From a Latin American Christian leader living in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico has continued to struggle economically for a decade due to losing factory jobs, the impact of hurricanes, and governmental failures. This has been another challenging year, beginning early on with frequent tremors (earthquakes) in the southern region, which are ongoing and have damaged […]
Read More ›From a Filipina mission leader The Philippines as with many countries around the world, continues to grapple with finding ways of stemming the spread of COVID-19 and salvaging a badly-hit economy. As of Oct 2, there are 56,445 active COVID-19 cases.[1] Eight months after the first COVID-19 case was detected in the country, the Philippines […]
Read More ›From a Latin Link ePrayer update on 14 September 2020 Peru continues to see high coronavirus case and mortality rates. There are now confirmed 700,000+ cases and over 30,00 deaths. Because 70% of Peruvian workers are in the informal sector, many have been simply unable to isolate because they’ve needed to find work and feed […]
Read More ›From a Peruvian Christian law professor who loves his country, and serves her people with great compassion If you have to pray for Peru, pray for the poorest of the poor in our cities. Although our government has implemented many measures in order to fight the spread of COVID-19 (including one of the strictest and […]
Read More ›From a PNG Christian community health worker and leader Papua New Guinea had a total lockdown in March when COVID19 spread through Asia and the South Pacific. Business houses closed as well as schools and movement of people and religious/social gatherings. Many people lost jobs and the rate of crime and violence especially against women […]
Read More ›Below is an account of events in Pakistan from a national ministry leader God is moving mightily through prayer in the nation of Pakistan. Months prior to the worldwide outbreak of the Coronavirus, God was preparing His people in Pakistan with a strategy to stand against the pandemic. The Aglow Pakistan National Coordinator recently shared […]
Read More ›From a Pakistani Christian academic Pakistan’s close proximity to China meant that there was hardly any chance of escape from Covid-19. Moreover, being one the highest populated countries in the world (with over 220 million people) and a country lacking quality healthcare resources and awareness, it was predicted by several experts that the country will […]
Read More ›From a Norwegian Christian who volunteers with the OW team! For a long time, the people in Norway have experienced that the economy runs smoothly and that life has been safe in all ways. This pandemic caused more people to ask existential questions. The bishop was for instance asked on national television about what to […]
Read More ›From a conversation with a Nigerian Christian leader A sharp increase of attacks on communities (especially in southern Kaduna, Plateau, and Taraba States) has taken place since January, and intensified even since March, from insurgents and extremist groups in the region. While not all attacks are against Christians, a great number of the affected communities […]
Read More ›From a conversation with a Nigerian Christian leader The pandemic fell on a healthcare system already functioning at a weak point in terms of its healthcare delivery. While it is good the spread has not been as wide in Nigeria as in some Western countries, the system was unprepared to deal with this crisis. The […]
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