Ethiopia: civil war
15 Sep 2022
Drone strikes have killed ten civilians and wounded thirteen in the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Tigray hospitals are cut off from vital supplies, putting the wounded in more danger. The civil war in Ethiopia ignited again in recent weeks. The Tigray Liberation Front offered a ceasefire, but the Ethiopian central government has yet to respond. Unfortunately, some Christians within Ethiopia have advocated for continuing attacks. People calling themselves prophets have arisen among the evangelical leaders, who are quite strong across Ethiopia in their support of the government. They say, ‘God is with you. Now is the time to move forward with the attack.’ After many months of fighting there are ongoing challenges of electricity being off and banks closed. But churches have continued to meet. Under the pressure of hunger and lack of peace, they still worship and serve the Lord. They are like North Korean and Chinese Christians.
America: border crisis
15 Sep 2022
US / Mexico border concerns are unaddressed; Americans are complaining. Judges and commissioners of 26 Texas counties have signed declarations of needing ‘protection from the influx of violent Mexicans’. They want constitutional authority to protect themselves from Mexican ‘paramilitary, narco-terrorist organisations that profit from trafficking people and drugs into the US and exploit insecure borders for their power and profit, harming local communities’. The counties say the Texas constitution allows them to 'defend themselves against invasion.’ Both the Republican Party and the Texas Public Policy Foundation want Texas to declare an invasion by unprecedented illegal immigration. They argue that Mexican cartels and their extensive criminal networks across US cities are threatening the lives of Texans and Americans. Meanwhile Governor Abbott has directed officials to apprehend illegal border crossers and return them to ports of entry. He is the only Texas governor to build a wall on Texas soil.
We are pleased to bring you this September 2022 edition of IPC Connections.
This edition begins with a focus on praying for Kingdom breakthrough in a number of key cities across INDIA! My friend and colleague, Brother Onassis Jeevaraj (Director of IPC’s South Asia Prayer Council) introduces us to these cities and their strategic significance in his article.
These 27 Indian cities are among 110 cities which are collectively populated by 98% of the remaining unreached peoples. We would invite you to commit to pray for all of these cities and others throughout the year for 15 minutes a day.
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As we ‘go to press’ we are hearing of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. As well as being respected worldwide, she was appreciated as a figure of national honour. She was the longest reigning monarch in British history and was head of the Commonwealth of 56 nations and monarch of 14 nations.
The Queen was a remarkable ambassador for the Christian faith across her reign of 70 years. Her Christian faith was prominently in evidence in many of her speeches, particularly her Christmas Day messages to the nations. She has been described as being ‘sustained by her faith and driven by her duty’.
We extend our prayers and condolences to the Royal Family and our friends in the IPC family across Britain and the Commonwealth territories at this time of national mourning.
Two of our senior advisors in England - Brian Mills and Ian Cole from England have asked for our prayers - ‘for the British Isles and the Royal Family in these coming days of transition. Also, please pray for King Charles 111 that he would be open to the leading of God’s Spirit as he takes up such huge responsibilities at such a critical time in our nation's history.’
In the Editorial article, in response to requests from a number of people, I am unpacking the topic of Prayer Walking and the power of praying the Word! As well as exalting Jesus and praying for transformation across the strategic 110 Cities IPC / FTT have targeted, we can all take part in prayer walking our home villages, towns and cities - with the right preparation! I trust you will be inspired and encouraged as you put these guidelines into action.
Thank you for continuing to partner with us in mobilising and informing united prayer across nations, denominations, movements, and generations for the fulfilment of the Great Commission.
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There is so much to be honoring and glorifying the Lamb for, as we contend and step out in unity of purpose - ‘for His way to be known across the earth and his salvation among all nations!’ (Psalm 67)
Jason Hubbard - Director
International Prayer Connect
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This last year we encouraged people to prayer walk 110 of the most unreached cities in the world. At the beginning of the year, teams prayer walked several cities throughout Southeast Asia, cities like Kuala Lumpur, Yangon, Myanmar, and Bangkok, Thailand, claiming their cities for Christ.
During Ramadan, prayer walking teams prayed through 25 Muslim cities throughout the Middle-east!
On June 27th, following the World Prayer Assembly 2.0 in Indonesia, teams of believers covered and prayed through 257 cities of Indonesia!
