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Friday, 03 March 2017 10:04
Gambia: new president - new era?
As previously reported (see Prayer Alert 17 February), Gambia's new president Adama Barrow has announced that the country will no longer officially be called an Islamic republic, reversing the decision made by his predecessor. Christians have…
Friday, 03 March 2017 09:56
Guatemala: the Chajul Ixil project
Last week we praised God for Bible translation work in two different countries; this week we ask for prayer for Guatemala. When the original translator for the New Testament in Chajul lxil died, someone experienced in…
Friday, 03 March 2017 09:53
USA: implementing Trump’s executive orders
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued two memos spelling out how they will implement the executive orders on immigration that President Trump signed in his first week in office. The specifics and the scope…
Friday, 03 March 2017 09:46
Sudan: Christian aid workers need freedom
Czechoslovakian aid worker Petr Jašek, who had been sentenced to 24 years in a Sudanese prison, was released when 400,000+ people signed a petition for his release. However, pastor Hassan Abduelraheem Kodi and student Abdulmonem Abdumawla…
Friday, 24 February 2017 08:43
Syria: peace talks under way
UN-sponsored peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition began in Geneva on Thursday. The two sides will not meet face-to-face to begin with. Staffan de Mistura, the UN's special Syria envoy, said on Wednesday he…
Friday, 24 February 2017 08:40
Global: 1.4 million children at risk of starvation
It has been six years since the world had a famine, but now UNICEF report that nearly 1.4 million children are at ‘imminent risk’ of death from famines in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen. The…