Andorra
Andorra is plagued with toughworking conditions for many, including long work hours. Drug and alcohol addiction is common, as well as suicide. Many families are broken. Pray that people can come to a saving knowledge of Jesus so they can find healthy ways to cope with their difficulties. Pray also that Andorran students, who believe in the Lord, will share their faith.boldly and openly Operation World reports that although 90% affiliate with the church, few seek spiritual guidance. Many consult mediums, seers, and astrologers for guidance, usually at a significant cost. Please pray for the political leaders of Andorra: Co-Princes Spanish Archbishop Joan-Enric Vives Sicilia (represented by Nemes Marques) and French President Francois Hollande (represented by Christian Fremont) and Executive Council President Antoni Marti Peti.
Albania: Evangelism and church planting
There are still many towns and villages without an evangelical presence and, where there is one, signs of second-generation spiritual lapses are already apparent. The Albanian Church Planters Mission was formed to prepare evangelists for this express purpose. Holistic mission is possibly the defining ministry of the young Albanian Church. Almost all mission agencies and national ministries combine practical and much-needed assistance with sharing the gospel. Help ministries abound, designed to assist the poor and suffering and to provide employment opportunities for Christians. Albanian believers are now being equipped to have a holistic gospel impact on their society as well. This will potentially affect fields as diverse as medicine, politics, law, business, parenting, etc., with the hope that such efforts might bear fruit that matures and expands the Church and transforms the country.
Northern Ireland cannabis factory discovered
Detectives in Dungiven discovered a cannabis factory worth £250,000 and arrested a 38-year-old woman. Some of the plants were four feet high. The owner of the property - who discovered the cannabis factory - said, ‘I’m shocked, I can’t believe it.’ Detective Chief Inspector, Colin Gillis, from Crime Operations Dept. said, ‘I would like the people involved in the use and supply of illegal drugs to know that Northern Ireland is not a safe environment for them to spread their misery and destroy people’s lives. When members of the public work along with police we see time and again that successes can be made against the drugs gangs and I would actively encourage anyone with any information about the use or supply of illegal drugs to contact police on 101 to enable us to continue taking these substances off our streets.’
Irish pastor ready to go to jail for calling Islam 'satanic'
An elderly evangelical Christian preacher suffering from cancer and diabetes would rather go to prison than withdraw a statement he made last year during a sermon in his north Belfast church where he called Islam ‘satanic.’ In an interview, an obdurate Pastor James McConnell, 78, who is facing a potential hate crime conviction, told the Belfast Telegraph that he is ready to serve his time in jail, unafraid to be locked up with sex offenders, hoodlums, and paramilitaries. ‘I have no regrets about what I said. I do not hate Muslims but I denounce Islam as a doctrine and I make no apologies for that. I will be pleading 'not guilty' when I stand in the dock in August.’