This month of September 19th – 24th Jesus followers will prayer walk the largest unreached cities of West Africa, asking for God’s kingdom to come, and his will to be done!
We have listed the cities and prayer points at our website, www.110cities.com if you would like to join us in building a global canopy of prayer on behalf of these cities!
The photos in this article are taken from the Myanmar Intercessors Network 2022 Prayer Walk Report! Many thanks to their coordinator, Peggy Man Khan Hau.
Over the last six years in the month of July, believers in Chennai, India have together with hundreds of churches prayer walked all 48,000 streets, every pin code (zipcode) in Chennai! God has been responding to the prayers of his people and now the Gospel is exploding throughout this massive coastal city, with many Christ-exalting churches being planted.
This coming October believers in India will be prayer walking 22 cities of the most unreached cities and continuing with 24/7 prayer!
Let’s join together from the nations and pray together for breakthrough unto Christ-exalting revival in these unreached cities of India during the month of October!
What is Prayer Walking?
Prayer walking is just what is sounds like; praying to God while walking around. Instead of closing our eyes and bowing our heads, we keep our eyes open to the needs we see around us and ask God to intervene!
It is simply praying on-site with insight (observation) and inspiration (revelation). What you see you pray for. It is a form of prayer that is visible, verbal and mobile. It’s usefulness is twofold: to gain spiritual awareness, and to release the power of God’s word in specific places, and for particular people. It is praying in the very places you expect God to bring forth answers to your prayers. As Steve Hawthorne writes, “Be sure God is addressed, and the people are blessed”
Some people ask if this a biblical way to pray? While there is no direct command to pray this way, Paul did write to the Ephesians, “praying at all times in the Spirit, with all types of prayer and supplication…” (Eph 6:18). Prayer Walking is simply one of the types of praying, and engaging with God in a lifestyle of ‘praying in the Spirit.’ As you are walking, you are talking to God. Paul also commanded us to ‘pray without ceasing,’ which would certainly include times that we are walking through the everyday stuff of life!
We want to encourage you as you walk, bike, or drive to pray for God’s blessing over your cities, neighborhoods, schools, business’, and public gathering places, asking for God’s name to be revealed that it might be revered throughout your city!
You can walk together in pairs or triplets, or gather in small groups in specific places throughout the city - As you walk,
ASK the Holy Spirit to direct your steps
WORSHIP through extolling God’s names & nature.
MIX & MINGLE conversation with praise & praying.
PRAY SCRIPTURE to release God’s blessing.
WALK the streets, cover the ground in prayer.
ENTER & PRAY through buildings.
LINGER & LISTEN in particular places.
WATCH and LOOK for outward clues (as you look on places and faces) pay attention to inward promptings from the Holy Spirit on how and what to pray for
and at times STOP & PRAY for people as the Lord leads.
He will lead each one of you .. and be encourage to pray in bold faith, he will release his power in response to your prayers!
After your prayer walk maybe take a few minutes to share with each other ...
WHAT did you observe or experience?
SHARE any surprise “divine appointments” or insights.
TAKE a few pictures or short videos of some of the places you prayer walked
DISCERN together 2-3 key prayer points for ongoing prayer and then close your time in corporate prayer and worship together!
How Do I Pray during a ‘Prayer walk’ 
- Praying the Bible – Praying the promises of God’s written Word. Click for a list of key verses to use.
- Informed Intercession – Praying for the felt needs of things we know God wants to change in our families, cities and nations for His glory and our Joy
- Prophetic Intercession – Hearing from the Lord by revelation how he wants us to pray specifically for the things on his heart.
- Breakthrough Prayer – exercising the delegated authority we have ‘in the name of Jesus,’ asking God to bind and restrain the demonic principalities and powers that are resisting the advance of the gospel, and loose his grace and power on behalf of others.
Hope you can join us in covering theses cities in prayer as teams prayer walk their cities! www.110cities.com
We love you, we bless you and we look forward to seeing how God will do immeasurably more than all we could ever ask or even imagine, all for His Glory for our Joy and for the salvation of the peoples of India!
Amen and Amen!
Dr. Jason Hubbard – Director
International Prayer Connect
DOWNLOADS: PRAYER WALKING GUIDE | PRAYING THE BIBLE | PRAYER WALKING POINTS | Myanmar Prayer Walk Report
The South Asia Prayer Council would be grateful for your support and partnership in prayer as we uphold 27 key cities by prayer-walking them in October 2022!
