International Prayer Connections

The Lure of the Innocent

Last week we noted the creative ways in which the border patrol and others are getting the word out regarding the dangers of crossing the borders illegally. Equally as creative are the drug cartels working to get drugs from Mexico to the United States. The cartels are placing ads in…

Edenfest in Australia

Edenfest Gen 1:1 'In the Beginning God Created' Edenfest is an Ecumenical (Combined Churches) Arts Festival to created to reveal the Beauty of God in the Arts and is designed to engage over 500,000 people to participate across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. The heart of Edenfest is to bring…

Mali Christians Flee as Jihadists Seize Control

(http://globaldayofprayer.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=61b0c63c85d40ff9701a40c76&id=ec891bce89&e=f9768a534f)reports the follow: Ethnic Tuareg rebels have seized control of three main provinces in northern Mali. The National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad (NMLA), which led the rebellion, claims to be secular. However, they have been aided by jihadists fighting specifically for an Islamic state in which Sharia…

Conflict Intensifies Along the Sudan/South Sudan Border

http://globaldayofprayer.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61b0c63c85d40ff9701a40c76&id=3648c7487b&e=f9768a534f)reports: Bombs are exploding as war continues to escalate between Sudan and South Sudan. Sudan's president declared war against the south last week. Peter Howard with Food for the Hungry (http://globaldayofprayer.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61b0c63c85d40ff9701a40c76&id=10842048af&e=f9768a534f) reports that the heightened tensions have affected their programs. "The government of South Sudan told their communities - communities…