Praying the News Summary 15

Summary: Country of the Week: Saudi Arabia

Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for the Black Resilience Fund to be used to help and support struggling black people
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for bystanders witnessing anti-Asian hate crimes and assualt to do something to protect the person being attacked. Pray for people to learn how to respond before they witness an attack (the first link below has 5 suggested actions)
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for death row cases to be reexamined before ending a life. Pray for and end to racial disparities in sentencing, especially in death row cases
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a just trial for the officers accused of killing George Floyd. Pray for reforms to prevent the deaths of people being taken into custody
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link 

Summary: Pray for people to learn how racism influenced the routes of interstate highways. Pray for past wrongs to be righted
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for people to listen, believe, and act based on experiences shared about racism
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to learn to celebrate both Italian and Indigenous People's cultures on Columbus Day/Indigenous People Day. Pray for people to lament over past wrongs & atrocities
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for laws to be changed that previously penalized people in minorities worse than white individuals
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for just investigations into allegations of police misconduct
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for people and government leadership to address the health threat of racism
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: Kentucky bans most no-knock warrants, a year after Breonna Taylor's death

Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for places facing natural disasters, such as Florida (wastewater leak), Indonesia and East Timor (floods) and North Korea (famine), St. Vincent (volcano eruption)
Source: Florida (2nd link, 3rd) and Indonesia and East Timor and North Korea, amd St. Vincent (2nd Link)
Summary: Pray for the family and friends of the police officer slain in the US Capitol checkpoint attack as they grieve his death
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for peace after a riot in a St. Louis jail. Pray for their grievances to be addressed: they want their court dates. Many people held in jails are only accused of a crime, but not convicted. If they cannot afford bail, they must remain in jail until their court date, but the court system is backlogged
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for escaped prisoners in Nigeria to turn themselves in. Pray for people not to be hurt by prisoners or the pursuing authorities
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to have reliable and affordable access to healthcare
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for the asylum-seekers at the US border. Pray for the officials processing them. Pray for immigration reform. Pray for asylum-seekers fo have accurate information about the US immigration system. Pray for the unaccompanied minors in custody
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for conflicts to be peacefully resolved. Pray for people who have suffered tramua from ongoing conflicts
Source: DR Congo, Northern Ireland (2nd Link, 3rd)

Summary: Pray for a decline of extremism in the US. Pray for those who participated in the Capitol riot to be held accountable for their actions, even as we pray for them to repent
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for constitutional gun reforms to be enacted to decrease mass shootings in the US
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for refugees to receive aid and to be treated humanely
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to listen when others say they are hurt or offended by their words or actions. Pray for people to be able to apologize and make amends as they seek reconciliation
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for prisoners to be released
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for lawmakers to enact legislation and amendments that voters approved. Pray for lawmakers to support legislation that helps those in poverty
Source: Link
Summary: PRAISE: Utah has passed a law to require biological fathers to pay half of pregnancy-related medical costs
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for family and friends grieving the deaths of their loved ones due to mass shootings
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity to be thoroughly investigated and for those responsible to be held accountable for their actions, even as we pray for them to repent
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 places entering lockdowns due to rising cases
Source: France
Summary: Pray for places with rising cases
Source: Central & Eastern Europe and Brazil and Canada (2nd Link)

Summary: PRAISE: England is offering 2 free rapid results virus tests each week to its residents
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for those stressed about finding work in a pandemic
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for vaccines to meet quality standards. Pray for vaccine manufacturers and distributors. Pray for those developing and testing vaccines
Source: Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for all people of all countries to have access to vaccines. Pray for an end to conflicts.
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for places that are starting to open up. Australia and New Zealand are forming a travel bubble
Source: Australia & New Zealand (2nd Link), California

Summary: Pray for people to listen to reputable sources, investigate fear-mongering claims, and not spread misinformation about vaccines. Pray for people to not let unfounded conspiracy theories keep them from being vaccinated
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for people facing eviction in Texas after their courts signal they won't enforce the federal eviction freeze
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for places facing virus varients
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for religious groups to do their part to minimize spreading the virus & take appropriate safety precautions. Pray for religious people to not take the maximum freedom they can legally do in a pandemic, but to willing choose to follow safety guidelines
Source: Link