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