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Thursday, 07 January 2021 20:43
USA: Trump transmission turmoil
On 5 January a throng of Trump supporters swathed in red, white and blue had a ‘Jericho march’ around Washington in imitation of the Israelites besieging the city of Jericho. Some wore ‘Make America Great Again’…
Thursday, 07 January 2021 20:41
USA: Trump transition prayer needs
The Washington riots and deaths have demonstrated how deeply damaged US politics has become. Pray for God to turn this build-up of animosity and eventual breakdown of law and order into a wakeup call for Americans.…
Thursday, 07 January 2021 20:37
Global: pray during Covid-19
Nations face a resurgence of infections. May God bring comfort to those who have lost loved ones, giving them His peace that surpasses all understanding in 2021. Evolving and alarming headlines fuel worldwide uncertainty and rampant…
Thursday, 07 January 2021 20:35
Nigeria: ‘No evil will take away our faith’
A Christmas Eve attack by Boko Haram which left at least eleven dead and two church buildings razed to the ground prompted Nigerian bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme of Maiduguri to issue a rallying cry, insisting Islamist…
Thursday, 07 January 2021 20:33
Pakistan: arrested for Facebook post
Raja Waris, a 25-year-old Christian lay reader, is in police custody in Lahore after he shared another person’s post critical of Islam on his Facebook page. Raja apologised to the Muslims in person, saying he had…
Thursday, 07 January 2021 20:30
Yemen: explosion rocks peace efforts
As Yemen prepares to move forward with a power-sharing government, two explosions at Aden airport were designed to annihilate the new government officials disembarking from their plane. Saudi Arabia had brokered a peace deal between Houthi…