Orphanage children rescued from Khartoum
Khartoum’s daily fighting between the military and Rapid Support Forces started in April. The Mygoma orphanage is in the heart of the fighting, making it too dangerous for doctors to visit any sick children. Power and water cuts, and 43C temperatures, have caused 67 children to die of starvation, dehydration, and infections. Transporting 400 children and babies was a huge logistical challenge, but there was no alternative. A handful of locals organised an evacuation in minibuses. On the front of the first minibus was a bedsheet with a message to the militias - ‘There are children on board’.
Missing children found after forty days
Lesly, aged 13, Soleiny 9, Tien 4, and baby Cristin went missing following a plane crash which killed their mother and other adults. They were found alive after forty days, wandering in the Amazon. Colombia’s president said the children had demonstrated an example of ‘total survival that will be remembered in history’. Authorities located them after hearing Tien crying. They were very weak and gaunt when flown by air ambulance to Bogota. ‘We never stopped looking for them until the miracle came’, tweeted the Colombian defence ministry. Their grandfather said, ‘The hope of finding them kept us alive. When we found them we felt joy and grateful to God.’
Greece / Macedonia: prayer on the border
Thirty people prayed for reconciliation at the border between Greece and North Macedonia, asking God to forgive the past. Their flags flew side by side, with hands and hearts united to be one. Everyone declared forgiveness for the blood shed on the land throughout history. Then they declared blessings and brotherhood on each other’s nations and governments. They moved to a North Macedonian church to meet others and worship in Macedonian and in Greek. Then the eldest pastors from both countries washed each other’s feet; flags (pride) were laid before the cross; and pastors from both nations served the Lord’s Supper. They believe the wall of hostility was broken and they are one in the body and blood of Christ, sons and daughters of God.
Society's morals
A decline of Christian teachings and godly values leads to the abandonment of moral principles which hold society together. Ours is a world where an MP, who makes laws shaping our society, is suspended by his party for sexually harassing young women and boasting about taking prostitutes into Parliament. A world where the fourth largest group in parliament are MPs suspended by their parties for misdemeanours and now sitting as independents. Recently a new female MP was given a list of thirty male MPs to avoid being alone with because of their reputation for sexual harassment. There is a need for our politicians to overcome ungodly temptations. Ephesians 6:12 says, ‘For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.’ Our politicians need our prayers and spiritual protection.
