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The Doorpost · Issue 44 · Monday, June 15, 2026
While the World Watches, God Does Not Sleep
“He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.” (Isaiah 40:29)
Father, today’s issue carries news from three directions, and the weight of it is real. The United States and Iran have reached a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a development the world is watching closely and cautiously. In Texas, flooding has killed at least one person and trapped many more in fast-moving water, with more rain on the way. And the United Nations has formally documented what we have been reporting for months: that Christian women and girls in northern Nigeria are being abducted, raped, forcibly converted, and killed at a rate that the Nigerian government has failed to stop. Lord, in the middle of global events, You see every woman in a camp in Nigeria, every driver stranded on a flooded Texas road, every diplomat sitting in Geneva today with eternal souls in the balance. Give us the wisdom to respond to a complicated world with clear eyes and faithful prayer. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Today’s issue covers the U.S.-Iran deal signed today in Geneva, the deadly flooding hitting Texas with more on the way, and the United Nations’ formal warning about the violence being done to Christian women and girls in Nigeria. Go well.
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Top Stories
Three Headlines to Watch
1) U.S. and Iran Sign Deal in Geneva: War Ends, but the Hard Questions Remain
The United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding in Geneva today to end more than 100 days of war. The agreement, mediated by Pakistan and Qatar, will lift the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, and extend the existing ceasefire for 60 days while further negotiations continue. Trump declared the deal complete on Truth Social, writing that he authorized the immediate removal of the naval blockade and the opening of the Strait. Global markets surged on the news and oil prices dropped more than $4 a barrel. A formal signing ceremony took place in Geneva today with Trump departing for the G7 summit in France shortly after.
The deal does not resolve Iran’s nuclear program, which remains subject to further negotiation. Israel is not a party to the agreement, and Prime Minister Netanyahu made clear that he and Trump are aligned on one point: Iran must never be permitted to obtain a nuclear weapon. Israel’s government has described the current deal as a deep disappointment. Iran’s inclusion of Lebanon in the agreement, covering the ceasefire there as well, adds another layer of complexity. The war began February 28, 2026, when the U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes across Iran. Today’s agreement stops the shooting. It does not settle the underlying conflict. Read the full story at NBC News →
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Doorpost Reflection
The Church should receive this news with gratitude and with clear eyes. Every day the war continued, people died, including Christians across the region who had no seat at any negotiating table. A ceasefire is a mercy and should be received as one. At the same time, the government of Iran is the same government that has imprisoned, tortured, and executed Christians for sharing their faith. A memorandum of understanding does not change what a regime is. Iran’s nuclear ambitions have not been resolved, only deferred. The underground church of Iran will still be at risk tomorrow regardless of what was signed in Geneva today.
Pray for the diplomats and leaders who worked to bring this about, and pray that the next 60 days of negotiations would produce something durable. Pray for Israel, which finds itself outside this agreement and remains deeply concerned about what Iran is permitted to keep. Pray for the Christians of Lebanon, whose country is wrapped into these terms. And pray specifically for the underground church of Iran, which has been growing under this regime’s watch and will continue to need the prayers of the wider body of Christ regardless of what any government signs.
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Scripture: “The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.” — Proverbs 21:1
2) Flash Flooding Strikes Texas, Killing at Least One and Trapping Dozens More as More Rain Moves In
Dangerous flash flooding struck central and southern Texas on Monday, with areas around Waco and Austin receiving three to five inches of rain within hours. Flash flooding on Interstate 35 near Waco prompted water rescues and left numerous vehicles stranded. Texas Game Wardens deployed rescue teams to respond to what they described as numerous calls from people trapped by floodwater. One driver described narrowly surviving after his vehicle was caught in rapidly rising water near Waco, writing on social media that he was sincerely lucky to be alive. A flood watch remains in effect for much of central and southern Texas through Tuesday evening, with flash flood warnings active across Kerr and Bandera counties.
Houston is under an elevated risk for excessive rainfall for four consecutive days, Monday through Thursday, with widespread totals of four to six inches expected across southeast Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama before the system moves through. A low pressure system from the Gulf could bring additional rain to south Texas later in the week. Emergency alerts sent to phones across the Austin area this morning described the situation as dangerous and life-threatening, telling residents not to travel unless fleeing flood areas or under evacuation order. The National Weather Service warned that most flood deaths occur in vehicles and urged drivers to turn around rather than attempt flooded roads. Read the full story at ABC News →
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Doorpost Reflection
On a day when global news is dominated by a deal signed in Geneva, there are people in central Texas who woke up this morning to water rushing through their streets. The world did not stop for them. Their emergency is not less real because it is not on the front page next to Iran. The Scripture does not promise shelter from storms. It promises the presence of the One who made the rain and who numbers the hairs of every head, including those of the people being pulled out of floodwater on I-35 today.
