Texas Students Pray for The Heart of Arlington School Shooter.

Timothy George Simpkins made headlines on Wednesday after he engaged in a brawl with students at his school in Arlington, Texas, which ended in him opening fire with a .45 caliber pistol. An English teacher by the name of Calvin Pettitt, who is 25 years of age, tried to break up the fight but was shot in the back and suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Simpkins injured three others. Now, at least one student at Timberview High School is calling for prayers not only for the victims, but also for Simpkins. According to the Daily Mail, Simpkins turned himself into the police on Wednesday after the Arlington shooting. One of his victims, a 15 year old student, was in critical condition but has survived. The Arlington shooter’s relatives claimed that Simpkins was being bullied and even “robbed” because they…

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Afghani Christians are asking for prayers amongst persecution from the Taliban.

Christians from Afghanistan are asking for prayers amid persecution from the Taliban. The Christian Headlines said Afghan Christians are asking for prayers for protection against the Taliban. The Christians in Afghanistan, out of fear from persecution and death, have gone into hiding from the Taliban. According to international monitoring organization Release International, there are 10,000 Christians in Afghanistan that have fled from the Taliban into remote areas and are currently trapped there. Release International, which calls themselves as the voice of persecuted Christians, said in a report dated September 27 that many Christians are “unable to leave in sealed borders” and have already “received death threats.” Christianity Daily reported previously that the International Christian Concern has raised previously that Afghan Christians must escape to safety for their lives have increasingly become difficult now that the country is under Taliban control. Reports on Taliban violence involved…

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