Church Issues

• Iranian Christians speak out about persecution: Two Iranian women who were imprisoned and tortured for their faith have spoken to a Washington conference about their experiences and how the Lord Jesus sustained them. Read more here.
  
• LGBT Christian conference causes concern: The US conference last week proposes to ‘support, encourage and empower’ LGBT Christians while affirming a biblical view of marriage and sexuality, causing some church leaders to voice concern that a ‘halfway house’ is ‘inherently unstable’. Read more here.

World Scene

• Dutch euthanasia doctor may face criminal charges: The medic administered a lethal injection to a 74-year-old dementia patient against her will. Commentators say the case highlights the slippery slope countries find themselves on when they legalise assisted suicide. Read more here. The news comes as the UK Supreme Court removes an important legal safeguard protecting patients with brain damage.
  
• Trump’s offer of unconditional talks with Iran rebutted: The offer seems to have caught the Iranian regime off-guard. Civil unrest in Iran is growing as the Iranian currency is plunging ahead of US sanctions due to restart next week. Read more here and here.
  
• US Senate passes defence bill with funding for Israel: The enormous $716 bn budget includes $550 million for boosting Israel’s defences against Hamas and Hezbollah. Read more here. The Trump administration has also released some $61 million to the Palestinian Authority, mainly to fund PA/Israeli security co-operation.

Israel & Middle East

• Russia promises to keep Iranians away from Israel’s border: The promise that Iranian troops and heavy weapons have been moved at least 85km away from the Israeli Golan Heights comes with the admission that Russia will not and cannot oust Iran completely from Syria. Read more here and here.
  
• Seven ISIS terrorists killed inside Golan Heights: The armed group had made their way 650 feet inside Israeli territory before being killed in an air strike by the IAF. Rifles and explosives were recovered from the scene. Read more here.
  
• Violence continues at the Gaza border: 7,000 people rioted at the Gaza border last Friday, while 29 fires were started on Tuesday alone by Palestinian incendiary devices. There have been calls for further violence from Hamas.

Upcoming Events

• Moedim meeting (London): *date and venue change* Saturday 18 August, 6:30-9:30pm, Porsoken Community Centre, Aldgate (E1 8AH). Hebraic teaching and worship with Steve Maltz and Richard Teideman. For more information, contact Richard on 07973 147494, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
• European Creation Conference (Central London): 21-22 September. Creation Ministries International’s two-day conference including fascinating presentations on a range of subjects from 16 speakers, as well as a youth programme. Emmanuel Centre, Westminster. Full price £20, day tickets £12, kids go free. Click here for full details and to book, or call 01162 848999 (normal office hours).
• Foundations 10 (Devon): 29 October-2 November. Theme: Further into the Lion’s Den. Join David Andrew and Steve Maltz for Hebraic teaching and worship at the Sidholme Hotel, Sidmouth. From £280pp. Click here to find out more and for booking information.

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)