International Prayer Connections
Sudan Support Network (www.givengain.com) reports: It's final and it's true. The amazing referendum results announced this Sunday in Khartoum. There is a host of reasons to praise God related to the referendum. To just think of some of these: • The high percentage vote of the registered voters.• The incredibly…
Protests within 15 Arab countries across North Africa and the Middle East have exploded in the past month, starting with a small rural town in Tunisia where the result the overthrow of a corrupt and repressive government. Here is a quick rundown on the current situation for prayer: LibyaMuammar Gaddafi…
Compass Direct News (www.compassdirect.org) reports that in December and January, Iranian authorities reportedly released 62 of the 120 Christians arrested for their faith as well as one held in prison since June of 2010. Iranian religious and political figures acknowledged the existence of home fellowships and called them a threat…
International Christian Concern (ICC) learned that Said Musa, an Afghan Christian who was arrested in May and scheduled for execution in February for his conversion to Christianity, was released from prison in late February after aggressive international diplomacy. He is now safely out of the country and will be re-united…
At least 20 people were killed and dozens wounded in heavy fighting in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, in late February when African Union peacekeeper forces attacked an extensive underground fortification system of trenches and tunnels used by Islamist insurgents. The African Union’s official mission is to protect Somalia’s weak transitional government.…
Compelling video feeds of important prayer concerns are accompanied by prayers that you can join in with at Prayercast (www.prayercast.com). “It is our hope that not only would individuals be spurred to heartfelt prayer through Prayercast’s online resources, but also that small groups, churches and organizations would use them in…
On January 23, 2011, a force of 250 Burma Army troops entered the Manarone area of Ta Naw Tha Ri Township in southern Karen State where many Karen families were hiding. These Burma Army troops fought against the Karen National Liberation Army (ethnic pro-democracy resistance) from January 24-26. On January…
This is an international network of Bible schools, campus ministry organizations, denominations, and mission sending agencies, serving a grassroots mission mobilization initiative among today’s emerging generation toward the fulfillment of the great commission in our lifetime. SVM2 offers many materials and proven methods for catalyzing the Student Mission Movement and…
For the past couple of years, there has been much discussion among prayer leaders about the use of Internet technology for prayer mobilization. Many ministries want to develop web-based tools that will leverage the broad outreach and interactive communication that Internet technology can provide. Prototypes like Global Prayer Connection www.globalprayerconnection.com…
The National People’s Congress (NPC) will convene in Beijing in March 2011. This NPC will approve China’s 12th five-year plan which give opportunity to see the direction of China and to gauge implication for all working in China. These changes will affect education, economics, foreign policy, and many other areas.…