World: food marooned in Ukraine
The prospect of Ukraine’s wheat harvests being marooned by war has already sent wheat prices to record highs. If the crops cannot leave the country, global food shortages are likely. Ukraine is one of the world’s great breadbaskets. It is the top producer of sunflower seeds, its black-earth fields yield large oilseed crops, they export 12% of the world’s wheat and 17% of its corn. However the war has done grave damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure. Russian missiles have ruined airports, roads still existing have militarised checkpoints, and few companies want to send trucks across land borders already choked with refugees. Previously Ukraine’s sea ports exported 200,000 tonnes of wheat a day. Now the best it is likely to attain through transloading operations at every one of its western border crossings - Romania, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary - is ‘under 20,000 tonnes a day, altogether’.
China: nuclear buildup, preparing to retake Taiwan
China is engaged in a massive nuclear weapons buildup that includes hundreds of new strategic missiles, and Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing the military to retake Taiwan, USA’s most senior intelligence official told Congress on 8 March. Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, disclosed new information on threats from China and dangers posed by Russia, North Korea and Iran at the annual briefing on threats to US security around the globe. China’s military buildup includes the largest ever nuclear force expansion and arsenal diversification in its history, and there were 39 incursions Into Taiwan's airspace by fighter planes in one day. The Pentagon is warning that China is preparing for a military campaign, so it is sending new sales of advanced-grade military drones to Taiwan.
USA: Donald Trump’s possible criminal acts
The congressional committee investigating the attack on Capitol Hill said in a court filing, ‘Evidence and information available to the Committee establishes a good-faith belief that Mr Trump and others may have engaged in criminal and/or fraudulent acts. The select committee also has a good-faith basis for concluding that the President and members of his campaign engaged in criminal conspiracy to defraud the USA.’ If John Eastman is proven to have worked unethically for Mr Trump his legal licence may be suspended, and it increases political pressure on the Attorney General to charge Trump.
IPC 40 Day Daniel Fast Invitation
Introducing the Global Jesus Fast 2022 40day Prayer Guide
We invite you to join us in 40 days of prayer and fasting between March 7th and April 15th.
Wherever I go and with whomever I speak, there seems to be a burgeoning expectation concerning 2022. We discern this will be a time of trouble and upheaval, but also a pivotal time for international breakthroughs unto spiritual awakening, and a global harvest. I believe the days we are entering into demand a global response of an ardent pursuit of the Lord in prayer and fasting and a pressing forward in an all-out challenge to the principalities and powers that seek to assert their influence over the control centers of the earth.
Our theme is “Come to the Table, Behold the Lamb.” We are encouraging believers around the world to prayerfully read through the daily devotional provided by different global prayer leaders, engage in a Daniel/partial fast as the Lord leads you and consider taking communion each day. We have provided a You Tube Playlist of songs focused on ‘Beholding the Lamb’ to help combine your prayer with worship! Behold the Lamb Worship Songs Playlist
We also are asking you to consider praying for one strategic, unreached city each day during these 40 days to be reached with the gospel of Jesus Christ. We have provided some specific prayer points for these cities in the month of March and April, www.gopray.world
“May the Lamb who was slain receive the due reward of his suffering” – Moravians
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” – Rev. 5:12
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Every blessing,
Jason Hubbard
Lou Engle
