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Friday, 21 July 2017 09:04
Iraq: harsh treatment of IS families
Nessrine Hamad, aged six, is covered with a painful rash and has tears in her eyes. ‘She has been like that for three days,’ her mother said. ‘It is because of the dirty water. Most of…
Friday, 21 July 2017 08:59
Canada: marijuana and faith
The government plans to legalise recreational marijuana by 1 July 2018. Pray for Canadians to use critical thinking skills as they decide what to do with their vote that could change many God-given lives. There is…
Friday, 21 July 2017 08:57
East Africa: food crisis
A missionary helping the 24 million people in East Africa dying of starvation has criticised the media for being so ‘distracted’ by Donald Trump that they're failing to notice the worst humanitarian crisis to hit the…
Friday, 14 July 2017 10:38
The West: subtle attacks on Christianity
Tim Farron’s resignation from UK politics indicates that it is increasingly difficult for a practising Christian to remain leader of a political party. But even more sadly, the church in the west is falling victim to…
Friday, 14 July 2017 10:36
Syria / Iraq: children impacted by war
Children who have experienced the unspeakable horrors of war need long-term help coping with their experiences. Lives have been torn apart after years of IS rule and terrorist invasion. Since mid-2014, the people of Iraq have…
Friday, 14 July 2017 10:34
Israel / USA: strange proceedings at UN
Nikki Haley, the new US ambassador to the UN, has described her first Security Council meeting, which was discussing the Middle East, as ‘very strange’. She expected to be addressing maintenance of international peace and security.…