I was just forwarded this email which I feel to pass on:
Dear Friends,
Just a few minutes ago (11 August) I received the following text message on my phone from Sean Malone who leads Crisis Relief International (CRI). We then spoke briefly on the phone and I assured him that we would share this urgent prayer need with all of our contacts.
"We lost the city of Queragosh (Qaraqosh). It fell to ISIS and they are beheading children systematically. This is the city we have been smuggling food too. ISIS has pushed back Peshmerga (Kurdish forces) and is within 10 minutes of where our CRI team is working. Thousands more fled into the city of Erbil last night.
The UN evacuated it's staff in Erbil. Our team is unmoved and will stay. Prayer cover needed!"
For more information on what is happening in Northern Iraq:
ISIS Fighters Overrun Iraq’s Largest Christian Town Qaraqosh, Residents Flee:
http://www.inquisitr.com/1397185/isis-captures-christian-town-qaraqosh
Email Prayer Bulletin from International Prayer Council (John Robb):
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=16adacb3-7f2c-4e13-9
Iraqi MP Breaks Down in Tears Pleading Parliament to Save Yazidis from Genocide: http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/4406.htm
Please pray sincerely for the deliverance of the people of Northern Iraq from the terrible advancement of ISIS and its extreme Islamic goals for mass conversion or death for Christians across this region.