From a Christian living in the Kyushu area On July 4, heavy rains caused flooding in parts of Kyushu, and as of July 20, there were 72 deaths and five missing persons in the region, with the worst damage centered on Kumamoto Prefecture. COVID-19 has complicated relief efforts and limited the number of volunteers outside of […]
Read More ›From a Japanese Christian leader The average age of the pastors in Japan is nearly 70; consequently, churches struggle to maintain their worship services and ministry. While some churches started holding online worship services, others are still closing and waiting to reopen. A great news is that an 82 year-old pastor in Shizuoka prefecture started a Youtube […]
Read More ›From a Japanese Christian leader Pray for the increasing patients of COVID-19 In the last 30 days, the number of daily cases increased from 100 to 980. Tokyo alone has reported 366 cases on July 23, a number that continues to rise exponentially. One pastor in Kanto region (which includes Tokyo) is infected and hospitalized in […]
Read More ›From a Jamaican Christian leader We give thanks for God’s hand of grace over the island of Jamaica during this pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended the Government and people of Jamaica on their response to the crisis. As of today (July 22, 2020) Jamaica has total of 816 confirmed case of the […]
Read More ›From an Italian Christian leader The crisis provided many opportunities for the evangelical minority to overcome divisions, to shine as a testimony of the hope evangelicals have in God. The Italian Evangelical Alliance (EA) issued an appeal to all Italian evangelical churches, ministries, and believers, to join together on March 22nd, April 13th and May 2nd, to […]
Read More ›From a Christian working in Israel Please pray for the government of Israel, for its divided leadership to work together to establish clear guidelines for the public in the struggle against Covid-19. With mounting unemployment, on and off lock-downs, and confused and conflicting government restrictions; there is growing social unrest and mass demonstrations against the government […]
Read More ›From a Christian Israeli There are challenges facing the different communities in Israel. Israel is in the second wave of the pandemic and the unemployment rate is extremely high. Many families are struggling to provide for themselves. There is political unrest and protests after there were three general elections within a span of 1 year […]
Read More ›From a believer living in Iraq Iraq finds itself in a time of economic, public health, and political & military crisis (on several fronts), but this has not hindered the growth of the gospel in this nation. Pray for: Continued effectiveness for social media campaigns and that the Lord would (1) impact tens of thousands […]
Read More ›From Elam Ministries There’s no doubt about it – the coronavirus pandemic has hit Iran hard over the past few months. Countless families are struggling to put food on the table. Many are grieving. House churches are not meeting in person. Now Iran is experiencing a second wave. The situation looks bleak. But there is […]
Read More ›From a family living in West Java Due to the prolonged mandated shutdown of non-essential businesses, many day laborers lost their source of income and depended on government and NGO food distribution for sustenance. Though major areas of Indonesia have eased restrictions, many families still live with increased financial strain. This led to opportunities for […]
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