Church Scene

• Jean Darnall passes away: The well-known pastor and evangelist has died aged 96. Jean is known for her vision about revival in Britain, re-published on Prophecy Today here. Read Jean’s own testimony here.
  
• Bishop who oversaw transgender guidance backtracks: Rev Julian Henderson oversaw the production of the controversial ‘transgender baptism’ guidance, but has since withdrawn his support and apologised. Read more here.
• World Council of Churches anti-Israel activism revealed: New statistics reveal the depth of the anti-Semitic feeling in the WCC, which has trained up 1,800 pro-Palestinian activists since 2002, using funding from UNICEF and numerous Western countries. Read more here and click here to read the full report from NGO Monitor.
• Christian persecution increases dramatically: Open Doors has released its 2019 ‘World Watch List’, saying that the number of Christians worldwide experiencing severe persecution has increased 13.9% in the last year. This means that persecution is at its worst level since Mao’s Cultural Revolution ended in 1976. Read more here and find the 2019 World Watch List here.

World Scene

• Palestinians take the helm at UN G77 bloc: PA President Mahmoud Abbas is unlikely to get the full UN recognition he seeks, according to JNS. In recent talks with the Secretary-General, Abbas apparently demanded an international protection force for the Palestinians. Read more here.
  
• DNC drops Women’s March due to anti-Semitism: The Democratic National Committee has joined a number of other ‘progressive’ groups in ending their partnership with the March after concerns about anti-Semitism within its leadership were raised. Read more here.

Israel & Middle East

• IAF and RAF announce joint exercise: For the first time ever, the British Air Force has openly invited the Israeli Air Force to join its annual Cobra Warrior exercise in Lincolnshire. The Jewish Chronicle reports on this and other recent instances of military co-operation between the two countries.
  
• US announces global summit on Iran: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced the joint summit, which will take place in Poland in February and put further pressure on the Iranian regime. Read more here. Also this week, Iran has revealed plans to start working towards nuclear enrichment at levels prohibited by the 2015 nuclear deal, and has refused to withdraw its troops from Syria, while Israel has claimed responsibility for precision strikes last Friday on Iranian/Hezbollah weapons caches at Damascus International Airport.
  
• Northern Shield ends with sixth tunnel: The IDF has announced the end of the operation after a sixth and final Hezbollah tunnel was discovered and neutralised. Army attention will now turn to defensive work, including the completion of a border wall. Read more here.

Upcoming Events

• A Day of Prayer and Fasting for God to Deliver our Nation from Chaos! Saturday 26 January 2019, The SSE Arena, Wembley, 10am-6pm. Organised by David Hathaway. Dr Clifford Hill will be speaking. Tickets now available. Click here for more information and to book.
  
• Issachar Ministries conference: Monday 18 – Wednesday 20 March. ‘Brexit: Hardship or Harvest?’. Swanwick, Derbyshire. Call the office for more details and to book: 01767 223270.
  
• A Day of Prayer in Westminster: Friday 29 March (Brexit Day). The Emmanuel Centre. Organised by Issachar Ministries. With Dr Clifford Hill, David Hathaway and others. Click here for more information and to book tickets.

Recommended Sources

At Prophecy Today UK we are aware that the world is moving very quickly and it is difficult to keep up with all the latest developments – especially when the material circulated by our mainstream media is increasingly far from reality and definitely not devoted to a biblical perspective!

Though we are not a news service, we want to help keep you informed by passing on updates and reports as we are led. This will be a selective, not an exhaustive, round-up, which we hope will be helpful for your prayers. Click here to browse our News archive.

We also recommend the following news services for regular updates from a Christian perspective:

• Christian Concern (UK)
• Christian Institute (UK)
• JNN News (Barry and Batya Segal, Israel)
• Worthy News (Israel)
• Family Watch International
• Barnabas Fund
• Kehila News (Israel)