{"id":4257,"date":"2014-01-22T06:06:40","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T11:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=4257"},"modified":"2014-06-25T15:32:03","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T22:32:03","slug":"missions-catalyst-1-22-14-world-news-briefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=4257","title":{"rendered":"Missions Catalyst News Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4515\" src=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large.png\" alt=\"Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large\" width=\"620\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large.png 620w, https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a>In This Issue: Praying the way Paul told Timothy to pray<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=4247\">SOUTHEAST ASIA: Herbalist Draws Lost to Christ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=4249\">ISRAEL: Jews for Jesus Worker Recounts Deportation\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=4251\">SRI LANKA: Buddhist Monks Lead Mob<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=4253\">WORLD: Human Trafficking and the Response of the Church<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=4255\">BANGLADESH: Deadly Violence Mars Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Greetings!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The apostle Paul instructed Timothy to pray for kings and those in high positions (1 Timothy 2:1-5). Today, will you join us in praying along those lines?<\/p>\n<p>1. World leaders are meeting in Switzerland to discuss Syria. Since the beginning of the conflict three years ago, an average of 6000 people per day have fled the country. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldea.org\/news\/4330\/wea-joins-other-christian-bodies-in-calling-upon-geneva-ii-participants-to-pursue-just-peace-in-syria\" target=\"_blank\">Pray for Geneva II<\/a> and the formation of an interim government for Syria.<\/p>\n<p>2. Also pray for the leaders meeting in late February in Nepal and Kyrgyzstan to discuss <a href=\"http:\/\/globalengage.org\/news-media\/press-release\/ige-to-hold-religion-security-and-citizenship-conferences-in-kyrgyzstan-and\" target=\"_blank\">Religion, Security, and Citizenship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3. In the US, January is now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2013\/12\/31\/presidential-proclamation-national-slavery-and-human-trafficking-prevent\" target=\"_blank\">National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month<\/a>, per proclamation by the president. Much to pray about concerning those issues!<\/p>\n<p>And finally, some cool tools to help us know the world better:<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.therefugeeproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Refugee Project<\/a> is an interactive map that shows where refugees are coming from and where they are going.<\/p>\n<p>2. Ever wonder what countries are friends with each other? A good indication is where they allow visitors to come from and where they allow their citizens to go. Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visamapper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visa Mapper<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/10\/02\/visa-restriction-index_n_4030655.html\" target=\"_blank\">The World&#8217;s Worst Passports<\/a> for clues.<\/p>\n<p>Pray for God-honoring relationships among the nations&#8217; leaders!<\/p>\n<p><b>Praying with you,<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Pat<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<p><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missionscatalyst.org\">Missions Catalyst<\/a> is a free, weekly electronic digest of mission news and resources designed to inspire and equip Christians worldwide for global ministry. Use it to fuel your prayers, find tips and opportunities, and stay in touch with how God is building his kingdom all over the world. Please forward it freely!<\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Pat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Pat.jpg\" alt=\"Pat\" width=\"139\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a>Pat Noble has been the \u201cnews sleuth\u201d for Missions Catalyst since 2004. In addition to churning out the news, she is working to create a SWARM (Serving World A Regional Mobilizers) in Northern New York using the <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?llr=zaeaz4bab&amp;et=1105315904437&amp;s=0&amp;e=001N0EYJu9_l7U3xbyVqdh6tiClADp95RktD5NYsjeSRrkS6Z7bIXmZdAO1LtzTbPBYhGFjq7CKcjRTiPfxugcAUe7EhfR1tmt1iT2DDvJFSI1s8NQ4QeCQxQ==\" target=\"_blank\">NorthernChristian.org<\/a> website. You can connect with her at <a href=\"http:\/\/whatsoeverthings.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.whatsoeverthings.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In This Issue: Praying the way Paul told Timothy to pray SOUTHEAST ASIA: Herbalist Draws Lost to Christ ISRAEL: Jews for Jesus Worker Recounts Deportation\u00a0 SRI LANKA: Buddhist Monks Lead Mob WORLD: Human Trafficking and the Response of the Church BANGLADESH: Deadly Violence Mars Elections Greetings! The apostle Paul instructed Timothy to pray for kings &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=4257\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Missions Catalyst News Briefs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-briefs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4257"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4771,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4257\/revisions\/4771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}