These cities are ripe for the harvest! Please join us in praying for Heavenly blessings, revival and transformation.
Let's also be praying equipping and protection for those who will be prayer-walking the streets of each city!
We have prepared a prayer guide which highlights information and prayer points about each city.
DOWNLOAD 27 CITIES PRAYER GUIDE (PDF)
These 27 Indian cities are among 110 cities which are collectively populated by 98% of the remaining unreached peoples. We would invite you to commit to pray for all of these cities and others throughout the year for 15 minutes a day.
BIG VISION - Together the global Body of Christ will advance God's Kingdom through a unified prayer covering that will contend with powers of evil and darkness, especially in these most significant unreached cities in the South Asia region.
OUR HOPE: Our fervent hope is that prayer will be the catalyst that can help ignite a rapid spread of the Gospel. Let us commit as a body of Christ in South Asia to mobilise millions of hours of prayers to take teams on a prayer walk and possess the unfortified cities. We'll pray for millions to respond in faith bringing new movements of multiplying churches that can transform nations.
FAITH GOAL: To prayer walk in the strategic cities and raise a canopy of prayer for the city, from the city and from all across India and the World!
PRAYER: God, may your great name and your Son be exalted among the nations of the earth. Your eternal Kingdom will be made up of people from every nation, from all tribes, peoples and languages. You have invited us to join in this work. Lord, will you give me the grace to lead a prayer-walking team in 2022!
May the Lord bless you richly.
Brother Onassis Jeevaraj - South Asia Director
International Prayer Connect
Also:
Founder and Director of Nehemiah Mission
National Director for GO Movement
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More info, reports, presentations, videos and regional prayer guides are available on the SAPC website
As of 7th September, the total global figure for cases of Covid-19 stood at 606 million according to Johns Hopkins University.
In addition to this, the recorded number who have died totalled 6,506,262
67.7% of the world population has received at least one dose of a vaccine and 12.2 billion doses have been administered globally. Only 21% of people in low-income countries have received at least one dose.
The following table charts the worldwide 7-day average of cases over the course of the pandemic.
Data on a county by country level can be found here.
More than 10.5 million children have lost one or both parents during the coronavirus pandemic — nearly double the previous estimates — according to new data. Southeast Asia and Africa suffered the greatest rate of losses, with one out of every 50 children affected compared with one out of 150 children in the Americas, according to the research letter published in JAMA Paediatrics. Among the countries with the highest rates of parent and caregiver deaths are Bolivia, Peru, Namibia, Egypt, Bulgaria, South Africa, Ecuador, Eswatini, Botswana and Guyana, the analysis found. Before the pandemic, there were an estimated 140 million orphaned children worldwide.
Lead author Susan Hillis, a former CDC epidemiologist who is now at the University of Oxford, called the findings “sobering” and urged world leaders to prioritise orphaned children by providing economic, educational and mental health support. In their letter, she and her co-authors wrote that “while billions of dollars are invested in preventing COVID-19-associated deaths, little is being done to care for children left behind.” The consequences for children can be “devastating,” including institutionalisation, abuse, traumatic grief, mental health problems, adolescent pregnancy, poor educational outcomes, and chronic and infectious diseases, they wrote.
Only a small number of countries, including the United States, have made national commitments to addressing the effects of orphanhood associated with covid. The White House under President Biden has released a memorandum promising that affected families would be able to access support programs and “connect to resources they may need to help with their healing, health, and well-being.”
Pray:
For divine intervention and for God's name to be glorified even as each nation and government tries its best to vaccinate, prevent or control the emergence of new waves of infection. (1 Peter 4:16)
For all children whose lives have been irevesibly changed by the loss of a parent or caregiver through covid. (James 1:27)
That individuals, leaders and nations continue to focus on the needs of others rather than themselves, and that co-operation and compassion lie at the heart of the world’s response to the crisis. (Proverbs 16:12)
We continue to release faith, hope, and love over the peoples of the world. May the Church seize this opportune time to manifest Jesus our Lord and Saviour to those who are seeking answers and purpose.
One week into a new counter-offensive, Ukrainian forces are making gains in the south, with the ambitious goal of taking back most of the Russian-occupied region of Kherson by the end of the year.
