Church Scene

• British churches sent death threats: Hand-written letters threatening petrol bomb attacks and stabbings have been sent to 15 UK churches in the last two months, unless they agree to stop meeting. A police investigation is ongoing. Read more here.
  
• Archbishop Welby tries to heal LGBTQ+ rifts: The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken out ahead of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, advising Christians to read Scripture, pray a lot, and love one another. Read more here. In the same week, the CofE has announced a new investment of £35 million into evangelism projects nationwide. Read more here.

World Scene

• New York State legalises abortion up to birth: The measure, passed on Tuesday, also removes protections for pre-born babies and allows non-doctors to commit abortions. Read more here.
  
• 100,000+ attend March for Life: The 46^th annual US March for Life was virtually ignored by the mainstream media, despite attracting ten times more people than the notorious Women’s March. Read more here and here.
• EU steps towards joint army: Signing a new Franco-German treaty with Emmanuel Macron this week, Angela Merkel said its aim was to build a "common military culture" between the two countries and "contribute to the creation of a European army". Read more here and watch EU Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt defending the idea of an EU army here.
  
• Are attitudes to Tehran changing? Ballistic missile tests and assassination attempts on European soil may be driving Western European nations towards a tougher stance on the Iranian regime. Read more here.

Israel & Middle East

• Iran fires on Israel from Syria: The surface-to-surface missile was fired from just outside Damascus on Sunday and was intercepted. It was preceded and followed by strategic IAF airstrikes on Iranian targets. Read more here. Russia has warned Israel to stop and Syria has threatened retaliation, promising to target Ben-Gurion airport.
  
• Trump peace plan to be released in April? The administration is reportedly planning to release the long-awaited plan soon after the upcoming Israeli elections and well before the start of the US 2020 Presidential election campaign. Read more here.

Upcoming Events

• 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)