Praying the News Summary 11

Summary: Country of the Week: India

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Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for a just trial for the police officers involved in George Floyd's death. Pray for repentance and reform
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Summary: Pray for just investigations into the deaths of black people
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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
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Summary: PRAISE: George Floyd's family was awarded 27 million dollars by Minneapolis over George Floyd's death
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Summary: Pray for Breonna Taylor's family as they seek accounability and reforms over her death
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Summary: Pray for housing reforms for reduce racial inequality in housing
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Summary: Pray for a just investigation into allegations of covering up details of Daniel Prude's death
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Other Requests

Summary: Pray for Little Arabia to be formally recognized as a cultural center in California
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Summary: Pray for a decline of misinformation and conspiracy theories
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Summary: Pray for Texans stuck with insanely high power bills after the fierce storm
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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
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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
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Summary: Pray for Sweden as it moves forward after a vote banning Muslim face coverings in public
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Summary: Pray for those involved in the Capitol riot to get fair & just trials, even as we pray for their repentance and salvation
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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
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Summary: Pray for the nearly 1 in 3 women who have experienced violence. Pray for perpetrators to repent and make amends

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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). 
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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
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Summary: Pray for 30 students who have been kidnapped in Nigeria. Pray for the kidnappers to release the students
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Summary: Pray for human traffickers to be stopped and for their victims to be rescued. Pray for traffickers to encounter Christ and to repent
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Summary: PRAISE: The US is offering residents of Myanmar protected status due to their unrest

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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: 116 million cases including 2.5 million deaths globally
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Summary: Live Updates: 118 million cases including 2.6 million deaths globally
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Summary: Live Updates:
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Summary: Pray for communities who are wary of getting the vaccine, such as the Latinx community
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Summary: Pray for nurses and doctors, especially in communities where anti-masking sentiment runs high. Pray for medical staff to take care of themselves
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Summary: Pray for people to follow CDC and government guidelines
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Summary: Pray for Brazil and its medical staff as rising cases swamp its hospitals
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Summary: Pray for those with high-risk disabilities to have access to the vaccine
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Summary: Pray for the high risk populations, such as black communities, to be prioritized in virus distribution
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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
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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
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Summary: Pray for businesses owners, particularly black business owners, to survive the changing markets due to the pandemic

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Summary: Pray for concerns over vaccine safety to be thoroughly investigated
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Summary: Pray for people experiencing lockdowns
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Summary: Pray for people to respect the mask rules of the businesses they frequent
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Summary: Pray for countries to participate in the COVAX vaccine program to ensure all nations have access to the vaccine
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