Pray for the people of central Texas today, for the rescue workers and first responders who are doing dangerous work in difficult conditions, and for the families waiting for word on loved ones. Pray for those who will lose homes or vehicles or livelihoods in the days ahead as the full damage becomes clear. And pray that the churches in the affected communities would be ready and willing to serve their neighbors in the days ahead, when the cameras have moved on and the cleanup has just begun.
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Scripture: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” — Psalm 46:1
3) UN Formally Warns Nigeria: Christian Women and Girls Are Being Abducted, Raped, and Killed, and the Government Is Not Stopping It
On June 8, a team of United Nations human rights experts issued a formal communication to the Nigerian government documenting what they called a horrifying pattern of violence targeting Christian women and girls in northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. The communication, signed by special rapporteurs on violence against women, extrajudicial executions, minority issues, and torture, cited specific cases: girls abducted from a church in Borno State who subsequently disappeared; a 13-year-old girl in Bauchi State forcibly converted and given in child marriage; and a 16-year-old girl whose hand was cut off by militants after her family refused a forced marriage proposal. The experts stated plainly that violence targeting Christians and other religious minorities is rampant and that the Nigerian government has failed to adequately protect civilians or bring perpetrators to justice.
The experts gave the Nigerian government 60 days to respond before the full text of the communication is made public. ADF International, which was among the advocacy organizations whose research contributed to the report, welcomed the communication as a long-overdue recognition of documented atrocities. The UN experts noted that Christian women in displacement camps face particular danger, and that some conceal their faith or wear hijabs as a survival strategy to avoid attack. Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province were identified among the armed groups responsible. The Doorpost has covered attacks on Christian communities in Kaduna, Plateau, and Borno states in recent weeks. This report confirms that what is happening is not random violence. It is targeted, sustained, and religiously motivated. Read the full story at The Christian Post →
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Doorpost Reflection
A 16-year-old girl had her hand cut off because her family said no to the men who wanted to take her. A 13-year-old was forcibly converted and married. Girls were taken from a church and have not been found. These are not statistics. They are children made in the image of God, and the government of Nigeria has not stopped what is being done to them. The fact that the United Nations is now formally documenting this is not a solution. It is a record. It matters because it strips away any remaining claim of ignorance. The Nigerian government knows. The international community knows. And the killing and the taking continue.
The Church must not look away from this. Hebrews 13:3 commands us to remember those who are suffering as if we were suffering alongside them. Pray for the Christian women and girls of northern Nigeria today, for those in displacement camps who are hiding their faith to survive, for the families who have lost daughters and have no one to call for help. Pray that the Nigerian government would respond to this communication with action rather than denial. And pray that the international pressure building around this crisis would translate into protection for the people who need it most.
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Scripture: “Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” — Psalm 82:4
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Daily Scripture
Verse of the Day
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“He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.”
Isaiah 40:29
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Isaiah 40 was written to a people in exile, a people who had lost their land, their temple, and in many cases their families. The passage asks a pointed question in verse 27: why do you say, O Jacob, that the Lord does not see your case? The answer Isaiah gives is not a promise of immediate rescue. It is a description of who God is. He does not grow tired. He does not faint. He gives strength to those who do. The chapter ends with the famous image of those who wait on the Lord mounting up with wings like eagles. But the verse before that one is today’s: He gives power to the faint.
That is the word for today. A deal was signed in Geneva, and it may hold or it may not. Flood waters are rising in Texas, and more rain is coming. A 13-year-old girl in Bauchi State was taken from her family and given to men who had no right to her. In each of these situations, the people at the center of them are not powerful. They are faint. They have no might. And Isaiah says that is exactly the person God moves toward. The nations sign agreements and the rivers rise and the militants ride through villages at night. God is not surprised by any of it, and He has not run out of strength.
Father, we pray for the negotiators and leaders whose decisions in the coming 60 days will determine whether today’s agreement produces something real and lasting. We pray for the people of Texas who are in danger today, that the rescue workers would reach them in time and that the churches in those communities would be ready to serve in the aftermath. We pray for the Christian women and girls of northern Nigeria, for the ones still missing, for the ones in displacement camps hiding their faith, for the families who are grieving. You see them. You have not forgotten them. Give power to the faint. Increase strength to those who have no might. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Bible Trivia
Scripture Stumper
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Question: Today’s verse from Isaiah 40 describes God giving strength to the faint. Earlier in the same chapter, Isaiah uses one of the most famous images in all of Scripture to describe God’s greatness. According to Isaiah 40:22, how does God see the nations of the earth?
A) As a mighty army that He must subdue before He can reign
B) As a drop in a bucket, and as dust on the scales
C) As grasshoppers, while He sits above the circle of the earth
D) As sheep without a shepherd, wandering and lost
Reveal Answer
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