Apr 12, 2021Twenty-one individuals remain trapped in a flooded coal mine in Xinjiang, China. Eight miners have already been freed and the remaining trapped miners have been located. Pray for their safety. Pray for safety and wisdom for rescue workers.
Apr 12, 2021The La Soufrière volcano on St. Vincent island in the Caribbean, has been erupting for several days and is likely to continue erupting. Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and the eruptions have caused power outages and water supply issues. Some evacuations are underway. Pray for the safety of all on the island. Pray for wisdom for leaders in handling this crisis.
Apr 12, 2021Since the military coup that took over the government on February 1, 2021, over 600 people have been killed by security forces, often for protesting the takeover. Most recently 80 people were killed in Bago during a protest. Pray for the families of the deceased. Pray for a peaceful resolution.
Apr 12, 2021Two Nigerian soldiers and two civilians were killed in separate attacks in Nigeria. The soldiers were killed while trying to capture a Boko Haram informant. The two civilians were killed when jihadists attacked the city of Damasak. Pray for the families of the deceased. Pray for peace.
Apr 13, 2021Ramiro Felix Gonzales was scheduled to be executed at 6 pm local time, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. His execution has been rescheduled to November 17, 2021. Thirty-eight-year-old Ramiro is convicted of the murder of 19-year-old Bridget Townsend on January 15, 2001, in Bandera, Texas.
Apr 12, 2021Riots have been ongoing across the United States of America, for various reasons, with allegations of looting and property destruction. Over the weekend in Portland, Oregon, rioters allegedly set a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on fire, with agents inside the building. There have not been any reports of deaths. Pray for peace and safety.
Apr 14, 2021Elwood Hubert Jones was scheduled to be executed at 10 am local time, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. His execution has been rescheduled to December 6, 2023. Sixty-eight-year-old Elwood is convicted of the murder of 67-year-old Rhoda Nathan in the Embassy Suites Hotel in Blue Ash, Ohio.
Apr 12, 2021Thirty-six Christians prisoners have been released on bail, some after having spent years in prison for being a member of the wrong Christian denomination. In Eritrea, a 2002 law allows only Orthodox, Catholics and Lutheran denominations, along with Sunni Islam. Beginning in 2020, the Eritrean government has begun releasing prisoners of faith, however many remain imprisoned. Pray for the safety of those recently released and those who remain in prison.
Apr 09, 2021His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and husband to Queen Elizabeth II, has peacefully died at Windsor Castle. He was 99 years of age. In the past few years, Philip had experienced several health issues, including earlier this year. Pray for his family during this difficult time.
Jack Jones, Arkansas
April 24, 2017
Jack Harold Jones, Jr., was executed by the state of Arkansas on Monday, April 24, 2017. He was pronounced dead at 7:20 pm CDT, inside the Cummins Unit execution chamber near Varner, Arkansas. Jack was 52 years of age. He was executed for the murder of 34-year-old Mary Phillips on June 6, 1995, in Bald Knob, Arkansas. Jack spent the last 20 years of his life on Arkansas’ death row.
Jack had twice attempted to commit suicide and allegedly has been diagnosed with anti-social personality and bi-polar disorder. He had also been in a mental institution shortly before the murder of Mary Phillips. Jack had begun using illicit drugs at an early age. His father was an alcoholic and the his mother had a gambling problem.
On the afternoon of June 6, 1995, 11-year-old Lacy Phillips was dropped off at Automated Tax and Accounting Service in Bald, Knob, Arkansas, where her mother, Mary Phillips worked as a bookkeeper. Mary was planning to take her daughter to dentist appointment later that afternoon, before returning home. They never made it.
Before Lacy and her mother could leave, a black-haired male entered the business. The man, later identified as Jack Jones, had visited the business earlier that day and borrowed some books. When he returned, Jack claimed that he had been given the wrong books. He also apologized and said that was “going to have to rob them.”
Jones retrieved the cash out of the register before taking Lacy to the bathroom and tying her to a chair. Jones then left Lacy for a bit before returning. Lacy cried and asked Jones not to hurt her mother. Jones replied, “I’m not. I’m going to hurt you.”
Jones choked Lacy until she passed out. He then struck her at least eight times in the head with the barrel of a BB gun, causing multiple skull fractures with bone fragments penetrating into her brain.
Lacy woke up once and was surrounded by blood and vomit. She passed out again and woke to find police taking pictures of her, believing her to be dead. Mary had fought with Jones before he raped and killed her. Mary was found with the cord of a coffee pot wrapped around her neck and her wrists were bound by wire. She was killed by strangulation and blunt force trauma.
DNA testing in 2003, has also linked Jones to the murder of 32-year-old Lorraine Anne Barrett on June 1, 1991, in a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, motel. She had been killed by asphyxiation. A sketch of the suspect had also been made and matched Jones, along with the descriptions of his tattoos.
Jack Jones was scheduled to be executed on November 14, 2015. His execution was stayed, along with several others, by a judge with the Pulaski County Circuit Court. The execution was stayed due to legal challenges regarding the execution drugs.
Please pray for peace and healing for the family of Mary Phillips, including Lacy. Please pray for strength for the family of Jack.
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