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FRANCE (3) – Needing the Love of Jesus

This comes from a mission agency director in Mulhouse, eastern France… After several months of fighting the epidemic of covid-19, in France the authorities have reported that, for the moment, the cases of contagion have decreased considerably, and on the 11th of May the process of reopening began. Although there is a lot of uncertainty, […]

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FRANCE (2) – Opportunities for creativity

The following comes from the leader of a mission branch in France. The lock-down opens up opportunity for creativity. A lady in Normandy is launching “Pépites de Lumière” (Nuggets of Light), a place where all members of our church (all ages) can share, in whatever art form they wish, how they are living their faith […]

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FRANCE (1) – A backward step for evangelicals?

The Director of a UK mission agency committed to France comments:- Due to biased reporting, a major gathering that took place in a large charismatic church in Mulhouse in February has been unfairly blamed for the spread of Covid-19 in France. This has led to threats of extreme violence against the pastor and church members, as […]

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FINLAND (extra) – Damaging effects on society

Here is another contribution from a member of the Finnish national prayer network. Please continue to pray for this nation! Many old people are losing their physical and mental strength due to lock-down isolation – the government gave strong advice for over 70 year olds to stay home, which they have followed carefully. Please pray […]

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FINLAND – Easing out of lockdown

Here are some thoughts from a Finnish missionary working in the UK … The situation in Finland is very similar to many other countries around the world. Lockdown started in mid-March with the closing of borders and schools. So far Finland has had 306 deaths and 6500 cases, which is quite low considering the population […]

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FIJI – 18 cases and none since April

The following comes from a Fijian national working in the mission field:- “Fiji has gone past 33 days without a COVID-19 case. There are only 3 remaining patients which the health department is taking care of. All schools will remain closed until Fiji is cleared of COVID-19. Curfew is still in place from 10pm – […]

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FAEROES & FALKLANDS – Is remoteness a safety barrier?

To date, these two groups of islands – one a self-governing region of Denmark in the North Atlantic, the other a British Overseas Territory off the coast of South America – have been mercifully little affected by the challenge of COVID-19. The Faeroe Islands have had (at the time of writing) 187 recorded cases with […]

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ETHIOPIA – Did a nation at prayer turn the tide?

From a group of ministry and prayer leaders in Ethiopia: The reality of COVID-19 in Ethiopia made experts review their projection. The figure they projected in terms of cases and deaths is incomparable to the reality. We are grateful to God for His mercy and protection. As soon as reports came out, the interreligious counsel […]

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ESTONIA – Prayer and Praise

These prayer requests have been presented by Estonian Christian Pentecostal Church: We are thankful to God that Estonia is doing quite well considering the current circumstances. Therefore the emergency situation was ended by Estonian Government starting from May 18th, 2020. The government has also given all the congregations permission to hold the public services again. […]

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA – Health care workers at risk

Our prayer material for the exotic tropical nation of Equatorial Guinea (Africa’s only Spanish-speaking nation) comes from a contact in Malabo, the country’s capital. Here the situation is not very good, there are already more than 500 infected people and 6 dead, according to the WHO. The Guinean Government is no longer reporting cases. The […]

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