The tensions in Israel are still high, and Bush has taken a much less involved roll in the Palestinian peace process than Clinton did. Israel has a new Prime Minister with Sharon and the dynamics have changed greatly. This is still a very dry tinderbox, and anything can happen. Pray that lives will not be lost unnecessarily and that President Bush will know the best way to handle these situations. The Situation in the Far East .
China is the most recent and disturbing situation which needs prayer.
Thanks to some weapons sold to China by Russia, and thanks also to technology sold to China during the Clinton Administration, communist China has a much stronger military than we would have seen even five years ago. Now some of our men and women are being held there, and no one knows what China is going to do. This is a very dangerous situation which could blow over just as easily as it could blow up. This is also President Bush's first major international foreign policy crisis. Pray for the President and his advisors as they try to figure out how to handle this and get our men and women back safely.