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GABON – A small but growing threat

These prayer points come from a senior minister in Gabon Assemblies of God. To date the country has had 2,135 cases and 14 deaths out of a population of around 2.2 million. Please pray to stop the rapid spread of this pandemic during these last weeks across the country and mainly in Libreville, the capital of […]

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FRENCH GUIANA & FRENCH POLYNESIA – Low counts, but keep praying

The Department of French Guiana has so far had 353 cases of COVID and 1 death, out of a population of around 300,000. The Archipelago of French Polynesia has had 60 cases and no deaths, out of a similar population. Pray that these relatively low statistics are not added to in future weeks and months, […]

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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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