Praying the News Summary 26

Summary: Country of the Week: Turkey

Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for discussions on Confederate monuments, such as Stone Mountain. Pray for wisdom and creativity in dealing with monuments elevating the Confederacy
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for people to learn about the history of Juneteenth and Harriet Tubman
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the US and Canada to reckon with their history of religious residental schools for indigenous children and the abuses that took place at them. 600+ graves were found at another residential school
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for previously redlined areas to be invested in and to have green spaces created
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Derek Chauvin to repent. Pray for those upset with the sentencing
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
Summary: Pray for an increase in home ownership by black people
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for those injured by a vehicle that crashed into a bike race
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for peace in Myanmar
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to care for the environment and switch to sustainable practices, so environments such as the Great Barrier Reef (in the 2nd link) will continue to host diverse plant and animal life
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for those in the paths of storms and tropical depressions
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those grieving the 12 people who died in a 15 vehicle crash in Alabama
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for those grieving a person killed and those injured by a vehicle crashing into spectators at a pride parade in Florida
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for peace in Afghanistan as troops continue to withdraw
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a decline in police officer deaths. Pray for drivers to notice cops by the road, so they can all stay safe
Source: Link 

Summary: Pray for a just peace between Palestinians and Israelis. Pray for negotiations to provide safety, protection, and a future to both groups
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for those grieving a police officer and a civilian shot & killed by a gunman in Colorado
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for a decline in gun violence. Pray creativity in coming up with alternative, safer ways of policing, as well as police reforms
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the people in migrant camps and detention centers to be treated humanely. Pray for the people seeking asylum to have their cases heard
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for just trials to take place
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for those who were involved in the Capitol Riot to be held accountable for their actions and for them to repent
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for people with mental health problems to have access to good and humane treatment
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: The US will evacuate thousands of Afghan interpreters before troop withdrawal
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for a decline in suicide rates, in both the military and non-military life
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those suffering from tinnitus
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those missing (and those searching for the missing) after a building collapsed in Miami
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for just election reforms that do not add undue hardship to eligible voters trying to vote
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for people's hate to not be expressed in physical attacks and murder. Pray for marginalized groups at the receiving end of this hate
Source: Link and Link and 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

Summary: Pray for Brazilians as they grieve 500,000 virus deaths
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for those concerned about the spread of virus varients
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for places experiencing a virus surge, such as Buddhist monasteries in India
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people who have quit their jobs (or were fired) over the issue of vaccines to find new jobs
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to continue to get vaccinated
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for New Zealanders after a person visiting tested positive
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the people who have had long-lasting/enduring virus symptoms
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people under new mask mandates (in Israel in the article)
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people in new lockdowns and/or under new mask restrictions
Source: Link and Sydney

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Summary: Country of the Week: Algeria

Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for interracial couples, as June 12 marked 54 years since interracial marriage was legalized in the US. 
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for the safety of protestors. Pray for those grieving a woman who was killed at a protest after a man drove his vehicle into the group of protestors
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for people to listen to complaints of colorism and racism, as they respond with compassion, grace, and mercy
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for reforms in prisons and in courtroom sentencing, so minorities do not get harsher sentences. Pray for those in prison due to these unjust practices to get justice.
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the man who hit a Muslim family with his car in Canada to get a just trial & sentencing, even as we pray for him to repent
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for reforms in policing, even as we pray for families who lost someone after an interaction with the police to get a just compensation
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to learn about the history of Juneteenth
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for perpetrators of anti-Asian hate to be caught and held responsible for their crimes, even as we pray for them to repent
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for cities attempting to make reparations to its black citizens
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for data about accomplishments and achievements during the segregation era of our history to be desegregated and for people to learn about the achievements of various ethnicities
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for those grieving the 3 people who died after a car crashed into a plasma center in Pittsburgh
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for government leaders to submit to God's will. Specifically pray for the new leadership in Israel mentioned in the articles below. 
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for peace in Madrid as thousands protest pardons being issued
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for peace and justice in Myanmar as an ousted leader's trial begins
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for police to be trained in deescalation and interacting with those with mental health crises
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for peaceful negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians to resume. Pray for the civilians caught between the fighting
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for an end to for-profit/private detention centers and prisons
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for just voting rights reforms that don't make it more difficult for eligible people to vote
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for those facing food shortages, particularly in North Korea
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for the 337,000 people affected by a power outage in Puerto Rico
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: The US justice department is putting more weight in asylum cases where violence was involved. Pray for people seek asylum to be treated humanely
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to buy chocolate that is ethically produced (ie not made with cocoa harvested by child labor or slave labor)
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the record number of people seeking refuge and asylum, even in the midst of a pandemic
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for people suffering from ongoing tramua from enrollment in "tough love camps" by their families
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for police departments to reform based on officer indictments

Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Afghan interpreters to get approved for US visas as troops pull out of Afghanistan and interpreters fear for their lives
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the government to invest in programs to reduce drug overdoses and sharing contaminated needles
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those in the path of a tropical storm in Louisiana and Mississippi

Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those involved in the Capitol Riot to be held accountable for their actions, even as we pray for them to repent
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for governments to stop executing people for crimes committed while they were minors. Pray for an end to the death penalty online
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 people to stay abreast of the virus symptoms of the new variants
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for those uncomfortable with getting vaccinated, especially when their work requires it
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for people to follow airline and business guidelines regarding masks
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those grieving the 600,000 dead from the virus in the US
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for scientists researching more ways of fighting the virus
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for families with children with special needs to get the support they need as schools reopen
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the elderly homebound people to get vaccinated
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people who have suffered frol mental health issues during the pandemic, particularly caregivers
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for parents to be able to send their children to school. Pray for the children forced to get jobs during the pandemic
Source: Link

Praying the News Summary 24

Summary: Country of the Week: Turkmenistan

Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for wisdom for people grappling with the racist attitudes and actions of people who had birds named after them. 
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for grace to be poured over a school where several black students were upset by a school project asking them to clean cotton
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those in Canada as they grapple with the history and effects of residential schools for indigenous children. Pray for the US to do the same
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for those grieving the 40+ people killed in a train accident in Pakistan
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for police reforms so people can be taken into custody instead of shot & killed. Pray for the US to learn from other nations how to reduce deaths of civilians at the hands of police, as well as police officer deaths
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for allegations of linguistic racism (treating someone as inferior based on their accent) to be thoroughly investigated and remedied
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a decline in anti-Semitism. Pray for negotiations to find compromises that will have both the Israelis and Palestinians treated humanely and justly
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: PRAISE: A new law in Nevada bans racial mascots and sundown sirens (sirens that would sound to signify that non-white people had to leave town at the end of the day)
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for people to grapple with the legacy of those in the Confederacy and how to honor those who were enslaved by Confederates
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: The Justice Department will require federal officers to wear body cameras when serving warrants or making pre-planned arrests
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to support programs aimed at correcting past injustices and discrimination aimed at black and other minority people
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for those who are grieving the 100-160+ people killed in a village raid in Burkina Faso
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for places experiencing unrest, such as Dublin, Ireland
Source: Dublin

Summary: Pray for wisdom as governments work to address the causing that are driving people to leave their home countries and seek asylum in the US
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for environmental issues, such as the long-term effects of the ship sinking off of the coast of Sri Lanka
Source: Sri Lanka

Summary: Pray for those grieving afresh after the body of a 15 month old child was found in Norway after drowning in the English Channel last October
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for those grieving the death of a 6 year old killed on the way to school. Pray for justice for and repentance from his killer
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a thorough investigation into the allegations of abuse that many Afghan policewomen suffer from
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those grieving the 3 people killed at a graduation party in Florida
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those grieving 4 of the 5 members of a Muslim family who were killed in an intentional attack in Canada. Pray for the hospitalized boy who survived
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for a just investigation into the Capitol Riot as people work to prevent a similar attack in the future
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for prisoners to be treated humanely by guards
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a decline in gun violence in the US
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those grieving the 10 mine clearance workers shot dead in Afghanistan
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for refugees, asylum-seekers, and migrants to be treated humanely. Pray for order and compassion to pervade throughout the border situation
Source: Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for Native American police on tribal lands as the Supreme Court ruled that they can detain non-Native people on tribal lands. Pray for tribal jails to be reformed so that people will not die in police custody
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for workplaces to support mental health initiatives, such as emotional support animals
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for crisis support teams that are responding to mental health crises in Montana, as an alternative to policing mental health problems
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Puerto Ricans experiencing power outages after a fire at a power station
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for an end to the death penalty
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those involved in the Capitol riot to face the just consequences for their actions, even as we pray for them to repent
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for peace in Syria. Pray for bombings to avoid hospitals, schools, and civilian areas
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the 14 people injured in a shooting in Texas
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for voting rights to be upheld. Pray for states to find ways to continue to allow eligible voters to be able to have their votes counted, while preventing ineligible voting

