Sep 16, 2019At least 12 people have died, and over 20 others are missing after a tourist boat capsized on the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, India. The boat capsized after hitting a rock. Pray for the families of the deceased and missing. Pray for the missing.
Sep 16, 2019While over 1,000 individuals remain missing after Hurricane Dorian, more rain, flooding, and strong winds threaten the rescue effort. At least 50 people were killed by Hurricane Dorian, with more deaths expected as the clean-up effort continues. Now, Tropical Storm Humberto has disrupted that effort, with more rain, winds and flooding. Pray for the families of the deceased. Pray for the missing and their families. Pray for the safety of the rescue workers.
Sep 16, 2019At least 5 individuals have been killed in south eastern Spain, as a result of flash flooding. The flooding was caused by heavy rainfall. At least three of the deaths were caused by vehicles being swept away. Pray for the families of the deceased. Pray for the safety of rescue workers. Pray for all those affected.
Sep 16, 2019Although the Hong Kong government has fully withdrawn the extradition bill that sparked the start of the protests, the protests have continued among wider calls for total democracy and investigations into allegations of police brutality, among other demands. Protest have also grown increasingly violent, with clashes between the protesters and the police. Injuries have been reported. Pray for Hong Kong. Pray for healing for the injured. Pray for peace.
Sep 16, 2019Just outside the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, the remains of 44 individuals were found buried in dozens of black bags in a well. The area where the bodies were found is well-known for one of the nation’s most violent drug gangs. A local organization has asked for additional help identifying the remains. Pray for those working to identify the remains. Pray for the families.
Sep 16, 2019A boat traveling from Mai Ndombe to Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo, has sank on the River Congo. At least 34 individuals are feared to have died, while 76 others were rescued from the boat. The cause of the accident is unknown. Pray for the families of the suspected deceased.
Sep 16, 2019One firefighter has died in an explosion after responding to a suspected gas leak in Farmington, Maine. At least 6 other people were injured in the explosion. Pray for the family of the deceased. Pray for healing for the injured.
Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 8:52 pm EDT
Donnie Johnson has been executed. Read more here.
Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 5:36 pm EDT
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has refused to grant clemeny to Donnie Johnson. In his clemency appeal, Donnie asked that he be spared due to religious reasons and redemption instead of using legal arugments regarding his case.
Updated: Monday, May 13, 2019 9:30 am EDT
Donnie Edward Johnson is scheduled to be executed at 7:10 pm CDT, on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at the Riverbed Maximum Security Institute in Nashville, Tennessee. Sixty-eight-year-old Donnie is convicted of the murder of his wife, 30-year-old Connie Johnson, on December 8, 1984, in Memphis, Tennessee. Donnie has spent the last 34 years on Tennessee’s death row.
According to Donnie, he grew up in an abusive family and began his criminal career at the age of six or seven, stealing whatever he wanted. By the time he was a teenager, he had resorted to armed robbery. He was also involved in street drag racing. Donnie was married with two children. Donnie continued his criminal life, hiding it from his family, while maintaining a steady job as a salesman at a camping store.
On December 8, 1984, Donnie Johnson was working at Force Camping Sales in Memphis, Tennessee, along with Ronnie McCoy, who was signed out of a Penal Farm, where he was serving a four month sentence for false reporting. Johnson’s wife, Connie arrived at the store at the end of the work day. According to McCoy’s testimony, he left Johnson and Connie alone in the sales office. When he returned, Johnson showed him Connie’s body. Johnson had killed Connie by suffocating her. McCoy then helped dispose of her body.
The following day, Johnson recruited his boss to help search for his missing wife. Connie’s body was found inside of her vehicle, with a plastic bag stuffed in her mouth. They only set of keys to the vehicle were discovered in Johnson’s truck, along with several other personal belongings of Connie.
Johnson has denied killing his wife, saying he left McCoy and Connie alone in the office and McCoy killed her for the $450 in shopping money he had given her. Initially, Johnson denied any involvement in his wife’s murder, nor did he initially implicate McCoy.
Johnson was sentenced to death on November 25, 1985. Since Johnson was sentenced to death prior to 1999, he is able to choose if he wants to be executed by lethal injection or via the electric chair. Inmates generally make their selection one month before their execution date, however, Johnson has yet to select his method. If he does not make a choice, he will be executed by lethal injection. Attorneys for Johnson have said that Johnson is intentionally withholding his decision, until the Supreme Court of the United States rules on a challenge to the state's lethal injection drugs. Johnson has also asked Governor Bill Lee for clemency.
Please pray for peace and healing for the family of Connie Johnson. Please pray for strength for the family of Donnie Johnson. Please pray that if Donnie is innocent, lacks the competency to be executed, or should not be executed for any other reason, that evidence will be presented prior to his execution. In past letters written to The Forgiveness Foundation Christian Ministries, Inc., Donnie has expressed his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Please pray that his relationship with Christ will continue to grow and give him strength and peace during this time.
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