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Impact!

By: Ellen Bintz & Clive Johnson
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 Impact! is a podcast that creates change WITH our listeners, using the power of prayer and intention to bring about positive change in our world. Each week, we explore one aspect of what it means to pray, offer healing, or send intention out into the world, and by so doing, to actually have an impact. We welcome anyone who wants to play their part in creating peace, harmony and healing in the world.Copyright Impact! Productions 2023 All rights reserved. Spirituality
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  • America First: A Strategt to Shape the World

    America First: A Strategt to Shape the World
    Dec 23 2025
    This week we turn our attention to one of the most important policy documents of recent years, the U.S. 2025 National Security Strategy, released earlier this month. As the USA approaches its 250th birthday, we unpack the MAGA worldview and its profound implications both for the US and the world, having influence in a wide range of areas, including the most pressing concerns of our times. The Strategy's America‑First, hemispheric focus, and the policy shifts on migration, trade, defence, and climate that have unsettled allies and highlighted what may really be in the minds of not only the power in the White House regarding geopolitics and the world order, but other major powers too. The likely global impacts are profound. As always, we look where our prayers and intentions may be most needed. Note: we do take an editorial approach for this episode, being ready to offer our own takes (though we keep these brief). Intentions and prayers begin at 31 minutes 15 seconds. Suggested Intention Focus for this week This week, as we digest the profound implications of the USA’s newly published National Security Strategy, we suggest holding as our main intention: We will that, whatever the US believes about the importance of national sovereignty, its leadership, ambassadors and policy makers will be moved to value cooperation with, and remain open to proposals made by, international partners in those areas that require global agreement, including the ever-pressing issues relating to migration, combating crime and climate change. Please join us in holding this. Note: The Monroe Doctrine is a longstanding key pillar of U.S. foreign policy, first declared by President James Monroe in 1823 to warn European powers against further colonization or interference in the newly independent nations of the Western Hemisphere. It essentially declares the Americas as being a U.S. sphere of influence and pledges U.S. non-interference in European affairs. The policy evolved to justify U.S. intervention in Latin America with the so-called ‘Roosevelt Corollary,’ asserting U.S. leadership and opposing foreign dominance in the region. Read or download the Strategy document: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf Chapter markers: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:26 Understanding the National Security Strategy 00:05:37 Key Points of the Strategy 00:13:49 Regional Focus and Priorities 00:15:39 Reactions to the Strategy 00:19:19 Implications for the U.S. and Allies 00:23:14 Concerns and Economic Considerations 00:24:07 Europe’s Response 00:25:27 Reflections on the Strategy 00:31:15 Prayers and Intentions Sources referenced in this episode: https://tnsr.org/2023/09/understanding-national-security-strategies-through-time/ https://history.defense.gov/Historical-Sources/National-Security-Strategy/ https://history.state.gov/milestones/1801-1829/monroe https://www.bhfs.com/insight/white-house-releases-2025-national-security-strategy/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/breaking-down-trumps-2025-national-security-strategy/ https://securitybriefing.com/news/u.s.-national-security-strategy-2025-sparks-global-reaction-as-policy-shifts-emerge https://www.cfr.org/article/new-us-national-security-strategy-prioritizes-western-hemisphere https://www.workingimmigrants.com/2025/12/7936/ https://nationalsecuritynews.com/2025/08/us-outlines-spending-plan-for-the-175bn-golden-dome-missile-defence-system/ https://www.executivegov.com/articles/national-security-strategy-china-golden-dome https://diplomacy.berlin/beyond-atlas-a-critical-analysis-of-the-2025-u-s-national-security-strategy/ https://odessa-journal.com/trump-administration-unveils-national-security-strategy-prioritizing-end-to-russias-war-in-ukraine https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/national-security-strategy-nss-trump-russia-china-nato-20251210.html https://www.eurasiantimes.com/japan-or-south-korea-trumps-national-security-strategy/ https://keia.org/the-peninsula/a-national-security-strategy-of-retreat-leaves-asia-to-manage-the-consequences/ https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/10/new-national-security-strategy-could-redefine-homeland-defense-experts/409024/ https://www.cato.org/blog/immigration-national-security-strategy https://www.dw.com/en/donald-trump-us-security-strategy-paper-calls-for-europe-to-correct-trajectory-sparking-alarm-in-eu/a-75078193 https://en.rua.gr/2025/12/06/trump-changes-course-how-the-us-national-security-doctrine-affects-the-war-in-ukraine/ https://www.newsweek.com/...
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  • Holding Light for our Jewish Friends: Prayers and Intentions