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: PRAISE: The US is sharing vaccines with other countries
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for places reopening as cases decline, such as India
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those people who are concerned about the unemployment benefits ending during the pandemic
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those people who are navigating (or uncomfortable with) a return to their workplace
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people as international travel is starting to open up again
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for places with rising virus varient cases, such as the US
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the pharmacist who deliberately ruined vaccines to repent as he goes to prison
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those concerned about eviction as the federal moratorium banning evictions in a pandemic is ending
Source: Link

Summary: Praying for the growing number of child labors as the pandemic continues
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for those concerned about less frequent reporting of virus and vaccine rates by states
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for rural areas with low vaccination rates to get more vaccinations done
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: Some vaccines are getting a longer shelf life, which minimizes waste
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for places delaying the end of their lockdowns, such as England
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for countries to continue to share vaccines with other nations
Source: Link

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Summary: Country of the Week: Laos

Source: Link

Racial Injustice

Summary: Pray for acknowledgement, repentance, and reparations to be made for the Tulsa Massacre
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link and Link and Link
Summary: Pray for businesses to tackle and address racial inequalities
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the black-owned businesses supporting social reform
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for acknowledgement, mourning, and reparations to be made for the mass graves of indigenous children found at residential schools
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for discussions on how to acknowledge and apologize for past genocides
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for all people to have access to vaccines. Pray for vaccine inequality to be tracked and remedied
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those instigating anti-Asian hate crimes to be caught and held accountable, even as we pray for them to repent 
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to learn about critical race theory from the original sources, before supporting or condemning it. Pray for people to learn the full story of our history, including the negative parts
Source: Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for just verdict and repentance for Derek Chauvin
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: The NFL will no longer be using a race-based formula to determine compensation for concussions
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for companies to investigate allegations of racial bias and work to remedy this
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for an end to anti-Semitism
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those grieving the indigenous children discovered in a mass grave at a residential school in Canada. Pray for lament, repentance, and reparations to be made
Source: Link

Other Requests

Summary: Pray for reforms to prevent mass shootings
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for a decline in anti-Semitic attacks. Pray for people to treat both Israelis and Palestinians humanely
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those facing natural disasters, such as sandstorms in Mongolia and lack of clean water after a volcanic eruption in DR Congo
Source: Mongolia and DR Congo

Summary: Pray for those grieving the 7 people presumed dead after a plane crash in Tennessee
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for people to find alternatives to gangs & gun violence
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for just and equitable voting laws to be passed that do not make it harder for eligible voters to vote
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: PRAISE: Over 270 people were rescued from a ferry fire near Indonesia
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the 20 injured and those grieving the 2 dead after a shooting in Florida
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the environment as a oil-laden ship sinks off the coast of Sri Lanka
Source: Link and Link
Summary: Pray for those affected by the JBS cyberattack
Source: Link and Link and Link and Link

Summary: Pray for the people affected by a strain of the bird flu in China
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for those impacted by a naval ship catching fire and sinking off the coast of Oman
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for a just investigation and trial for all those involved in the Capitol Riots
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for migrant workers to be treated humanely
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a decline in assualt weapons owned and used
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for peace in Afghanistan as US and NATO troops withdraw
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for those grieving the death of a man shot and killed by law enforcement in Minneapolis. Even though he had a weapon in his hand, we can still grieve the loss of life
Source: Link and 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 and Link

Summary: Pray for Brazilians as protests over the government's handling of the pandemic continue
Source: Link
Summary: PRAISE: The UK vaccines are contributing to reduced hospitalizations
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the Vietnamese as they deal with a new virus varient
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for children (and adults) facing malnutrition during the pandemic, such as those in Haiti
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for the children orphaned during the pandemic
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for people and groups discussing in person meetings again
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for Peru as it grapples with a higher virus death toll after a review of deaths
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for virus patients in India facing fungal infections on top of the virus
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for a global pandemic treaty that is in discussions
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for people in lockdown and areas with virus surges such as in the state of Victoria, Australia and the countries of Malaysia and Nepal
Source: Victoria, Australia and Malaysia and Nepal

Summary: Pray for people to stop stigmatizing people and places where virus varients are emerging from
Source: Link

Summary: Pray for minority populations to have access to the vaccine and good health care during the pandemic
Source: Link

Summary: PRAISE: The US is sharing vaccines with other countries
Source: Link and Link

Summary: Pray for Canadians as they are approved to get any to shots of any vaccine (mix and match allowed)
Source: Link
Summary: Pray for those grieving someone who died in a traffic accident during the pandemic. Traffic deaths rose due to an increase in risky driving
Source: Link