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19/12 • END OF YEAR REVIEW
In our final Pray the News of 2024, we're looking back on the past 3 months and how God has been listening and answering along the way.
18/12 • 2025 IN REVIEW
In our final Pray the News for 2025, we pause to reflect on the stories we carried in prayer this year.
Anglican Missions
Dec 18, 2025
In our final Pray the News for 2025, we pause to reflect on the stories we carried in prayer this year.
This year’s coverage focused on a handful of recurring themes. These were crises that challenged human dignity, strained global responses, and called the church to faithful intercession.
Sudan's Silent Collapse
Sudan’s civil war deepened: mass displacement, hunger, and systemic breakdown continued to devastate communities in Darfur and beyond, with global attention still limited.
Gaza and the Breakdown of Humanitarian Norms
The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, ongoing conflict, food crisis and fragile pauses in fighting highlighted that the essential humanitarian norms: neutrality, impartiality, protection — are under extreme threat. War has ravaged the place where Jesus once walked.
Climate and Weather Emergencies
Extreme weather struck repeatedly: from floods and landslides across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand to Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and severe storms in Aotearoa New Zealand — each exposing how climate extremes worsen vulnerability.
Youth‑Led Movements and Global Protests
A wave of youth activism emerged as a defining thread — from Gen Z protests in Mexico and beyond, where young people have taken to the streets demanding accountability and justice.
Democracy, Rights, and Unrest
Several nations faced deep political strain: Tanzania’s unrest after contested elections, South Sudan’s ongoing instability, and constitutional changes in El Salvador all pointed to evolving tensions between governance, citizen voice, and human rights.
Shrinking Humanitarian Support
The 2026 Global Humanitarian Overview starkly outlined a growing gap between need and resources — with local responders and faith‑based partners carrying ever heavier burdens.
LOOKING TOWARDS 2026:
As we enter the new year, prayer is more important that ever.
As the world slows down, we remember:
- Those with no ability or capacity to rest,
- Those who are less fortunate that we are,
- Those who are persecuted and ostracised,
- Those without homes, security and safety,
- Those who who are grieving the loss of loved ones.
Thank you for faithfully praying with us this year.
“Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless… uphold the rights of the poor and oppressed.” — Isaiah 1:17