The USGS reports that a 7.4 earthquake has hit off the Pacific Coast of Guatemala, 28 miles southwest of Champerico. Continue reading
Category Archives: Revelation in the News
Mandatory Evacuation due to Winter Storm Athena
A Mandatory Evacuation has been issued for Brick Township in New Jersey. Four healthcare facilities have also been evacuated in the Rockaways region of New York City. Continue reading
Utility Workers Pelted With Eggs
Angry residents of Bridgeport, Connecticut threw eggs at utility crews trying to restore electricity.
United Illuminating workers had to call police for protection after residents threw eggs and other objects putting the workers at risk. The workers reported that they were met with verbal abuse and when that didn’t stop them working, they were pelted with eggs and other objects. Continue reading
Sandy Death Toll Tops 100 – Food Scarce
The official death toll from super storm Sandy has topped 100 as New York officials found more victims of the storm in the hardest hit parts of the city.
The official toll stands at 102. Continue reading
Sandy Death Toll Now At 88
The official death toll from super storm Sandy is now 88 in the U.S. with almost half of those deaths in New York City. Many others remain missing and are feared dead including several children.
The death toll in the United States alone has surpassed the storm’s death toll from the rest of the world impacted by the storm. The death toll jumped overnight as 15 bodies were found in Staten Island as responders are just starting to work their way through the devastation. Continue reading
Sandy Deaths Darken Horrific Storm Aftermath
The bodies of a 4-year-old boy and a 2-year-old boy ripped from their mother’s arms by storm were found earlier today just 20 yards apart downstream from where they were taken. The mother was trying to escape her stalled SUV on a flooded road a few miles from their home.
The panicked woman ran to neighboring houses to get help finding the children but every homeowner told her they wouldn’t help search. The woman spent the night searching and had to be taken to the hospital with hypothermia when first responders found her the next day. Continue reading
State Police and National Guard Deployed to Gas Stations in Sandy’s Wake
Tensions have reached boiling points at the few open gas stations in the northeastern U.S. resulting in State Police and National Guard being called out to protect them and keep the peace.
In New Jersey, the governor ordered State Police to be deployed to all gas stations along the NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. Area residents said that they needed gasoline for generators because they had no electricity. Continue reading
Food Shortages Feared In Haiti
The heavy rain and strong winds of Hurricane Sandy has devastated the crops of Haiti to the point aid workers are predicting a serious food shortage across the country.
Officials report that 70% of the nation’s crops were destroyed by the storm. Food shortages were already a concern but now that the banana, plantain and corn crops have been mostly wiped out a famine seems all but certain. Continue reading
Eurozone Unemployment Hits A New Record High
Eurozone unemployment surged to a new record high of 18.49 million in September, an increase of 146,000 from August. The unemployment rate of 11.6% is almost a point and a half higher than one year ago.
Spain once again lead the way with an unemployment rate of 25.8%. In Spain and Greece, over half the workforce under 25 is unemployed. Continue reading
Sandy’s Images
Below are a series of photos from various sources showing the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. We at the Jim Bakker Show ask you to please pray for those impacted by the storm and if you are in a position to help please seek out those opportunities. Now is the time for God’s people to be His hands and feet to those who are feeling lost and hopeless. Continue reading