Praying the News Summary 19

Summary: Country of the Week: Myanmar

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Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for those mourning the death of Andrew Brown Jr. who was shot and killed by sheriff deputies
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Summary: PRAISE: Mexico apologizes to Mayan people for historical abuses 
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Summary: Pray for a decline in hate crimes against Asians
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Summary: Pray for Derek Chauvin to accept the jury's verdict and to repent of his actions that led to George Floyd's death
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Summary: Pray for people to repent of white supremacy
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Summary: Pray for wisdom as the Supreme Court considers sentencing disparities in drug cases. Pray for God's justice to prevail
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Summary: Pray for a just trial for the police officer accused of shooting and killing Rayshard Brooks
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Summary: Pray for the man arrested for stabbing two Asian women to be held accountable for his actions. Pray for him to repent. Pray for the women as they recover in the hospital 
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Summary: Pray for people to learn about the effects of systemic racism so we can work to reverse it
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Summary: Pray for reforms in policing and our country so black parents are not fearful of how their children will be treated
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Summary: Pray for a just trial for the 4 officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights
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Other Requests

Summary: Pray for those arrested in May Day protests around the world and for those in leadership to hear the frustration of the protestors
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Summary: Pray for police officers (and just people in general) to treat people with disabilities (mental or physical) humanely
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Summary: Pray for a just investigation and trial of a state lawmaker accused of letting protestors into the building
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Summary: Pray for people grieving the loss of 3 lives due to a gunman in Wisconsin
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Summary: Pray for those voting in India and pray for the newly elected officials
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Summary: Pray for people grieving the four people who died when a boat capsized near San Diego
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Summary: Pray for police officers in Columbus, Ohio to obey a judge's order to stop using tear gas and rubber bullets against non-violent protesters
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Summary: Pray for the parents and children separated under the previous administration to be reunited
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Summary: Pray for refugees and agencies which support refugees
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Summary: Pray for those grieving the 23 people who died when a Mexico City metro overpass collapsed
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Summary: Pray for peace in Myanmar
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Summary: PRAISE: Columbia withdraws its controversial tax hike
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Summary: Pray for the 97 people found in a Texan home without proper documentation. They were confined in 2 bedrooms without food & water for multiple days.
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Summary: Pray for people to repent of murder
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Summary: Pray for people to examine and incorporate steps people, organizations, and governments can take to reduce climate change
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Summary: Pray for peace in Afghanistan
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Summary: Pray for those grieving the 25 people killed in a shootout in Brazil
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Summary: Pray for the three people wounded by a shooting at a school in Idaho
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Summary: Pray for just voting reforms and laws that will not prevent eligible voters from voting, even as they prevent fraudulent voting
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Summary: Pray for just and humane immigration reform
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Summary: Pray for people to donate useful things in good condition instead of broken and useless items
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Summary: Pray for the 130+ Palestinians and 6 Israeli police hurt in clashes at a mosque
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Summary: Pray for an end to the death penalty
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Summary: Pray for the new Zulu king
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Summary: Pray for the police to be trained in the use of non-lethal force
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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: Over 152.9 million cases including 3.2 million deaths globally
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Summary: Live Updates:
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Summary: Pray for India as their cases and deaths rise. 20 million cases according to the 4th link
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Summary: Pray for people to follow masking requirements on airplanes
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Summary: Pray for rural areas to have the resources & information to vaccinate locals
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Summary: Pray for minority group leaders to encourage their communities to get vaccinated

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Summary: Pray for children suffering from the virus
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Summary: Pray for places considering their travel policies
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Summary: Pray for those impacted by rising virus cases at Mount Everest
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Summary: Pray for people & companies to act ethically and safely (ie not wash and resell used nose swabs for virus testing)
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Summary: Pray for people to get vaccinated and those unsure about the vaccine to do research and ask their doctor questions
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Summary: Pray for Haiti to continue to keep the virus under control
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Summary: PRAISE: the US is backing a UN motion to waive property rights to vaccine patents to boost the global supply of vaccines
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Summary: Pray for extreme risk countries to have access to vaccines
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Summary: Pray for global support in vaccinating people. While we thank God for the vaccine program to help lower income countries get vaccines, we boldly ask for international help in setting up vaccination training and drives in those countries
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Summary: Pray for those researching, testing, and improving vaccines
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Summary: PRAISE: Australia is resuming repatriation flights from India after backlash. Pray for unaccompanied children in India to be reunited with their families in Australia
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Summary: Pray for Pakistanis as their country enters a partial lockdown
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Summary: Pray for those in the Philippines impacted by a hospital bed shortage due to the virus
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