International Prayer Connections
Eight drug kingpins, also known as "plaza bosses," were identified by a multi-agency effort earlier this month. The bosses, covering a drug network spanning the length of the southern U.S. border, are members of the Sinaloa Cartel, according to a release from Customs and Border Protection. The eight men were…
Capitol Hill aides spent their Memorial Day weekend scanning hundreds of pages of documents related to the IRS scandal in order to prepare their bosses for what will inevitably be a frantic month of June involving multiple simultaneous investigations into government wrongdoing. By the time lawmakers return to session next…
UNITED STATES v. WINDSOR, EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF SPYER, ET AL. Click for PDF version. (http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-307_g2bh.pdf) The Supreme Court's ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act provides some clarity about a fast-growing practice for banks: financial planning for same-sex couples. (http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/wall-street-doma-decision-93213.html) The country's highest court handed down a landmark…
The "INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER-LINKING THE ISLANDS" in Queensland, Australia is officially launching the first National House of Prayer in Melanesia, in Honiara in the nation of Solomon Islands from July 10th-14th, 2013. Delegations from five Melanesian nations of Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu and…
(The following article was published in the Asia (print) edition of The Economist May 11, 2013 and shared with us by the Malaysia Prayer Fellowship.) Malaysia’s General Election, Tawdry victory, The government scrapes home—allegedly aided by vote rigging ON MAY 5th Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional coalition, led by the prime minister,…
Pentecost Day in Jordan will be on June 23, but at the School we already had Pentecost! It was our prayer that everyone will receive a new wine from the Lord. On the first day, God gave a vision: the outburst of wine, like a tsunami. Indeed, He poured out…
Suicide bombings and other attacks by the Taliban continue to kill many Afghans. Please pray for the dissolving of this extremist group of Islamists that want to take over this land and bring it under their retrogressive and barbarous ideology. Pray for the Afghan government and army who are now…
National Prayer Network of Pakistan Report The National Prayer Network of Pakistan (NPNP) in collaboration with Local Churches and Ministries was able to arrange eight events to celebrate the Global Day of Prayer this year. Four events were held for adults and four evens for children were also held. GDOP…
As we think of North Korea these days, are hearts are heavy with thoughts of the sentencing of Kenneth Bae to 15 years of "hard labor" and the repatriation of nine refugees taken in Laos and returned to China from where they were then sent back to the North. Here's…
By two local believers. June 4th, 2013 Today is the fifth day of protests in dozens of cities throughout Turkey. The demonstrations began at Gezi Park in Istanbul where dozens of people had been protesting government plans to remove the park to make way for a possible shopping mall. The…
South-East Asia Prayer Gathering 26th-28th November 2013 You are cordially invited to be part of this Gathering together with other brothers and sisters from Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Myanmar and supporting nations. For South-East Asia will be filled with the knowledge of the…
At the prayer gatherings of our team, we regularly pray for different needs. During one of those gatherings we felt urged by the Holy Spirit to share and encourage you with the events that took place on May 31st, 2009, Global Day of Prayer, at Alexander Battenberg Square. Probably most…