Praying the News Summary 23

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