Total of 150,000 Christians in Myanmar displaced
The Burmese army continues its attack on Christian tribal groups — this time conducting airstrikes on the Karen people in Southeastern Myanmar.
Dave Eubanks, from Free Burma Rangers, reports another 12,000 people displaced, totaling 150,000 Karen people displaced and in need of food, medicine, and shelter.
According to video from Eubanks, 8,000 people are hiding in caves.
Myanmar is the 12th worst country in the world for the persecution of Christians.
Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. wins Filipino presidency
It looks like Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., son of the previous Filipino dictator, will be the next president of the Philippines, reports NBC News.
Supported by the outgoing president, Marcos refuses to apologize for his late father’s corrupt legacy, who is alleged to have stolen $10 billion from the Central Bank of the Philippines, as estimated by the Filipino Supreme Court.
Evangelical Christian and professional boxer, Manny Pacquaio, also ran for the top office, but did poorly in the vote count.
LoveMoney.com lists Marcos Jr.’s father, the late Ferdinand Marcos, as the sixth richest world leader with $53.1 billion in recent history.
At the top of the list, were Libya’s Muammar Ghadaffi and Russia’s Vladimir Putin tied at $200 billion each, Egypt’s previous president, Hosni Mubarak at $70 billion, Yemen’s previous president, Ali Abdullah Saleh at $64 billion, and Indonesia’s previous president, Suharto at $55 billion.
In Mark 8:36-37, Jesus said, “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?”
