IPC: Connections

Covid-19 Pandemic Prayer Update – May 2021

May prayer report looking at the opportunities and challenges of vaccinations, Covid-19 Hot Spots and some suggested Prayer Pointers with links to resources: As of 25th April, the total global figure for people infected by Covid-19 stood at 146.5 million according to Johns Hopkins University. In addition to this, the recorded…

Covid-19 India Prayer Briefing from Rev George Herman

George Herman is Pastor of Delhi Bible Fellowship - North Delhi Congregation.  His wife is a Doctor. We invited him to update us on the acute pandemic situation in India and to bring us some prayer pointers. HOPE “In Christ and Christ Alone” As the coronavirus continues to devastate India,…

COVID-19 Impacts on freedom of faith and girl’s education

Restrictions have violated freedoms to practice faith The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom warned that some countries have used COVID-19 restrictions to discriminate against religious minorities or blame them for the spread of the virus. USCIRF, a bipartisan commission tasked with informing Congress and the federal government about global…

Russia: Navalny dissolves political network

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s political network is disbanded ahead of court rulings declaring it an ‘extremist’ organisation. A Moscow court is expected to ban the network’s crowdfunded work, which would put members and supporters at risk of six years in prison. Leonid Volkov, the network’s former coordinator, said that…