Cambodia: Cyber scam slavery
Imagine you’re looking for a new job. You come across an advert online for a well-paid, dream role. You get the job and move to a different country, full of excitement for this amazing opportunity. But when you arrive, you realise you’ve been sold a lie. It's too late. You’re trapped inside a compound, forced to scam people with fake romance or investment opportunities. You’re electrocuted if you don’t hit your targets. This nightmare of cyber-scam slavery is a reality for thousands of people in Southeast Asia. Pray for God to give success to the people who are tirelessly working to free the captives from these walled compounds. Pray for the traffickers to be caught and convicted so that those who were deceived and entrapped receive justice.
$250K paid to Christian adoption service
The state of New York has agreed to pay $250,000 to a Christian adoption agency after trying to shut it down for its religious beliefs. The settlement ensures that New Hope Family Services can no longer be targeted for its faith-based policies of placing children solely with married, heterosexual couples. New Hope is a private religious ministry that doesn’t receive any government funding, their faith-guided services don’t coerce anyone, and do nothing to interfere with other adoption providers who have different beliefs about family and the best interests of children.
Acute Pain in head gone after prayer
‘I woke up with excruciating pain at the back of my head and felt like if a person were to pop my head with a pin, it would explode. I couldn’t even lay my head down without bolting back up in pain. I partook of holy Communion and confessed my healing. The next day, the pain was more unbearable. I curled up in a ball, crying in pain. I told the Lord I really needed the pain to go! While crying, I continued to feed my spirit healing scriptures. I tuned on YouTube and listened to a sermon on Healing soaking up every word. Then he began to pray after saying ‘You don’t have to pray. Let me pray for you. God wants you to receive. Rest and believe He loves you and is healing you!’ I did as he said with tears streaming down my face. God’s healing came. I haven't had any pain since.’
Chancellor’s Budget
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget scrapped the lifetime allowance on tax-free pension contributions. There were other key measures: Free 30 hours per week childcare is expanded to cover children from nine months to two years old. Fuel duty is frozen for another year and government help with energy bills is extended by three months. Funding will be provided for 50,000 places on a voluntary employment scheme for disabled people, called Universal Support. Tougher requirements to look for work and increased job support for lead child carers on universal credit. More places on ‘skills boot camps’ to encourage over-50s who have left their jobs to return to the workplace. Defence spending and corporation tax will be increased. The economy is forecast to grow by 1.8% in 2024 and 2.5% in 2025 and Inflation is forecast to fall from 10.7% last year to 2.9% by the end of this year.
