IPC: Connections
Please continue to pray for His solution for Syria as peace talks are scheduled for January 22. Up to now such negotiations have not yielded any agreement. Pray that weariness with the war will cause both sides to cooperate in bringing an end to his tragic conflict that has left…
There was a gathering of around 130 people from over 25 nations around the world to pray for the Middle East and hear reports of what God is doing in each nation in the region.Prior to this conference there was another smaller one looking at the whole issue of Spiritual…
There was a gathering of around 130 people from over 25 nations around the world to pray for the Middle East and hear reports of what God is doing in each nation in the region.Prior to this conference there was another smaller one looking at the whole issue of Spiritual…
As watchmen on the nation's southern border, human trafficking is one of the main issues we are confronting in prayer. A recent article in Time Magazine exposed the drug cartels' growing involvement in the sex trade. It is a troubling article, but I would encourage you to read it and…
As the days grow shorter and the cold of winter increases, our hearts grow heavier for those in North Korea who shiver in darkness, loneliness and fear. The numbers grow with escalating fierceness as the government of Kim Jong Un seeks to clamp down all who look elsewhere for hope.…
The disappearance of some 20,000 prisoners of conscience, and possibly many more, from North Korea's Camp 22-a massive concentration camp neighboring Hoeryong city which was geographically larger than Los Angeles and thought to have once held between 30,000 and 50,000 captives-cannot represent anything less than a Srebrenica-level massacre of an…
Here's an interesting article written by a Malaysian living in the UK, which reflects on the country's 50th anniversary. In the article he asks "After 50 years of Malaysia's existence, where are we today?" The following mostly sad quotes caught my ear as I read them and it pushed me…
The Loya Jirga, a national council of elders for Afghanistan, agreed that the security pact with the United States be extended to enable a scaled-down US military force to remain to train and support the local army; however, President Karzai has strangely not agreed to sign the pact. Please pray…
Please pray for much greater unity within the Hungarian Body of Christ, because since an act of our parliament, since the 1st of March 2012, there are government-supported Christian denominations and churches and non-government-supported -untraditional- Christian Churches. It is a lot like in China or was in our own country…
Thanks for your prayers for the people of the Philippines those whose lives were so deeply affected by the recent powerful storm there. Here is a helpful video prayer resource provided by World Vision to guide your prayers for their relief and recovery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_3PEeCT6qs
This map shows how many children have fled Syria for Lebanon (385,007), Jordan (291,238), Turkey (294,304), Iraq (77,125), North Africa (7,629) and Egypt (56,154) (As of 31st October 2013). Note that the numbers reflect children who have registered with UNHCR in these countries. The actual number of child refugees is…
TANAUAN, Philippines, November 18 (UNHCR) – Evelyn Quisaba (dressed in pink) has lived by the sea most of her life, but now it gives her nightmares. Every night the 53-year-old housewife sits on the ruins of her home, listening as the waves crash against the shore. The louder ones send…