In today’s Psalm, we will discuss it’s connections with Isaiah 58, government overreach and welfare, drug reliance, stress, hormones, insomnia, and trusting in God.

In today’s Psalm, we will discuss it’s connections with Isaiah 58, government overreach and welfare, drug reliance, stress, hormones, insomnia, and trusting in God.

Song from Ps. 37, put to music by our family.
U.S. Airstrike Kills Top Commander of Iranian Backed Militia Group in Iraq

According to US officials, a drone strike carried out by the US in Baghdad resulted in the deaths of three individuals associated with the Iranian-backed Kata’ib Hezbollah militia organization, among them the leader of the group’s activities in Syria.

Pakistan Blast Kills Dozens Ahead Of Elections
Two bomb explosions have killed at least 22 people in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on the eve of general elections, officials say.

Dutch Coalition Talks With Anti-Islam Party Collapse
The hopes of the anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders’ to become prime minister of the Netherlands were dwindling Wednesday after coalition talks collapsed.
New Report Details Iran Closer Than Ever To Building a Nuclear Weapons – February 6, 2024
China-Born Australian Activist Sentenced To Death – February 6, 2024
Australia Rushing To Become World’s First Functionally Cashless Society – February 6, 2024
Grandson Munich Massacre Victim Hospitalized After Anti-Jewish Attack In Berlin – February 6, 2024
Hungary Refuses To Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership – February 6, 2024
Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer, Suspends Public Duties – February 5, 2024
Iran Building a New Nuclear Reactor In Isfahan – February 5, 2024
Iran to Participate in Joint Naval Exercises with Russia and China – February 5, 2024
Russia: Ukraine Kills Dozens In Bakery – February 5, 2024
Europe Sees Massive Farmers’ Unrest – February 5, 2024

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has disclosed that Iran’s Islamic regime has transferred more than $150 million to the Hamas Palestinian terror organization, i24News reports. The disclosure is consistent with a 2021 report by the US State Department that Iran is the “leading state sponsor of terrorism.”

Israel Hits Syria, Killing Several Soldiers
Several civilians were killed and injured in an Israeli strike on Syria’s Homs area, Syrian officials said Wednesday.

U.K. Signals It May Recognize Palestinian State After Gaza War
During a visit to Lebanon, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron stated achieving peace would be unattainable as long as Hamas controlled Gaza. However, he emphasized that offering Palestinians the opportunity for statehood was “absolutely vital for the long-term peace and security of the region.”
US Considers Aiding Gaza Palestinians Through Other Agencies Amid Continuing Suspension of UNRWA Funding – February 6, 2024
Israel Defense Minister States Over 50% of Hamas Beaten – February 5, 2024
Netherlands Drops Medical Supplies Over Gaza – February 5, 2024
IDF Strikes 3,000 Hezbollah Sites in Lebanon and Syria So Far – February 4, 2024
Hamas ‘Unlikely’ To Reject Hostage Deal; ‘Will Demand War Ends’ As Battles Rage (Worthy News In-Depth) – February 2, 2024
Hostages Freed In Turkey As Police Detain Armed Man Protesting Israel’s War in Gaza – February 1, 2024
‘Biden Doctrine’: Steps to Unilaterally Recognize Palestinian State Despite Israel Opposition – February 1, 2024
SCOTUS To Hear Arguments In Trump’s Disqualification From Election Ballots Case

The US Supreme Court will today hear arguments over whether states can remove former president Donald Trump from 2024 presidential election ballots because of his conduct before and during the breach of the US Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.

Federal Interest Costs to Hit Record in Two Years, CBO Says
The federal government is on track to spend $1.6 trillion more than it brings in this fiscal year with new projections published Wednesday showing federal spending is projected to remain unsustainable in the decades to come.
Senate Border Bill Fails, Ukraine Funding Vote Expected

