IPC: Connections
Nigeria: Nigerians sell homes to free kidnapped children
After armed men snatched seven of Abubakar Adam's 11 children in northwestern Nigeria, he sold his car and a parcel of land and cleaned out his savings to raise a ransom to free them. He sent his 3 million naira ($7,300) into the bush, together with payments from other families…
USA: Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida has unleashed flash flooding and tornadoes across the north-east of the US, killing dozens and causing devastation in a number of states. Hurricane Ida, the fifth strongest storm in the history of the US, caused large scale destruction across the country’s northeast and Gulf coast, bringing life in the…
The Environment: Praying towards Cop26
IPC will be circulating resources shortly, along with further details of a joint prayer initiative to cover the forthcoming Cop26 conference in prayer. We are sharing some information and links ahead of that, which we trust you will find useful: Formal briefing on the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference (31 Oct-12…
Myanmar - fighting intensifying, military crackdown
A six-year-old shot in the stomach as she ran to her father’s arms. A woman in her seventies killed while saying her prayers in her home. Young men and women gunned down as they protested in the street, demanding democracy. The casualties of Myanmar’s post-coup crackdown span all ages, social…
