Since we last took count, and according to many news sources, the United States of America lost TWENTY-SIX soldiers and LEOs to various sorts of disease (of the mind and body) as well as external traumas … all which God sent.

This week started with France trying to “crackdown” on the island of Guadeloupe’s protests, now they are considering giving them some autonomy: Amid riots, France to consider some autonomy for Guadeloupe (fox40.com)

In India, their independent police have charged Amazon (the company, this time) with on-line marijuana distribution: Indian police charge Amazon directors over alleged online delivery of marijuana | The Independent

In Slovenia there are “no more refugees welcome” apparently: ‘No more refugees welcome’: Slovenian minister says EU must seal borders | Reuters  

Did you hear about Sweden temporarily electing their FIRST EVER female Prime Minister?  Then did you hear that she resigned just a few hours later?: Sweden’s first female PM resigns hours after appointment – BBC News

GodSmack!

In Iran, they are running out of water, and the people are NOT HAPPY about that: Thousands rally in central Iran to protest water shortages | Reuters

In preparation for the Xmas season, there was a parade in the middle of a little town in Wisconsin.  In the middle of that, a person in a red SUV drove at full speed (watch video) into the middle of the parade, injuring DOZENS and so far, SIX have died: Waukesha crash death toll rises to 6. A child has died after being injured when a driver plowed through a crowd at a holiday parade. (yahoo.com)

While a boat of refugees who were traveling from France to the UK sunk and killed at least TWENTY-SEVEN people: At least 27 dead after migrant boat sinks during bid to reach British shores (nbcnews.com)

You all have heard about the problem with the ordered supplies and such being stuck out on the wide seas in some big ships?  Not the hundreds of FedEx packages that were found dumped in an Alabama ravine: Hundreds of FedEx packages were found tossed into an Alabama ravine, sheriff says – CNN

John 6:62-66 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.