A $118 billion deal that combined a batch of foreign funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with a slew of controversial border provisions failed in the U.S. Senate Wednesday. The text of that bill was unveiled Sunday, but support imploded almost immediately.
U.S. House Votes Against Impeaching Mayorkas – February 6, 2024
Speaker Johnson Criticizes Biden For Turning Its Back on Israel – February 6, 2024
Trump Doesn’t Have Presidential Immunity, Federal Appeals Court Says – February 6, 2024
U.S. House Begins Debate on Mayorkas Impeachment Articles – February 6, 2024
State of Emergency Declared in California As State Hit With Historic Storm – February 5, 2024
Six Pro-Life Activists Face Up to 10 Years in Prison For Protest Outside Abortion Clinic In Tennessee – February 5, 2024
‘Don’t Fall For It’: Trump Blasts Senate Border Bill – February 5, 2024
Global South Has The Most Christians, Asia Has Fastest Growing Christian Populations, Report Shows
A recent report on the status of Christianity around the world shows that – despite intense persecution in many countries there – the largest number of Christians are in the Global South, and that Asia (five regions) has the fastest growing Christian populations of all. Titled ‘Status of Global Christianity, 2024, in the Context of 1900–2050,’ the report was published by the US-based Center for the Study of Global Christianity (CSGC).
Pakistan: Islamic Man Attacks Two Christian Women With Ax, Attempts Rape
A spate of extremely violent attacks on Christians in Pakistan’s Punjab Province was manifest again when a Muslim man attacked two Christian women with an ax and attempted to rape one of them last month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
North Korea Has Imprisoned Tens Of Thousands Of Christians In Extreme Labor Camps, Global Ministries Say
Two US Christian aid and advocacy organizations have reported that North Korea’s government is so hostile to Christians that it has imprisoned tens of thousands of believers in labor camps described as “comparable to Nazi death camps.”
Vietnam: Christian Man Sentenced To 4 1/2 Years Imprisonment For Home Prayer Meeting, “Part of a Wider Pattern” – February 7, 2024
“Multiplied:” Pioneering Film Documenting Christianity Around The World, “Christianity Is Exploding” – February 7, 2024
India: Aid Group Assists 50 Persecuted Christian Farmers Attacked by Hindu Nationalists – February 6, 2024
Historic Christian Community Dwindling In Iraq – February 6, 2024
UN Asks Hungary’s Advice On Persecuted Christians – February 5, 2024
Pakistan: Christian Brothers Tortured, Forced to Confess Allegiance to Islam or Die – February 5, 2024
Islamists Attack DRC Church, Villages, Killing 8; Dozens Kidnapped – February 2, 2024

Spain Declares Drought Emergency In Northeastern Catalonia Region
Spanish authorities have declared a drought emergency in and around Barcelona, Spain’s second-largest city and the capital of its autonomous northeastern Catalonia region.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have reduced the number of their high-ranking officers stationed in Syria following a series of fatal strikes attributed to Israel according to the Reuters News Agency.

EU Leaders Agree On $54 Billion For Ukraine After Hungary Lifts Opposition (Worthy News Radio)
European Union leaders have agreed to create a 50 billion euro ($54 billion) fund for Ukraine after getting on board Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who had threatened to veto the deal.
US Preemptively Strikes Houthi Missile It Says Posed “Imminent Threat” To Aircraft – February 1, 2024
China’s Forced Organ Harvesting From Minorities Highlighted At International Religious Freedom Summit – February 1, 2024
US Blames Iran-Backed Islamic Resistance Group For Attack That Killed 3 US Troops – January 31, 2024
NATO With Largest Exercise Since Cold War Amid Fears Of Large Conflict – January 31, 2024
Ambassador: Israeli Embassy In Sweden Target Of ‘Attempted Attack’ – January 31, 2024
Antisemitic Incidents in France Surge by 1,100% Following October 7 – January 30, 2024
Hungary Condemns EU Plan To Cripple Its Economy – January 30, 2024
Paris In Crisis As Farmers Besiege French Capital – January 30, 2024
Billionaire Musk’s Brain Chip Implanted In Human For First Time – January 29, 2024
World Awaits Biden’s Response To Death Of U.S. Service Members In Drone Strike – January 29, 2024

Hostages Freed In Turkey As Police Detain Armed Man Protesting Israel’s War in Gaza
Seven workers seized at a Proctor & Gamble (P&G) plant in northwestern Turkey were freed after a nine-hour standoff with a gunman protesting against Israel’s war in Gaza, Turkish officials confirmed.

‘Biden Doctrine’: Steps to Unilaterally Recognize Palestinian State Despite Israel Opposition
The Biden Administration is considering a ‘new doctrine’ to unilaterally recognize a demilitarized Palestinian State despite strong opposition to statehood within Israel.

