Praying the News Summary 17

Summary: Country of the Week: Egypt

Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: (pre-verdict) Pray for God's justice to be carried out as the trial of the police officer accused of murdering George Floyd draws to a close. Pray for peace in Minneapolis and throughout the US
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: (post-verdict) Pray for Derek Chauvin to repent. May he experience the godly sorrow that leads to repentance and salvation. Pray for reforms in policing so suspects end up arrested instead of dead.

Source: Link and Link and Link and 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 the family and friends of Daunte Wright as they grieve his death after a police officer mixed up her taser & gun
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the family and friends of 13-year old Adam Toledo as they grieve his death after he was shot & killed by a police officer. Pray for officers to give people time to respond to their instructions
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to take action to root out racism from our hearts, lives, and communities
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the family & friends of Ma'khia Bryant, a 16 year old black girl, who was shot dead by a police officer in Ohio. She called the police for help. 
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for a just investigation by the US Department of Justice into allegations of excessive force used by Minneapolis police
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for places, such as Germany, where racist threats caused a refugee to withdraw their candidacy
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: a black ballerina with a Berlin ballet company won her racism case and got a settlement and her contract renewed
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: the US Senate passed an anti-hate crime bill, targeting anti-Asian hate
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for the family of Andrew Brown Jr., a black man shot & killed by police as they served a search & arrest warrent. 
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for a decline of mass shootings, specifically in the US
Source: Indianapolis (2nd Link), Texas & Wisconsin
Summary: Pray for Syria to hold peaceful and just elections. Pray for peace between Israel & Syria. Pray for peace in East Jerusalem. Pray for peace in Myanmar. Pray for peace in France (stabbing at a police station)
Source: Elections and Israel & Syria and East Jerusalem and Myanmar and France

Summary: Pray for those mourning the people killed by mass shootings
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people enduring natural disasters, in places such as South Africa (wildfires), Louisana (boat capsized, search suspended)
Source: South Africa (2nd link), Louisana

Summary: Pray for Miguel Diaz-Canel, the new leader of Cuba's Communist Party
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for a decline of extremism, specifically in the US. Pray for both far-right and far-left extremism to decline. Pray for extremists to repent, even as we pray for them to be held accountable for their actions, such as those who took part in the Capitol riots. Pray for people who are in "echo chambers" (a group that agrees with them and riles people up into more defensive & aggressive stances) to learn to love, empathise with, and respect people who believe differently than they do
Source: Capitol Riots (2nd Link, 3rd, 4th, 5th) and Link

Summary: PRAISE: Immigration agenies are ordered to not use the term "illegal alien". Pray for people to recognize the humanity of people who do not have the proper documents to live & work in the US
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for states to find ways to negotiate with protestors and peaceful demonstrators, even as they arrest rioters and looters. Pray for protesters to be protected from vehicles
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the children seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border to be treated humanely. Pray for just & compassionate immigration reform
Source: Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for a decline in for-profit detention centers. Pray for the centers to treat the people in them humanely
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for an end to the death penalty, in the US and around the world. 4 Middle Eastern countries and the US had the highest number of reported executions in 2020. Pray for countries that do not release this data to be held accountable by the global community

Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for those hurt or frustrated by Canada's bill banning religious symbols worn by civil servants while working
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the nation Chad as their president has been killed after clashes with rebels
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for people, organizations, and governments to take steps to reduce and reverse climate change
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for this administration's cabinet nominees and secretaries. Pray for God's wisdom to guide them

Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a just investigation and trial of the Boulder, Colorado mass shooter

Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: the Manhattan district attorney will stop prosecuting prostitutes. Pray that they may find ways to rescue women trapped in the sex industry and provide safe, moral alternatives to earn money. Pray for the city to address the root causes of prostitution

Source: Link

Summary: Pray for families & friends grieving their loved ones on a missing Indonesian submarine which was found submerged after its oxygen ran out
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for just and fair voting reforms to be made based on research
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Muslims observing Ramadan
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to learn about the ugly parts of our history so we can learn from it, repent, make amends, and more forward
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: Pray for places fighting rising infections, such as Kenya and India
Source: Kenya, India (2nd link, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th)
Summary: Pray for people to have access to vaccines, especially in poorer neighborhoods and countries
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for places opening up, such as Australia/New Zealand. Pray for places that are seeing fewer cases and deaths, such as Israel
Source: Australia/New Zealand (2nd Link), Israel

Summary: PRAISE: over half of US adults have received at least one dose of a vaccine
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people affected by virus-related travel bans. Pray for people to reconsider taking unnecessary trips
Source: Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for people to listen to scientists and authorities researching vaccine safety
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for other diseases to get the resources they need to test & treat patients, even in the midst of this pandemic
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for countries to take steps and make plans to prevent future pandemics and to improve the pandemic response
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: 200 million vaccine doses have been administered in the US
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for the guides & other climbers on Mt. Everest as a climber tests positive
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for non-English speakers with the virus to get equal care in US hospitals
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for at home virus test kits to be affordable and available in all neighborhoods
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people suffering from long-term effects of the virus
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for fewer drug overdose deaths in a pandemic
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for places that are using vaccine passports as a way to open up
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the manufacturers and distributors of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as it is approved to be distributed again
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for people worried about the pandemic and those who are overconfident in the vaccine making everything fully normal overnight
Source: Link