Syria (MNN/OD) ? With Syrian President Bashar al-Assad possibly losing his grip on power, and rebels making major inroads, a possible end to the bloody civil war may be in sight. The United Nations estimates more than 10,000 have been killed in the violence since the crisis began in March 2011. Another report puts the total at more than 17,000, including 1,261 last week.

As we all go into the weekend, please pray for the following prayer requests and please also pray for all of the victims in the Aurora, Colorado shooting. May you draw near to the Lord in prayer, and He promises to draw near to you. James 4:8

This morning as I opened up my VOM Prayer Calendar prayer application for my Android phone, I was very eager to read today's request. Here's what it said:

Christians around the world will join in prayer for the Muslim world from July 20 through Aug. 18 as Muslims enter their month of prayer and fasting called Ramadan. During Ramadan, Muslims focus on prayer and spiritual development. They fast from first light until nightfall, breaking the fast by eating large meals with extended family. It is one of the most important Muslim celebrations of the year, and many Christians dedicate time during this month to pray for the Muslim world and specifically for their Muslim friends and neighbors.

Every month we focus some of our monthly newsletter content on our media page and this month we are looking at pictures and prayers and we have a great resource that you can purchase for only $2. Click the link below.

Pakistan (MNN) ? A Pakistan Christian legislator almost lost his political seat--but not because he’s a Christian.

Today I want to share with you our recent Be-A-Voice-Network prayer bulletin.

China (MNN) ? One of Henry Ford’s most famous alleged sayings with the production of the Model T vehicle in 1908 was, “You can have any color as long as it’s black.”

It's not every day that you hear good news coming out of The United Nations for Christians. Which is why I'm happy to share with you this news item from Mission Network News concerning what happened. Todd Nettleton actually addressed this situation in the interview he recently did with Janet Parshall which you may hear by clicking here. Please keep Eritrea and her people in your prayers.