Defense Minister: ‘Israel Facing Imminent War With Hezbollah’
Israel’s defense minister has urged his nation to prepare for an imminent war with the massive Iran-backed Hezbollah militia based in neighboring Lebanon and a broader armed conflict in the Middle East.
Israel Flooding ‘Hamas Terror Tunnels’ As Battles Rage In Gaza, West Bank (Worthy News In-Depth) – January 31, 2024
Israeli Defense Minister Gallant Claims Half of Hamas Terrorists Have Been Wounded or Killed – January 30, 2024
Netanyahu: We Will Only Accept Total Victory; We Will Not Release Thousands of Terrorists – January 30, 2024
Hamas Rejects Hostage Deal, Hamas Fires Rockets into Central Israel – January 29, 2024
Jerusalem: Discovery of Byzantine-Era Weights May Point to Pre-Islamic Christian Presence on Temple Mount – January 29, 2024
World Remembers Holocaust Amid Rising Antisemitism (Worthy News Radio) – January 27, 2024
EU: ‘UN Likely Involved In Hamas Attacks Against Israel’ (Worthy News Investigation) – January 27, 2024

Tax Bill Heads to Senate, Faces Uncertain Future
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan tax bill with a vote of 357-70 late Wednesday, but that bill now faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

New York Officials Outraged Over Beating of NYPD Officers by Migrants
New York Republicans are calling for the deportation of a group of undocumented migrants who were released without bail after a brutal beating of two NYPD police officers in Times Square.

Colorado SOS Files Brief With U.S. Supreme Court in Trump Case
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case involving former President Donald Trump’s removal from the 2024 Colorado Republican presidential primary ballot.
US Federal Reserve Leaves Rates Unchanged – January 31, 2024
California: Child Evangelism Ministry Accuses Public School District Of Unlawful Discrimination – January 31, 2024
FBI Director Wray Warns of Chinese Hackers Targeting America’s Infrastructure to ‘Wreak Havoc’ – January 31, 2024
US: Homelessness Surges As Pandemic-Era Safety Net Provisions Expire – January 31, 2024
US Civil War Fears As Texas Sets Up Wires At Mexico Border Over ‘Migrant Invasion’ (Worthy News In-Depth) – January 31, 2024
After Hours of Debate, House Committee Advances Mayorkas Impeachment Articles – January 31, 2024
Speaker Johnson Works On FISA Overhaul By April Deadline – January 30, 2024

Hamas ‘Unlikely’ To Reject Hostage Deal; ‘Will Demand War Ends’ As Battles Rage (Worthy News In-Depth)
Hamas is unlikely to reject a Gaza ceasefire proposal it received from mediators this week but will not sign it without assurances that Israel has committed to ending the war, sources say.

Islamists Attack DRC Church, Villages, Killing 8; Dozens Kidnapped
Christians faced major challenges in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday after at least eight people died and thirty were taken hostage in Islamist attacks on a Pentecostal church and other targets.

Nicaraguan Regime Charges US Missionaries/Nicaraguan Pastors With Financial Crimes After Large Gospel Events
Nicaragua’s Attorney General has charged three US missionaries and 11 Nicaraguan pastors with money laundering and organized crime, months after the Christians led large Gospel outreaches in the country, CBN News reports.
Pakistan: Govt. Announces Christian Children Can Study The Bible Instead Of Islam In School – January 31, 2024
Nigeria: Slaughter of Christians Continues, “More Believers Are Killed For Their Faith In Nigeria Than Everywhere Else In The World Combined” – January 31, 2024
National Day of Prayer and Repentance in Washington D.C. on Jan. 31 – January 30, 2024
Comoros: Christians Face Ongoing Persecution Following Reelection Of President Assoumani – January 30, 2024
US: Churches Open Doors To Homeless In Extreme Cold, Run Afoul Of Local Authorities – January 30, 2024
Eritrea Releasing Hundreds Of Christians; 300 Still Detained – January 30, 2024
Iran: New Testament Now Available in 12 New Dialects as Underground Church Grows – January 25, 2024
A song we wrote from combining various scriptures, specifically for the Hanukkah season…but it is true year ’round!!
Picking up where we left off, in Psalm 3, we will study about and discuss David and his fleeing from Saul, dishonor, God’s deliverance, and who are the children of God?

