Venezuelan Christians Ask for Prayer as Their Country's Crisis Nears a Tipping Point

Will Maule : Jan 24, 2019
Faithwire.com

"The citizens of Venezuela have suffered for too long at the hands of the illegitimate Maduro regime. Today, I have officially recognized the President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Juan Guaido, as the Interim President of Venezuela." -President Trump's tweet on Wednesday

[Faithwire.com] Christians in Venezuela are asking for prayer as their country plummets deeper into political and financial crisis. Currently, there are two men who are claiming to be the president of the Latin American nation: a long-reigning socialist dictator and a 35-year-old opposition leader. (Screengrab image: Venezuelans protesting dictator Maduro fill the streets/via NBC News)

How did this happen?

Socialist figurehead Nicolas Maduro, who has been in power since the 2013 death of former president Hugo Chavez, supposedly won 67.8 percent of the vote in last May's presidential election. However, neighboring countries such as the United States and Brazil swiftly condemned the electoral process as rigged and fraudulent.

Following mass demonstrations Wednesday, young opposition leader Juan Guaido, who is the head of the National Assembly, has now declared himself the interim president of the stricken country... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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