LEBANON: Deadly Blast in Beirut

Source: Missions Catalyst, August 5, 2020

By now you have probably heard about the explosion yesterday (August 4) in the port area of Beirut, Lebanon. Even the earliest reports revealed the blast was huge, breaking glass in much of the city and felt 150 miles away in Cyprus. Now we know the explosion killed more than a hundred with at least that many missing and some 4,000 injured. A search for survivors is underway. Local government says as many as 300,000 people were made homeless by this explosion. Much of the port and large quantities of grain also stored in the area were also destroyed. The country has declared three days of mourning. Let’s call out to God with them at this time.

Both Lebanon and neighboring Syria were already overwhelmed by the pandemic, economic devastation, and hunger. And think of the refugees and other residents who have already faced so much trauma!

Pray for the people of Beirut and beyond and lift up the churches and others who will seek to meet the many needs even as they suffer themselves.

» Read more from the BBC, AlJazeera, or your preferred news source.

» You may not have heard about another tragic explosion in July. See GFA Calls for Compassionate Prayer Over Myanmar Jade Mine Disaster (Gospel for Asia) or read coverage of the event from the New York Times.

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