Hungary’s Orbán Pledges Sweden’s NATO Membership

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pledged Wednesday that he will urge the Hungarian parliament to approve Sweden’s membership of the NATO military alliance, a day after Turkish legislators made a similar move.
US Strikes Iran-Backed Terror Facilities in Iraq

As part of an effort to prevent the ongoing Israel-Hamas war from escalating into a regional conflict fueled by Iran, the United States, just after midnight on Wednesday, carried out retaliatory airstrikes against facilities in Iraq that were being used by the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia and other jihadist groups to attack US and Coalition targets in the region, Axios reports.
Russia Says Ukraine Shot Down Military Plane, Killing 74

Russian authorities confirmed Wednesday that a Defense Ministry plane carrying scores of Ukrainian military prisoners of war plus crew and guards crashed in Russia’s Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine.
US Strikes Iran-Backed Houthis After Deadly Strikes In Region – January 24, 2024
Turkey Approves Sweden’s NATO Bid, Pressuring Hungary – January 23, 2024
British YouTube Pianist Threatened By China In Livestream – January 23, 2024
Ukraine Students Leave War To Meet Professors In Budapest – January 23, 2024
Powerful Earthquake Rocks China’s West After Landslides Kill Christians – January 23, 2024
Finland: Prosecutors Appeal to Supreme Court to Convict Christian Lawmaker Who Posted On Social Media Against Same-Sex Marriage – January 23, 2024
EU Ministers Meeting As Ukraine Pleas For Help Amid Mounting Death Toll (Worthy News Radio) – January 22, 2024
Dutch Queen Maxima Wants Global Digital IDs (Video) – January 22, 2024
Iran Soldier Kills Five In Army Base – January 22, 2024
WHO Chief Seeks Pandemic Treaty Ahead Of Predicted Deadly Outbreak – January 21, 2024

UN Chief: Israeli Rejection of Two-State Solution Constitutes “Major Threat to Global Security”
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated during a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council Tuesday that Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians has become “a major threat to global peace and security” and that an Israeli rejection of a two-state solution is “unacceptable.”

Dozens of Israeli Soldiers Killed In Gaza On Deadliest Day
Israel confirmed Tuesday that 24 soldiers fighting in Gaza have been killed, the highest Israeli military death toll in a day so far during the Israel-Hamas war.

Israel Offers Hamas Truce For Hostages; Netanyahu Survives No-Confidence Vote
Israel has proposed a cease-fire of up to two months in exchange for the release of all the more than 130 hostages still held by Hamas, several officials confirmed.
Thousands Sing, Pray And Rally For Israel In Netherlands – January 22, 2024
Relatives Hostages Storm Israel Parliament – January 22, 2024
Israel Tells US: ‘No Palestinian State’ – January 20, 2024
Iran Threatens To Attack Israel After Air Strike – January 20, 2024
‘Israel Air Strike’ Kills Iran Revolutionary Guards, Intelligence Chief – January 20, 2024
Israel Hints It Is Attacking Iran – January 18, 2024
Israel Braces For War Against Lebanon’s Hezbollah – January 18, 2024

Texas Governor: Feds Have Broken Compact With the States Over Border Crisis
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has invoked the invasion clause of the U.S. Constitution and said he would defend his state. The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court this week ruled that federal Border Patrol agents can destroy Texas concertina wire border barriers.

“After School Satan Clubs” Are No Match for After School “Good News Clubs”
While The Satanic Temple organization has made headlines by establishing After School Satan Clubs in a number of public schools in America, the US-based Child Evangelism Fellowship has announced that its Good News Clubs are flourishing to such extent the ministry hopes to reach 30.4 million more children worldwide this year alone, CBN News reports.

