IPC: Connections

Editorial: Desperate Prayer for a ‘Decade of Harvest’

Desperate Prayer for a ‘Decade of Harvest’ Psalm 126:5–6 (ESV), “Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him. My wife has been on a long…

Answered Prayers - Bolivia Elections

Our IPC colleague, Yanira Gonzalez received this good news / answered prayers message from Gabo & Shelly Castro who run 'Talita Cumi', one of the orphanages (kids 0-5 yrs) in Cochabamba, Bolivia.  They are part of the Latin America network of Children in Prayer.  I am so pleased to write…

China Summons U.S. after Uyghur Bill Demands Sanctions

Beijing has summoned a U.S. diplomat after lawmakers in Washington approved legislation that calls for sanctions against senior Chinese officials for human rights violations linked to a crackdown on the country's Muslim minority. The Uighur (Uyghur) Act of 2019 criticizes Beijing's "gross human rights violations" in the northwestern region of…

Europeans Scold Iran For Developing Nuclear-Capable Projectiles

France, Germany, and Britain have voiced concern to the UN's secretary-general that Iran has developed a ballistic-missile system capable of delivering a nuclear weapon in violation of the international body's Security Council resolution. A letter the three countries circulated widely at the UN on December 4 stated that "Iran's development…