A Year of Answered Prayer and Intention: Giving Thanks for 2025

In our annual look back at intentions we've held through the year, we give thanks for the many miracles and remarkable turnarounds seen in government actions, community resilience and Mother Nature's grace in the wake of the varied emergencies, conflicts and social and political challenges that we've highlighted. Join with us in celebrating and giving thanks for a year of answered prayer. Yes, there's much more progress we'd like to see in many areas, and new fires are starting, but there's much to be grateful for, as this heart-warming round-up shows! Suggested Intention Focus for this week This week, as we reflect on progress made in many areas that we’ve held intention for over the past year, we suggest holding as our main intention: We give thanks for the many intentions offered by our listeners that have been answered this year, and will that continued transformative energy will continue to flow to bring blessings for the many we held intention for during the year who are still suffering or who are responding to moments of profound change in their lives. Please join us in holding this. Mentioned in this episode: Global Healing Response 2025 Theme, Authenticity Q1, Groundedness: https://globalhealingresponse.com/ghr-2025-q1-authenticity-groundedness/ Q2, Grit: https://globalhealingresponse.com/ghr-2025-q1-authenticity-groundedness-2/ Q3, Honesty: https://globalhealingresponse.com/ghr-2025-q3-authenticity-honesty/ Q4, Integrity: https://globalhealingresponse.com/ghr-2025-q4-authenticity-integrity/ Sunrise to Sunrise: A 28-hour Silent Vigil  to welcome and will light for 2026 on Insight Timer. Drop in as an when you wish on Insight Timer, or via your browser. The vigil will run sequentially over several 14 2-hour sessions. See Clive’s Insight Timer profile page for the links: https://insighttimer.com/cliverj/ (click on the Events tab), or alternatively, a webpage dedicated to the event, https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/GayatriGaiaShort.html. Chapter markers: 00:00:00            Introduction 00:03:15            Guest Inspirations 00:07:08            Rise of the Far Right 00:08:43            Human Rights Abuses in Central Africa 00:10:23            Peatland Restoration Efforts 00:12:09            Gang Rape 00:13:18            Misogyny in Adolescents 00:15:35            Resilience After Earthquake 00:16:37            Trans Rights 00:19:54            Student-Led Democracy in Serbia 00:21:10            India-Pakistan Ceasefire 00:22:37            Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza 00:24:03            Thailand-Cambodia Border Clashes 00:25:46            Use of Religion for Exploitation 00:26:59            Air India Crash 00:29:38            Miracle Earthquake 00:31:02            Political Polarization in Spain 00:32:01            War in Ukraine 00:34:46            National Guard Deployment 00:37:19            Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis 00:39:28            Mass Shootings in the USA 00:42:08            Response to Typhoon Halong 00:43:26            Justice for Child Exploitation Survivors 00:46:11            Resistance to Christian Nationalism 00:48:51            Drought in Southern Angola 00:50:00            Intention Holding and Look Forward Sources referenced in this episode: https://www.ifaw.org/uk/news/los-angeles-wildfires-2025  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/15/cambodia-warns-displaced-people-tourist-hotspots-at-risk-from-thai-bombs https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/acts-of-kindness-keep-bruins-and-city-connected-through-fires https://www.worldvision.org/us-work-news-stories/los-angeles-fires-hurting-healing-together  https://teamrubiconusa.org/news-and-stories/la-fires-volunteer-stories-in-the-ashes/ https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/4251052/la-wildfire-survivors-show-resilience-embody-mythological-phoenix/   https://www.goodnewspost.co.uk/the-incredible-positive-stories-showing-la-will-defeat-the-fire-by-amelie-13-2/  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https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions/data/national-survey-of-gun-policy https://www.unicef.org.au/stories/myanmar-earthquakes-100-days-of-recovery-and-hope   https://www.who.int/myanmar/news/feature-stories/detail/lives-rebuilt--personal-stories-from-myanmar-s-earthquake-recovery https://msfsouthasia.org/myanmar-earthquake-survivors-share-their-stories-from-myanmar/  https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/survivor-turned-responder/   https://www.ifrc.org/article/courage-crisis-how-one-volunteer-saved-dozens-lives-after-myanmars-march-2025-earthquake  https://myanmar.un.org/en/295736-back-learning-rebuilding-hope-after-devastating-earthquake-myanmar  https://www.savethechildren.org.au/our-stories/myanmar-earthquake-recovery-six-months-on https://stories.undp.org/myanmar-long-road-back-six-months-after-earthquake  https://myanmar.un.org/en/297550-lives-rebuilt-personal-stories-myanmar’s-earthquake-recovery Join us in person for intention holding:  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