Arizona GOP Chairman Resigns After Audio of Conversation With Kari Lake Released
Jeff DeWit is resigning as the Arizona Republican Party chairman. An audio recording of a conversation from earlier in 2023 was released on Tuesday, in which DeWit was speaking with Senate candidate Kari Lake about people “back east” not wanting her to run. He said that people were willing to give her money or a job instead while waiting out for a possible 2026 comeback run for governor, according to the recording published by the Daily Mail.
Trump Wins Ballot Battles, In Courts – January 24, 2024
California Authorities Persist in Litigation Against Christian Baker Who Refused to Make Wedding Cake for Same-Sex Couple – January 24, 2024
Trump Wins New Hampshire, Haley Vows to Continue – January 23, 2024
Democratic Governors Seek More Migrant Funding, Border Security – January 23, 2024
Ohio Pastor Taken to Court After Opening Church 24/7 to the Homeless – January 23, 2024
Supreme Court Sides With Biden on Razor Wire in Eagle Pass, Texas – January 22, 2024
Thousands attend annual March for Life in sub-freezing Washington DC – January 22, 2024
Iran: New Testament Now Available in 12 New Dialects as Underground Church Grows
Thanks to Bible translators who risk their lives for the work, Christians who live under Iran’s hostile Islamic regime are now able to read the New Testament in 12 more of their nation’s 62 languages, Christianity Today reports.
Nigeria: Fulani Terrorists Slaughter 31 Christians, “These Are Well-Coordinated Attacks to Exterminate Christians”
Following the massacre of 160 mostly Christian civilians in Nigeria’s Plateau state at Christmas, radicalized Fulani herdsmen murdered at least 31 more Plateau Christians in coordinated attacks between Jan. 22-24, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
India: Hindu Activists Climb on Four Churches, Plant Flags With Image of Their god
In further evidence of the increasing power and influence of Hindu nationalism in India, a crowd of young Hindutva activists climbed on top of four church buildings in Madhya Pradesh state, planting Hindu flags with an image of their god and chanting Hindu slogans, Newslaundry reports.
China: Pastor and Wife Sentenced to Lengthy Jail Terms for Online Preaching – January 24, 2024
Evangelical Missionary Movement in Latin America is Growing Substantially, “A Sleeping Giant” – January 23, 2024
Eritrea: Christian Prisoners of Faith Tortured, Held in Inhumane Conditions, “The World Needs to Wake Up” – January 23, 2024
“Nigeria at the Epicenter of Targeted Violence Against the Church,” Four Christians Kidnapped in Benue State – January 22, 2024
Evangelical Christian Murdered by Sudanese Terrorists – January 22, 2024
Pakistan: Police Refuse To Charge Muslim Who Tried to Rape Heavily Pregnant Christian Woman, Caused Her to Lose the Baby – January 18, 2024
India: Tens of Thousands of Manipur Christians Displaced Amid Conflict – January 18, 2024
Moving on to Psalm 2, we will read and discuss idols and idolatry, Biden and adoption laws, language barriers, Babel, wars and hatred, and uniting as one. We will also discuss the law of God and our obligation today.

We’re back and off and running as we continue reading through the Bible. Today we are going to talk about how our children are schooled, as well as other topics like clean eating and what is clean and unclean in God’s sight.

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IMF Reports 40% of Jobs Could Be Replaced by Artificial Intelligence

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that approximately 40% of jobs worldwide by the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI). The IMF also warned that this technological shift in the global job market would intensify social inequalities and potentially lead to increased social unrest.

U.S. Navy SEALs recently intercepted a vessel carrying Iranian-made missile components and other armaments intended for Yemen’s Houthi rebels. During this operation, conducted last week, two SEALs were reported missing, according to a statement released by the U.S. military on Tuesday.
Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles Into Sites in Syria, Iraq
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility for an attack on what they referred to as Israel’s “intelligence center” in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, the Iranian state media reported on Monday.
Britain Warns Houthis Of Further Western Strikes After US Ship Is Hit – January 15, 2024
US Jet Shoots Down Houthi Missile As Fighting Intensifies – January 15, 2024
Dutch Mosques Demand Koran Burning Ban – January 14, 2024
Britain Detains 6 Over Plot To Attack Stock Exchange – January 14, 2024
Frederik X, Now King of Denmark After Historic Succession (Worthy News Radio) – January 14, 2024
‘Disease X’ 20 Times Deadlier Than COVID-19’ – January 14, 2024
Dutchman Sabotaged Iran’s Nuclear Program’ Causing Turmoil – January 14, 2024
Lai Ching-te Elected Taiwan’s President Despite China’s Threats – January 14, 2024
EU Turmoil Over Nazi Events And Plot To Deport Millions (Worthy News Focus) – January 12, 2024
Mideast War Near As Iran-Backed Groups Vow To Attack US, Allies – January 12, 2024

