The Pour Over Today - Uvalde Lawsuits, Missionaries Killed in Haiti & More | 05.27.24

Episode Date: May 27, 2024

Today we’re talking about the families of school shooting victims suing Meta and a video game maker, missionaries killed in Haiti, a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea, and other top news for Monday, May 27th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over Today. Please support our TPO sponsors! Cru: give.cru.org/tpo Compassion International: compassion.com/TPO Men's Daily Bible: https://links.thepourover.org/MensDailyBiblePod Upside: https://links.thepourover.org/Upside Every Woman's Bible: everywomansbible.com

Today, we're talking about the families of school shooting victims suing Metta and a video game maker, missionaries killed in Haiti, a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea, and other top news for Monday, May 27th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pour-over today. Here's the verse of the week. I've been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. In the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and

gave himself for me. Galatians 2 verse 20. Let's get started with some espresso shots. Two years after 19 children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the victims' families have filed new lawsuits. They're suing the gun manufacturer, the maker of Call of Duty, and Meta. The suits accuse the companies of grooming young men to carry out violent video game fantasies in real life, claiming they introduced

the gunman to the weapon, conditioned him to see it as a solution to problems, and trained him to use it. Video game creator Activision cited the millions who enjoy Call of Duty without turning to violence. Meta and the gun manufacturer haven't commented. Last Wednesday, victims' families reached a $2 million settlement with the city of Uvalde and announced additional filings against 92 officers who were at the school for over an hour before stopping the gunman. Here's a verse to consider when the darkness in our world feels overwhelming. Here's a verse to consider when the darkness in our world feels overwhelming. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it. John 1, 1, 4, and 5. Gang members shot and killed a US missionary couple and a Haitian man who worked with them in Port-au-Prince Thursday. Davy and Natalie Lloyd were serving in Missions of Haiti, a missions organization headed by Davy's dad. The organization runs an orphanage for 450 children and two churches. Jude Montes was a local pastor with a wife and two young children who'd been with the organization for 20 years.

Violence reigns in Haiti. Gangs, which control 80% of the capital, have burned police stations, shot up the airport, and broken 4,000 inmates out of the country's largest prisons. Last year, Kenya offered to lead a UN-backed multinational police force to restore order to the Caribbean nation, which should arrive in three weeks. The U.S. has provided weapons, training, and funding, but not troops.

Join us in prayer for the families of the Lloyds and Jude Montes, that the God of all comfort would move in power in this time of incredible tragedy. Book of Common Prayer, page 264, says, Grant, O Lord, to all who are bereaved the spirit of faith and courage, that they may have strength to meet the days to come with steadfastness and patience, not sorrowing as those without hope, but in thankful remembrance of your great goodness and in the joyful expectation of eternal life with all who love you." Nearly 700 people are presumed dead after a massive landslide sheared off the side of Papua New Guinea's Mount Mongolo on Friday.

It's taken a grim toll on the remote village's estimated 4,000 inhabitants, leaving nearly 1,300 people homeless and 150 homes buried, with 250 more homes condemned. Since the earth is still shifting, rescue efforts have been all but impossible, and convoys are struggling to get supplies to survivors. Existing tribal tensions have made things worse, with eight locals killed in a dispute between rival clans on Saturday.

Stateside, several communities in Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma were devastated by tornadoes that killed at least eight people and caused significant property damage over the weekend. This follows a twister that killed five in Iowa last Tuesday. Natural disasters remind us that all of creation is broken.

Christians can look forward to a perfect eternity in which redemption exists, not just for people, but for creation itself. Romans 8, 20 and 21 says, For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in the hope that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God's children. Sometimes it feels like money doesn't stretch very far these days. But when you sponsor a child through Compassion International,

just $43 per month is crazy powerful. Sponsorship means education, clean water, healthy food, medical care, and most importantly, hope. Through local churches in the area, sponsored children build relationships with Jesus-loving adults who can offer the specific support kids need to thrive. Not sure where to start?

Go to compassion.com slash TPO, or find the link in the show notes and search by birthday to see if there's a child with your birthday that needs a sponsor. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. If cheese is not sticking to your pizza, add glue. If you have digestion issues, eat one small rock per day. These are among the suggestions Google's new AI overview search feature made to users, leading to online mockery.

Google says these were isolated examples that are being fixed. For now, just ignore Google's spicy spaghetti with gasoline recipe. Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Catholic Italian computer wizard who died of leukemia in 2006, will likely become the youngest contemporary saint. On Thursday, Pope Francis attributed a second miracle to Acutus, a woman healed after her mother's prayers at Acutus' tomb. With two healing miracles under his posthumous belt, Acutus can receive sainthood if the consistory of cardinals approves. Two-time PGA Tour champ Grayson Murray took his own life Saturday, one day after withdrawing from the Charles Schwab Cup Challenge, citing illness.

The 30-year-old had overcome alcohol and mental health challenges to win the Sony Open this year with a 40-foot putt. Murray's family thanked the golf community for its support. The United Nations top court ordered Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in Ra'a, as well as allow war crimes investigators and more humanitarian aid into Gaza. It stopped short of calling for an all-out ceasefire. Israel has signaled it will ignore the order and has committed to bring home its hostages and promise the security of its citizens.

Morgan Spurlock, the director and star of the documentary Super Size Me, died on Thursday of cancer at age 53. The Oscar-nominated film, which documented Spurlock's month-long McDonald's Only Diet grossed over $22 million and helped reform the fast food industry on a kid-sized $65,000 budget. He went on to direct other documentaries and shows on a wide range of topics. And that's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening. If you're listening on the Apple Podcasts app, give us a 5-star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on the Apple Podcasts app, give us a 5-star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on Spotify, give us a follow and hit the notification bell to never miss a new episode.

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