Aug 07, 2020At least 14 individuals, including the pilot has died, after the plane skid off the runway while landing during a heavy rainstorm in India. At least 15 of the 123 injured are in critical condition. The flight was carrying Indian citizens who had been stranded abroad due to the coronavirus. Pray for the families of the deceased. Pray for healing for the injured.
Aug 05, 2020At least 157 individuals have been killed, and over 5,000 others injured, after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Dozens of people are also missing. The explosion occurred after 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate (a fertilizer and explosive) were improperly stored. Extensive damage throughout the city has also occurred. Pray for the families of the deceased. Pray for healing for the injured. Pray for safety for the missing and for the rescue workers.
Aug 03, 2020At least 29 individuals were killed, and over 50 others injured, after the Islamic State attacked a prison. The battle lasted for nearly 20 hours and over 1,000 prisoners attempted to flee. Numerous prisoners remain missing after the attack, while hundreds have been recaptured. Most of the prisoners were Taliban and Islamic State fighters. Pray for the families of the deceased. Pray for healing for the injured. Pray for peace and safety.
Aug 03, 2020At least two individuals have died, and 30 others were injured, after a high-speed train derailed in the Portuguese district of Coimbra, while traveling from Lisbon to Braga. The train crashed into a railway maintenance machine. Pray for the families of the deceased. Pray for healing for the injured.
Aug 03, 2020Suspected Islamist militants launched two attack on Mali’s army at the same time, resulting in the deaths of five soldiers, with five others being injured.. A military convoy was attacked while traveling between Gomacoura and Diabaly, and a second attack occurred at the military camp in Gamacoura. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Pray for the families of the deceased. Pray for healing for the injured. Pray for peace.
Aug 04, 2020The Hong Kong government has announced that elections will be postponed for one year due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. This announcement came weeks after China implemented a new security law, which many believe is a pretense to further restrict the freedoms enjoyed by Hong Kong. Additionally, in recent days, 12 pro-democracy candidates were banned by the government from running in the election. Pray for Hong Kong.
Aug 06, 2020Douglas Lamont Coley was scheduled to be executed at 10 am local time, at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Mansfield, Ohio, on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. His execution has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Forty-four-year-old Douglas is convicted of murdering 21-year-old Samar El-Okdi in Toledo, Ohio, on January 3, 1997.
Aug 03, 2020At least 86 individuals have died in India over the last several days after drinking illegally made alcohol. Ten others, who are believed to have alcohol additions, have died from drinking hand sanitizer after liquor shops in the area were forced to close due to the coronavirus. Pray for the families of the deceased.
Aug 03, 2020Thousands of people gathered together for an anti-government protest in Bangkok, despite a government ban on large gatherings due to the coronavirus. The protesters, many of them young, had three demands: Parliament to be dissolved, the constitution to be rewritten, and for authorities to stop harassing critics. Unrest began earlier this year after an opposition party was ordered to dissolve. Pray for peace. Pray for safety.
John Ramirez, Texas
Updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2020
John Ramirez has been given an execution date of Wednesday, September 9, 2020.
Updated: Thursday, February 2, 2017 11:22 am EST
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to overturn the stay of execution granted by US District Judge Nelva Gonzales Romas for John Henry Ramirez. Ramirez's current lawyer asked for the execution to be stayed in order to allow time to appoint a new lawyer, as Ramirez has said he no longer wants his current lawyer to represent him.
Updated: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 6:36 pm EST
US District Judge Nelva Gonzales Romas has ruled that the execution of John Henry Ramirez is to be stayed. Ramirez's current lawyer asked for the execution to be stayed in order to allow time to appoint a new lawyer, as Ramirez has said he no longer wants his current lawyer to represent him. Judge Romas stayed the execution saying that there was not enough time to give Ramirez's request serious consideration prior to his execution. The Texas Attorney General's Office is appealing the stay to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Updated: Monday, January 23, 2017 2:51 pm EST
John Henry Ramirez is scheduled to be executed on at 6 pm CST on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at the Wall Unit in the Huntsville State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. Thirty-two-year-old John is convicted of the murder of 45-year-old Pablo Castro on July 19, 2004, in Corpus Christi, Texas. John has spent the last eight years on Texas’ death row.
John graduation from high school and worked as a kitchen laborer prior to his arrest. He had previously been arrested for robbery, evading arrest, possession of marijuana, and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
John Ramirez, Angela Rodriguez, and Christina Chavez spent several days using drugs in mid July 2004. On July 19, the three agreed to rob someone in order to obtain money for more drugs. After driving around, the group pulled into the Times Market in Corpus Christi, where they found Pablo Castro taking out the trash. Ramirez attacked Castro, stabbing him a total of 29 times with a six-inch serrated knife. After Castro fell to the ground, the group searched his pockets and stole a total of $1.25. The trio left and went on to commit another robbery, and attempted a third robbery.
Rodriguez and Chavez were apprehended soon after, while Ramirez was apprehended on February 20, 2008, near the Mexican border. Ramirez was sentenced to death on December 8, 2008.
Please pray for peace and healing for the family of Pablo Castro. Pleas pray for strength for the family of John Ramirez. Please pray that if John is innocent, lacks the competency to be executed, or should not be executed for any other reason, that evidence will be presented prior to the execution. Please pray that John may come to find peace through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, if he has not already
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