as they work to offer amnesty to Venezuelans seeing refuge
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for peace between the US, Iran, and Iraq. Pray for bombs to be broken down and used to make farming implements
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a just investigation into allegations of war crimes by modern Israel against Palestine. Pray for the court to investigate all allegations of war crimes by any country. 
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for New Zealand as recent earthquakes puts it at risk for tsunamis
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: Tennessee found 150 missing children
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for just immigration reform in the US
Source: Link

Summary: Pray states & federal governments to consider a basic income stipend like California tried
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for peace in Ethiopia
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for peace in Senegal
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for asylum-seekers as their cases are being heard. Pray for wisdom and compassion for those making decisions
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for just and thorough investigations to be carried out when allegations are made about police misconduct
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: Pray for those getting the vaccine, as well as those administering it and those concerned about vaccine ethics
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for prisoners (in Belgium in the link below) who are in the midst of virus outbreaks
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the 28 million Americans who have (or have had) the virus. Pray for the families of the 500,000 Americans who have died due to the virus
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: modern Israel is making progress in vaccinating the people in the territories they are occupying. Pray for these Palestinians to have access to the vaccine
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for places that are reopening to follow safety guidelines and protocols still
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for places without access to clean water, especially in a pandemic
Source: Link

Summary: 28.7 million cases including 519,000 deaths in the US
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those responsible for an explosion outside of a Dutch viris testing site to be apprehended and repent of their actions. 
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for countries to share the vaccine
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for the millions of children unable to attend school due to the pandemic
Source: Link