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: Thursday, December 13, 2018 9:14 pm EST
Florida has executed Jose Jimenez. Click here to read more.
Updated: Thursday, December 13, 2018 9:14 pm EST
The Supreme Court of the United States has refused to halt the execution of Jose Jimenez.
Updated: Thursday, December 13, 2018 8:44 pm EST
The execution of Jose Jimenez has not yet been carried out. He has appeals pending before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Updated: Thursday, December 13, 2018 5:38 pm EST
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a request to halt the execution of Florida inmate Jose Jimenez. In dismissing the case, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals noted a lack of jurisdiction.
Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 8:11 pm EST
The Florida Supreme Court has refused to stay the execution of Jose Jimenez. The decision by the court was unanimous. The Florida Supreme Court refused to grant a stay of execution because they refused to take up Jose's case. Jose and his attorneys were arguing that he was entitled to a new sentencing hearing under a new amendment passed by Florida voters in 2016. However, it does not go into effect until January 2019. The amendment in question is known as the Savings Clause, which has generally allowed the sentence for older crimes to be governed by the laws that were in effect at the time of the crime. The new amendment would allow revisions of laws to be applied to older cases. Further, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that even if it was in effect, it would not be applicable to Jose's case.
Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 1:14 pm EST
Jose Antonio Jimenez has several appeals pending before the Florida Supreme Court, a federal court, and the Supreme Court of the United States. At least one of his appeals argues that he should be granted a new sentencing trial due to the Supreme Court of the United States forcing Florida to change its death penalty sentencing protocol. Additionally, in 2016, voters in the state passed the Savings Clause, which allows older crimes to be tried under current laws, however the revised Savings Clause does not go into effect until January 2019. Previously, cases were considered under the law of the time the crime was committed. Jose and his attorneys argue that this revision should apply to him and that he should not be executed.
Updated: Monday, December 10, 2018 8:42 am EST
Jose Antonio Jimenez is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm EST, on Thursday, December 13, 2018, at the Florida State Prison near Raiford, Florida. Fifty-five-year-old Jose is sentenced to death for the murder of 63-year-old Phyllis Minas in Miami, Florida on October 2,1992. Jose has spent the last 25 years on death row in Florida.
Prior to being arrest fro murder, Jose worked as a painter
On October 2, 1992, Jose Jimenez entered the home of Phyllis Minas, located in a north Miami apartment complex. Jimenez was also a resident of the apartment complex. Once Jimenez was inside, he beat and stabbed Phyllis. A neighbor heard her screaming “Oh God, Oh my God!” during the attack and attempted to enter the apartment through the open front door. As they were entering, Jimenez slammed the door shut and locked it. The neighbor called the police.
Jimenez exited the apartment by going out onto a balcony, where he jumped to a neighboring balcony before jumping to the ground. A custodian witnessed a man, whom he later identified as Jimenez, drop to the ground from the balcony. Jimenez changed his clothes and cleaned himself up before re-entering the complex and asking someone to use their phone to call a cab.
When rescue workers arrived at Phyllis’ apartment, she was still alive. She died a short time later. Jimenez was arrested on October 5, 1992, at his parents home in Miami. His fingerprints had been found inside Phyllis’ apartment. He was tried, convicted, and then sentenced to death in December 1994. The jury’s decision was unanimous.
Following his death sentence, Jose was also charged and convicted of second-degree murder of Marie Debas, robbery with a deadly weapon, and burglary with assault for a crime that occurred on October 19, 1990. For that crime he was sentenced to a total of 49 years in prison.
Jose was scheduled to be executed earlier this year, however, it was stayed by the Florida Supreme Court just days before the execution. Jose’s case was stayed after his attorney requested more time to review over 1,000 new pages of police documents from the initial police investigation, that was given to him for the first time just two weeks before the scheduled execution. Jose’s lawyer further said, that two weeks was not enough time to throughly examine all the documents, as it appeared some handwritten notes by the detectives contradicted their trial testimony.
The Supreme Court of the United States has refused to halt Jose's execution. Jose also has appeals before the Florida Supreme Court.
Please pray for peace for the family of Phyllis Minas and Marie Debas. Please pray for strength for the family of Jose Jimenez. Please pray that if Jose 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. Please pray that Jose may come to find peace through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, if he has not already.
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