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Thursday, 11 August 2016 09:48
South Sudan
Five years after becoming the world's newest nation, South Sudan is broken. The joy of independence quickly faded back into conflict. Years of fighting and civil war have crippled nearly every sphere of society. Pray for…
Thursday, 11 August 2016 09:47
Continue to pray for Pakistan
A missionary writes, ‘The military is working to bring down terrorists along the Afghan border. Pray this might be coordinated with Afghanistan so that terrorists cannot cross borders to escape. The Joshua project states Pakistan is…
Thursday, 11 August 2016 09:45
Globally: movement of people and the Good News
According to the UN, last year the number of people living in a country other than the one of their birth reached 244 million. God is doing something through diaspora - the individuals and peoples who…
Thursday, 11 August 2016 09:43
Iran: Three Azeri Christians arrested
Three Christian tourists from Azerbaijan visiting their Christian friends in Tehran were arrested by Iranian intelligence police at a residential house, believed to be a house church. They were immediately transferred to an unknown location. They…
Thursday, 11 August 2016 09:35
USA: meeting Jesus inspired ex-congressman
Former congressman Tom DeLay encountered Jesus over 30 years ago and the transformation he underwent inspired him to write a book, jointly with Baptist pastor Wallace Henley, calling America back to its godly heritage. He spoke…
Thursday, 11 August 2016 09:33
Middle East: Jabhat al-Nusra severs ties with al-Qaeda
The announcement by Jabhat al-Nusra that it was severing ties with al-Qaeda signals the terrorist organisation’s desperation. Russian and Iranian-backed Syrian forces are working together; Jabhat al-Nusra and its allies have instituted brutal Sharia rule, as…