Northwoods
United Methodist Church
2635 Fairlane Drive   Doraville, GA. 30340

 

                                                     The World​​​​​

• Please continue to pray for all people of the world who are experiencing many varied challenges. Also, for all bereaved families.

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​• ​Dominican Republic, where heavy persistent rainfall and flooding caused the death of 3, including a seven-year-old girl, a 19-year-old boy, and an infant girl, in the capital, after a wall of her home collapsed under pressure from the rains. About 30,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. Forty five days of heavy rain is expected every day in some parts of the territory of this Caribbean nation.

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• Southern Turkey, a former student opened fire at a high school last Tuesday wounding at least 16 people before killing himself. The injured included several students, teachers, a staff member and a police officer. School shootings are rare in Turkey. Therefore, the
motive of the shooting remains unclear. The shooting will be investigated.                                   

 

The USA

 

• Please pray earnestly for our nation and its people. ​​​​

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• Oklahoma, since last November 2025, more than 400 Day Care Centers have gone out of business largely because of disappearing Federal and State funding. Many working parents, mostly mothers, are being forced to make tough decisions whether to pay significantly more for child care or pause their careers.

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• Children Nationwide, Atlanta Police and the FBI are warning parents, teachers, and caregivers of the rise in the "764," an online extremist network targeting children. Victims are often pressured into producing explicit material or engaging in acts of self-harm and
other dangerous behavior. The group is also driven by their hatred of society. The FBI is investigating more than 450 children and is asking parents to stay vigilant as young people are increasingly targeted online.

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​• The protection of all our school and university administrators, principals, teachers, students, staff and workers.

 

​​​​​​​• The homeless, the hungry, the needy, and the mentally ill. 

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​​• Firefighters, first responders and their families.

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​​​​​​• The incarcerated, protection of frontline workers, health professionals, industry providers, and the military.

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