Some of the week's happenings to aid your prayers.

Society & Politics

• Tabernacle Christian Centre looking for a Christian teacher: An evangelical church nearby to Grenfell Tower are urgently requesting a dedicated teacher of English and History, able to teach to GCSE level, to start in September. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to get in touch with Pastor Derrick Wilson.
  
• Christian street preacher will not be charged: Ian Sleeper, who was arrested outside Southwark Cathedral in June and held in a cell for 13 hours after displaying placards sharing love for Muslims and critiquing Islam, will not be prosecuted. Read more here.

World Scene

• Churches open their doors in Freetown: In the aftermath of the terrible mudslide this week in Sierra Leone, in which 400 have died, 600 are still missing, and some 3,000 are now homeless, Tearfund reports an outpouring of love in the midst of overwhelming ruin. Prayers and donations are especially welcome at this time. Read more here.
  
• Christians targeted for prosecution in Russia: A year after Putin made evangelism illegal in Russia, 186 cases have been brought to court, the majority levelled against Christians. Even home prayer and Bible study meetings have resulted in charges. Read more here and here, read a full list of prosecutions here.
  
• Netanyahu condemns Charlottesville anti-Semitism: The Israeli PM has criticised the evident anti-Semitic feeling present at the rally, where Nazi symbols were on full display and protesters chanted “Jews will not replace us”. Read more here.
  
• Airline's pro-LGBT advert backfires: Dutch airline KLM tried to promote LGBT relationships using images of seatbelts…but the ad has backfired spectacularly. Read more here.
  
• Christianity growing in North Korea: Despite horrific persecution, recent reports and testimonies show that the faith is alive and well – and spreading - in the despotic state. Read more here.
  

Israel & Middle East

• Iran builds missile factory in Syria: The expansion of Iran through the region as ISIS is pushed back is causing concern among Israelis. Meanwhile Turkey and Iran are strengthening ties despite their differences. Read more here and here.
  
• Gender controversy at the Western Wall set to fire up again: Conservative and Reform movements are planning to hold a protest prayer at the kotel next week, pushing back against the Government’s June cancellation of plans for an egalitarian prayer area. Read more here.

Upcoming Events

• National Day of Prayer for Britain (8 September): Emmanuel Centre, Westminster, 10:30am-8pm. David Hathaway, together with Brenda Taylor and Dennis Greenidge, are calling a day of prayer for Britain’s Government, Brexit, and for the nation to turn back to God at this critical time. Free, but registration required – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to register by email.
• Feast of Tabernacles celebration (20-21 October): Emmanuel Centre, Westminster. Join Barry and Batya Segal and Vision for Israel for their annual Sukkot celebration. 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)
• Family Watch International
• Barnabas Fund
• Kehila News (Israel)