Jul 22, 2019In New York City and Detroit, Michigan, thousands of people remain without power during some of the hottest weather of the year. The high temperatures greatly contributed to the power outage in New York City. Detroit lost power due to damage from a storm. Please pray for the safety of those without power.
Jul 22, 2019At least 20 individuals, eight firefighters and 12 civilians, have been injured due to the fires in central Portugal. The cause of the fires is currently under investigation, as government officials are suspicious because of the close proximity of where each fire started. Please pray for healing for those injured. Please pray for the safety of those battling the fires and for all affected.
Jul 22, 2019Four Turkish construction workers have been abducted in western Nigeria for unknown reasons. No group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, although a rescue mission is underway. Last week, 10 Turkish sailors were kidnapped off the coast of Nigeria. Their fate is currently unknown. Please pray for the safety of all those kidnapped. Please pray for peaceful resolutions.
Jul 22, 2019At least 10 individuals were killed, and 15 others injured, when a car bomb was detonated by Islamic extremists near a busy security checkpoint near the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. Al-Shabab, who is aligned with Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack. Please pray for the families of the deceased. Please pray for healing for the injured. Please pray for peace.
Jul 22, 2019After weeks of peaceful protests, a group of masked men stormed a train stations resulting, for the first time, in violence. The men are believed to have ties to gangsters. At least 45 individuals were injured during the attack. The violent protesters appeared to be targeting the peaceful, pro-democracy protesters. Please pray for healing for those who have been injured. Please pray for a peaceful resolution.
Jul 22, 2019The World Health Organization has declared the ebola outbreak in Congo as an international health emergency. In the last year, over 1,600 individuals have died from the deadly disease, which has no spread to a major city, Goma. Health experts home the declaration will help restrict the spreading of ebola. Please pray for the all those who are inflicted with ebola. Please pray for those who have had their lives affected by the disease. Please pray for those working to treat the disease.
Jul 22, 2019A fire at a Japanese animation studio in Kyoto has resulted in the death of 33 individuals, with 36 others reporting injuries. The fire was deliberately set by a 41-year-old man who believed the company, Kyoto Animation, had “stolen novels” from him. His connection with the studio is unclear. Please pray for the families of the deceased. Please pray for healing for the injured.
Jul 22, 2019At least 25 individuals have been killed during a fire fight between Ethiopian security forces and activists in southern Ethiopia. The fight occurred as the Sidama ethnic group was set to declare their own federal state, after accusing the government a failing to hold a promised referendum on the issue. Please pray for the families of the deceased. Please pray for healing for the injured. Please pray for a peaceful resolution.
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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