Praying the News Summary 22

Summary: Country of the Week: Uzbekistan

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Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for wrongfully convicted people to be let out of prison, with pardons and reparations
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Summary: Pray for alternatives to prison for non-violent offenders
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Summary: Pray for people to consider how laws have been used to maintain the status quo in the face of protests
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Summary: Pray for an end to food deserts, particularly in minority neighborhoods
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Summary: Pray for parents discussing racism with their children
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Summary: Pray for a prominent leader of the Black Lives Matter movement who is in critical condition after being shot in the head.
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Summary: Pray for people to learn about the events of the Tulsa Massacre, make reparations for the past wrongs, and build a better future
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Summary: Pray for those grieving George Floyd's death, one year later. Pray for positive policing reforms to prevent deaths like his in the future
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Summary: Pray for people to research claims that disparage groups seeking justice and equality such as Black Lives Matter
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Summary: Black women are at the highest risk for maternal death (when a women dies who is pregnant or has a newborn less than a year old). Pray for changes to be made to prevent these deaths
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Summary: Pray for the government to address and remedy the problem of lead in pipes, particularly in minority communities
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Summary: Pray for people to learn about the Exonerated Five and implement reforms to prevent innocent people from going to prison
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Summary: Pray for those grieving the death of Manuel Ellis, who died after being restrained by police and complaining of being unable to breath
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Summary: Pray for people to mourn past atrocities, such as a mass grave for 200+ children at a school for indigenous children
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Summary: Pray for a decline to anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination
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Summary: Pray for police to be trained away from using excessive force, especially on prisoners. 
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Other Requests

Summary: Pray for the families grieving the 21 runners who died in an ultramarathon in China after encountering extreme weather
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Summary: Pray for the thousands of people who had to evacuate after a volcanic eruption in DR Congo
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Summary: Pray for a just peace between Israel & Gaza. Pray for negotiations and reconciliation, as well as a compromise that is palatable to both sides
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Summary: Pray for the 20,000+ children in US migrant detention centers to be treated humanely
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Summary: Pray for a peaceful transfer of power in Samoa
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Summary: Pray for Haiti to address its social unrest, poverty, and human rights abuses
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Summary: Pray for peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea
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Summary: Pray for those grieving the deaths of 14 people in a cable car accident in Italy
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Summary: Pray for peaceful negotiations and reconciliation in Mali
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Summary: Pray for the hundreds of thousands without power after an explosion in Australia
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Summary: Pray for the reasons people migrant and flee their homelands to be researched and addressed
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Summary: Pray for just voting laws that do not block eligible voters while preventing ineligible votes from being counted
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Summary: Pray for eligible people to be able to get the visas they need to travel. 
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Summary: Pray for places attempting police reforms
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Summary: Pray for an end to the death penalty
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Summary: Pray for those grieving the ten people who died in a shooting in California

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Summary: Pray for peace in Mozambique
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Summary: Pray for people to treat people who are transgender humanely
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Summary: Pray for governments to take responsibility for past genocides and atrocities, and make reparations
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Summary: Pray for governments and companies to invest in countries with large amounts of migration as they work the remedy the causes of migration
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Summary: Pray for peace in Columbia as the military is sent to a city after anti-government protests
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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:
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Summary: Pray for the 8,800 people who are suffering from a black fungus in addition to the virus (or recovering from the virus) in India
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Summary: PRAISE: Research indicates that two vaccines are effective against the virus varient from India
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Summary: Pray for people with less access to virus testing and treatment, specifically in India in the article below
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Summary: Pray for those who are uncomfortable with and adjusting to the change in the mask policy. Pray for people to respect businesses still requiring masks

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Summary: Pray for Japan as it is experiencing a virus surge
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Summary: PRAISE: Cases are declining in the US
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Summary:  Pray for Croatia as it opens up more, allowing vaccinated travelers
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Summary: Pray for schools as they decide on precautions and options for the next school year
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Summary: PRAISE: More than half of adults in 25 states are fully vaccinated. Update: Half of American adults are fully vaccinated
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Summary: PRAISE: a study found another vaccine is safe for teens
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Summary: Pray for doctors on the frontline in the pandemic, specifically in India in this article
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Summary: Pray for people to respect airline mask policies and not attack flight attendants who enforce said policies
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Summary: Pray for children (and people in general) negatively impacted by the pandemic
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Summary: Pray for businesses and employees navigating whether to require vaccines and how that works
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Summary: Pray for those travelling during the pandemic for holidays to take safety precautions
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