The last week has seen the most ambitious ground assaults by the Ukrainians since the beginning of the invasion, following sustained attacks on command posts, ammunition stores, and fuel reserves far behind the front lines, according to geolocation of video and satellite imagery.
The US has observed Ukrainian forces achieve some success in attacking Russian supply lines, with the intention of cutting off and isolating Russian troops currently deployed west of the Dnipro River, according to a senior US official.
At the same time, Ukraine is considering switching off the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia power plant for safety reasons, amid fears that the diesel used to power back-up generators could run out. The facility, the largest of its kind in Europe, is currently disconnected from the national power grid, following damage to external power lines.
Oleh Korikov, Kyiv’s top nuclear safety expert, said: “The option of switching off the station is being assessed, if conditions necessitating the station to be switched off arise.”
He added: “We could potentially reach a situation where the diesel runs out, which would cause an accident involving the damage of the active zones of the reactors, which would cause the expulsion of radioactive substances into the environment,” he said.
“This would have consequences not only for the territory of Ukraine, but also cross-border consequences,” he said. Shutting down the plant would cause further energy shortages in Ukraine this winter.
More: CNN, Independent, EEA
Pray: A CAFOD prayer for Ukraine
Loving God,
We pray for the people of Ukraine,
for all those suffering or afraid,
that you will be close to them and protect them.
We pray for world leaders,
for compassion, strength and wisdom to guide their choices.
We pray for the world
that in this moment of crisis,
we may reach out in solidarity
to our brothers and sisters in need.
May we walk in your ways
so that peace and justice
become a reality for the people of Ukraine
and for all the world.
Amen.
The U.S. economy is going to fall into a recession next year, according to Steve Hanke, a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, and that’s not necessarily because of higher interest rates. “We will have a recession because we’ve had five months of zero M2 growth, money supply growth, and the Fed isn’t even looking at it,” he told CNBC’s “Street Signs Asia” on Monday.
In recent months, money supply has stagnated and that’s likely to lead to an economic slowdown, Hanke warned. “We’re going to have one whopper of a recession in 2023,” he said. Meanwhile, inflation is going to remain high because of “unprecedented growth” in money supply in the United States, Hanke said.
Historically, there has never been “sustained inflation” that isn’t the result of excess growth in money supply and pointed out that money supply in the U.S. saw “unprecedented growth” when Covid began two years ago, he said. “That is why we are having inflation now, and that’s why, by the way, we will continue to have inflation through 2023 going into probably 2024,” he added.
“The bottom line is we’re going to have stagflation — we’re going to have the inflation because of this excess that’s now coming into the system,” he added. “The problem we have is that the [Fed Chair Jerome Powell] does not understand, even at this point, what the causes of inflation are and were,” Hanke said.
Powell, in his policy speech at the annual Jackson Hole economic symposium on Friday, said he views the high inflation in the U.S. as a “product of strong demand and constrained supply, and that the Fed’s tools work principally on aggregate demand.”
This fall echoes dangerous parallels to the previous economic crisis of 2008-9. Some points for prayer for the USA and the world
- According to John Williams of shadowstats.com, if honest numbers were being used the real rate of unemployment in the United States would be over 24 percent. About half of all U.S. companies say that they will be eliminating jobs within the next 12 months.
- According to John Williams of shadowstats.com, if the rate of inflation was still calculated the way that it was back in 1980, the real rate of inflation would be somewhere around 17 percent right now.
- At one company, the number of Americans taking out short-term loans for groceries has nearly doubled this year.
- One out of every five home sellers in the United States dropped their asking price last month. This is more evidence that home prices are starting to rapidly move in a downward direction. Sales of previously owned homes were about 20 percent lower this July than they were last July. One recent survey found that 3.8 million Americans believe that they could be evicted from their homes within the next two months.
- According to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association, approximately 20 million U.S. households are currently behind on their utility bills.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen for three weeks in a row. We also witnessed this sort of a gradual slide just prior to the big crash of 2008.
- In August, a whopping 2,150 corporate executives sold off shares in their companies. Are they trying to cash in while they still can?
More: Prophecy newswatch, CNBC
Pray:
Pray for God’s children to find His protection and provision as in Goshen. (Genesis 45:10)
Pray for listening ears and obedient hearts to position ourselves as God directs. (Proverbs 25:12)