Battles Rage Despite Hamas-Israel Aid Deal
Battles raged between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip even after both agreed on delivering medicines to Israeli hostages and aid to Palestinians in the war-ravaged territory.
Qatar Facilitates Deal for Israel and Hamas to Transfer Medical Aid to Hostages in Gaza

The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared on the social media platform X that a groundbreaking agreement has been successfully brokered between Israel and Hamas, facilitating the delivery of medical supplies for hostages held by the terrorist organization.
Hamas Tunnel Network Spanned Hundreds of Miles Under Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that the tunnel network built by Hamas under the Gaza Strip is far more extensive than previously thought, spanning between 350 and 450 miles, significantly larger than the original estimate of 250 miles given in December.
Hamas Announces Death Of Two Hostages, Blames Israel – January 16, 2024
Hamas Leader Calls on Muslims Worldwide to Liberate Jerusalem – January 15, 2024
Terror Attack Kills 1, Injures Dozen In Israel – January 15, 2024
Turkey Detains Israeli Soccer Player For Remembering Hamas Massacre – January 15, 2024
Hamas Posting Video Of Hostages As Biden Pledges Support – January 14, 2024
Hamas Warns ‘Many Israeli Hostages Killed’ – January 14, 2024
Israel Vows Victory On 100th Day Of War Against Hamas – January 14, 2024
Alabama Can Enforce Ban On Sex Change Treatments For Minors, Appeals Court Rules

A court of appeals has ruled that Alabama can at least temporarily enforce a law that bans sex change treatments, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries for minors, CBN News reports. A full trial on the constitutionality of the ban is set for August 2024.

All US States Except One Have Seen An Increase In Gender Dysphoria Diagnoses, Report Shows
A new study shows that every US state except South Dakota has seen a rise in the number of patients diagnosed with gender dysphoria in the last few years, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Senate Rejects Bernie Sanders Resolution To Condition Aid to Israel To Human Rights Record

On Tuesday, the US Senate rejected Senator Bernie Sanders’ resolution to conditionally suspend all US security aid to Israel. The military aid was to be contingent on a State Department report, due within 30 days, to investigate potential human rights violations by Israel in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
‘Only Getting Started’: Trump Full Steam Ahead, DeSantis Faltering As Primary Moves Forward – January 16, 2024
Trump Wins Iowa Handily, Calls For Party Unity as GOP Primaries Continue – January 15, 2024
News networks call Iowa for Trump 30 minutes into caucuses – January 15, 2024
Antisemitic Incidents Increased in US 360% After Hamas Attacked Israel – January 15, 2024
Arctic Cold Blast Could Smash Records as Millions of Americans Face Below-Zero Temperatures – January 15, 2024
Congress Prepares for Vote on Stopgap Bill to Prevent Partial Shutdown Next Week – January 14, 2024
Texas Transports Over 100,000 Foreign Nationals to ‘Sanctuary Cities’ – January 14, 2024
Armed Palestinians Attack Christian Holy Site in West Bank

A mob of armed Palestinians in the West Bank targeted and extensively damaged Jacob’s Well, a Christian holy site in Nablus (Shechem), on Sunday night, the Tazpit Press Service (TPS) reports. Christian tradition holds that the site of the well was purchased by the Biblical Patriarch Jacob and is referred to in the New Testament as the Well of Sychar.

Nigeria: Mass Slaughter of Christians Continues Unabated, “A Trail of Grief and Trauma”
Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists slaughtered 10 more Nigerian Christians during coordinated attacks on three villages in central Nigeria’s Benue state on Jan. 7, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
India: Christian Watchdog Group Reports Surge in Violence Against Believers

A watchdog group which monitors persecution against Christians in India has reported a surge in violent incidents against believers there, Christian Today India (CTI) reports.
Iranian Converts Start New Year Behind Bars – January 17, 2024
Wycliffe Associates Receives a Boost from Volunteers in Orlando and Elsewhere As Organization Looks to Accelerate Bible Translation Efforts Worldwide – January 16, 2024
US: 100,000 Young People Attend Gospel Events to Mark New Year – January 16, 2024
US Designates Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” for Violating Religious Freedom – January 16, 2024
Baptist Missionaries See Nearly 5,000 People Respond to the Gospel in Cuba – January 16, 2024
Decision Point Founder, Warren Willis Passes Away – January 16, 2024
Nigeria: Boko Haram Murder 15 Christians, Kidnap Young Girl in Borno State – January 15, 2024