Church Issues

• Pandemic makes people pray more, seek God: Research suggests that people worldwide, regardless of religious belief, are being drawn to prayer by the crisis. Read more here. Nearly half of Americans see it as a 'wake-up call' from God, as a sign of coming judgment, or both, while 22% of non-believers are responding by reading the Bible and searching online for Christian teaching. Read more here.
  
• Franklin Graham postpones UK tour: The evangelist’s ministry is seeking to resolve numerous legal disputes following venues cancelling his bookings due to pressure from LGBTQ+ activists. Read more here.

World Scene

• China floods EU with defective medical supplies: Millions of masks and Covid-19 test kits made in China are being withheld or returned as defective, as complaints mount that the country is exploiting the crisis for its own political and economic gain. Read more here.
  
• Warnings of economic crisis: The world’s largest investment bank, Morgan Stanley, has warned of a ‘deep global recession’ due to the pandemic. Read more here. In the UK, nearly a million people applied for Universal Credit benefits during the last two weeks of March. Read more here. In the USA, nearly ten million people filed unemployment claims during the same period. Read more here. In India, lockdown is feared to cause more deaths from starvation than from the virus. Read more here.
  
• Canada to liberalise euthanasia laws? A bill has been introduced which, if passed, would allow Canadians with non-terminal conditions to end their own lives. Read more here.
  
• Australian PM commits country to God: In a video released online, evangelical Christian Scott Morrison offered prayers for his cabinet members and committed the nation to the Lord in the midst of the pandemic. Read more here.

Israel & Middle East

• EU countries trade with Iran despite US: European countries including the UK have begun to trade with Iran using a joint trading mechanism designed to circumvent US sanctions. Read more here.

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