US President Joe Biden has urged Hamas to accept a new Israeli proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying that “it’s time for this war to end”. The three-part proposal would begin with a six-week ceasefire in which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would withdraw from populated areas of Gaza. There would also be a “surge” of humanitarian aid, as well as an exchange of some hostages for Palestinian prisoners. The deal would eventually lead to a permanent “cessation of hostilities” and a major reconstruction plan for Gaza.
Prayer: Father, You are the governor of all the nations, let Your perfect will be established in these nations that are at war, in Jesus Christ name.
Psalm 22:28
Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war woke up in tents at college campuses nationwide Sunday morning planning more protests demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies accused of enabling the conflict. Decisions to call in law enforcement, leading to hundreds of arrests nationwide, have also prompted negative reactions from protesters.
School faculty members at universities in California, Georgia and Texas have initiated or passed votes of no confidence in their leadership. They are largely symbolic rebukes, without the power to remove their presidents.
Father, we decree and speak peace to all universities in this nation; there will not be an occasion for casualties to occur – let Your peace reign in Jesus Christ name.
Psalm 85:8
In the very early hours of May 19th around 50 armed and camouflaged men screeched through Kinshasa, Congo’s capital. First, they attacked the home of Vital Kamerhe, a government minister. After a fruitless 40-minute firefight with his guards, the attackers moved on to the Palais de la Nation, the official residence of Félix Tshisekedi, the president. There, the supposed leader of the coup had ample time to live-stream his rebellion on Facebook. “We can’t put up with Tshisekedi and Kamerhe any longer,” declared Christian Malanga, an eccentric Congolese politician and former army officer.
Father, let every uprising against the stability of the nation of Congo be brought down by Your power. Release your supernatural wisdom upon the president and all those surrounding him, in Jesus Christ name.
Proverbs 17:11, Isaiah 33:6, Romans 13:1
The surprise result of India’s election has reaffirmed the unpredictable nature of Indian politics. Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a third term, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to achieve outright parliamentary majority, falling well-short of its 370 target (400 with coalition partners) in the 543-seat lower house of parliament (Lok Sabha). While the BJP government had tried to leverage India’s rising global status and its Hindu nationalist credentials during the election campaign, local livelihood issues ultimately proved decisive for voters.
Father, You are the one who sets up judges and rulers in the nations, let the appointed person rule the nation with justice and equity.
Isaiah 1:17, Daniel 2:21.
Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be Mexico’s first woman leader in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence, captured the presidency by promising continuity. The 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor and lifelong leftist ran a disciplined campaign capitalizing on her predecessor’s popularity before emerging victorious in Sunday’s vote, according to an official quick count. But with her victory now in hand, Mexicans will look to see how Sheinbaum, a very different personality from mentor and current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, will assert herself.
Father, we pray for divine protection for the newly elected leader of this great nation; grant her the wisdom to guide and lead Your people with justice, in Jesus Christ name.
Isaiah 32:1
D.C. police are investigating after a woman was found dead in the passenger seat of a vehicle that was stolen from a hospital by a female suspect Monday afternoon. Police say around 1:11p.m., dispatch received a call about a car stolen from the MedStar Washington Center Hospital in the 100 block of Irving Street, Northwest. The owner of the vehicle told police that their elderly parent was still in the passenger seat when the suspect drove away with the car. Police say their search helicopter was deployed and a lookout was issued for the car. A short time later, a police officer in the area noticed a car crash into the D.C. Attorney General’s Office at 6th Street and D Street, Northwest. The officer went to investigate and saw the driver jump out of the car and attempt to flee.
Father, please have mercy on those involved in this tragic incident and let Your justice prevail. Father, as we go out and come in daily, please preserve us from all evil; don’t let us be at the right place at the wrong time in Jesus Christ name.
Deuteronomy 16:20, Psalm 121:8
A recent analysis conducted by UNICEF, UN World Food Programme (WFP) and WHO highlights that the ongoing hostilities are worsening the drivers of child malnutrition. These include a lack of access to nutritious food, safe drinking water and sanitation, and increased risk of disease. The situation is compounded by massive population displacement, as large numbers of people flee the conflict. Sudan is facing an ever-increasing risk of conflict-induced famine that will have catastrophic consequences including the loss of life, especially among young children.
Father, we commit these children into Your hands; by reason of Your mercy, let the conflict in this nation cease so that humanitarian aid can be delivered to these children. Father, we thank You for the individuals and organizations You are using to meet the needs of these children – in Jesus Chris name.
Matthew 18:5-6, Psalm 127:3.
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Western nations which supply Ukraine with weapons to strike Russian territory will have to reckon with Russia, after President Vladimir Putin said he was considering arming the West’s enemies in retaliation. “We are thinking that if someone thinks it is possible to supply such weapons to a war zone in order to strike at our territory and create problems for us, then why do we not have the right to supply our weapons of the same class to those regions of the world where there will be strikes on sensitive facilities of those countries that are doing this to Russia?” said Putin.
Father, You are the God that causes war to cease, silence every attempt to start war in this nation or any other nation.
Psalm 46:9
In the months leading up to Kenya’s deployment of police officers to Haiti, President William Ruto has consulted political advisers, security officials and foreign leaders about the high-profile anti-gang mission. He also turned to less conventional counsellors: a circle of Christian evangelical pastors close to him and his wife. The pastors have issued recommendations to Ruto and served as a conduit between Haitian communities and the president, according to interviews with two of the pastors and three Haitian and American evangelical leaders. The pastors’ efforts ahead of the deployment have included meetings with Haitians in the United States, as well as evangelical counterparts, U.S. government officials and even Haiti’s most notorious gang leader, Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier. “We believe that we are a tool that God will use to help,” said Serge Musasilwa, an evangelical pastor in Kenya involved in the initiative.
Father, we thank You because nations are being drawn to You, hallelujah! We pray that the Christian leaders will show and teach this President and his cabinet members the way of the Lord more perfectly in this nation – in Jesus Christ name.
Deuteronomy 4:34, Acts 18:26
The mayor of a town in western Mexico was killed on Monday, the regional government said, barely 24 hours after Claudia Sheinbaum was elected the Latin American country’s first woman president. Officials said the mayor’s bodyguard was also killed in the attack. The Michoacan state government condemned “the murder of the municipal president (mayor) of Cotija, Yolanda Sanchez Figueroa,” the regional interior ministry said in a post on social media. The murder of the woman mayor comes after Sheinbaum’s landslide victory injected hope for change in a country riven by rampant gender-based violence.
Father, let Your mercy and protection surround all the newly elected leaders and their families; keep them from the attacks of those who hate them – in Jesus Christ name.
Psalm 69:4
