Iraq

https://www.christianpost.com/news/over-1k-iraqi-christians-celebrate-first-communion-report.html

Pastor Edward A. Engelbrecht

Lord, with reverent, folded hands
I clasp and cling to Your blessings.
You open Your generous hands to me each day.
Grant me full contentment in all Your benefits through Christ Jesus,
whose life gives life everlasting. Amen.

From The Lord Will Answer (St. Louis: CPH, 2004), 450.

Islamists have killed over 22,300 in Africa this last year – study

https://www.christiandaily.com/news/study-finds-militant-islamists-have-killed-22-307-in-africa-over-the-last-one-year-gained-significant-territory

Pastor Edward A. Engelbrecht

Lord, with reverent, folded hands
I clasp and cling to Your blessings.
You open Your generous hands to me each day.
Grant me full contentment in all Your benefits through Christ Jesus,
whose life gives life everlasting. Amen.

From The Lord Will Answer (St. Louis: CPH, 2004), 450.

Anglo-Saxon Monastery Was England’s Earliest Hospice

https://archaeology.org/news/2025/08/06/anglo-saxon-monastery-was-englands-earliest-hospice/

Pastor Edward A. Engelbrecht

Lord, with reverent, folded hands
I clasp and cling to Your blessings.
You open Your generous hands to me each day.
Grant me full contentment in all Your benefits through Christ Jesus,
whose life gives life everlasting. Amen.

From The Lord Will Answer (St. Louis: CPH, 2004), 450.