    Holding Light for our Jewish Friends: Prayers and Intentions
    Dec 16 2025
    In a brief episode this week, we stand in solidarity and deeply honour the many affected by the horror of the atrocity at Sydney’s Bondi Beach this past weekend, and with all Jewish people who are now suffering abuse, attack or fear of attack simply for being Jewish. We move quickly to offering our prayers and intentions. Please join us in holding space and standing against antisemitic lies and prejudice. Prayers and intentions begin at 11 minutes 40 seconds. Suggested Intention Focus for this week This week, as a terrifying escalation in a global climate of hostility toward Jewish people in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in Australia in nearly 30 years, we suggest holding as our main intention: We will that educators, political leaders, social media influencers and respected figures in the public eye will be moved where they are able to use their platforms and influence to challenge the automatic conflation made by some that to be Jewish equates with a declared support for the Israeli government. Please join us in holding this. Chapter markers: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:50 Prayers for Solidarity 00:04:45 The Global Jewish Community’s Response 00:09:06 Reflections on Vulnerability 00:11:40 Intentions and Prayers Sources referenced in this episode: https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/bondi-beach-attack https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/16/australian-police-say-bondi-beach-attackers-inspired-by-isil https://abcnews.go.com/International/man-disarmed-alleged-shooter-australias-bondi-beach/story?id=128414348 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-15/bondi-beach-shooting-fruit-shop-gunman-hero-parents-speak/106143864 https://www.timesofisrael.com/major-cities-around-world-ramp-up-security-for-hanukkah-events-after-bondi-attack/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hanukkah-security-ramped-up-around-world-after-bondi-shootings-2025-12-14/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/world/australia/hanukkah-shooting-bondi-reaction.html https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/14/us/hanukkah-jewish-antisemitism-australia-shooting https://studyfinds.org/bondi-beach-attack-antisemitism-online/ https://abc7ny.com/post/australia-shooting-security-stepped-jewish-locations-new-york-city-bondi-beach-massacre/18289122/ https://time.com/7340731/anti-semitism-australia-bondi-attack/ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/15/australia/australia-bondi-beach-shooting-intl-hnk image.jpg https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-14/bondi-beach-shooting-terrorist-attack-12-dead/106141580 https://theconversation.com/bondi-attack-came-after-huge-increase-in-online-antisemitism-research-272045 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/attack-on-hannukah-celebration-at-bondi-beach-follows-rising-antisemitism-in-australia https://abcnews.go.com/International/man-disarmed-alleged-shooter-australias-bondi-beach/story?id=128414348 https://www.npr.org/2025/12/14/nx-s1-5644092/sydney-bondi-beach-hanukkah-shooting-bystander-video-hero https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/12/16/french-jewish-community-worries-after-sydney-attack-we-always-know-that-something-can-happen_6748553_7.html https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/shock-and-grief-matched-by-anger-after-antisemitic-attack-in-australia https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/14/world-condemns-mass-shooting-at-jewish-festival-in-sydneys-bondi-beach https://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/news/world-jewish-congress-reacts-to-antisemitic-attack-in-sydney https://www.wusf.org/courts-law/2025-12-15/local-jewish-leaders-say-security-measures-will-be-increased-after-hanukkah-shootings-australia Join us in person for intention holding: https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer. Our websites: www.heartfulimpact.com/ Our show website. https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events. https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism. https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group. https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding. Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions. Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms. Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com. Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock). Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the ...
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  • The World's Least Reported Climate Emergency: Angola's Hidden Drought

    The World's Least Reported Climate Emergency: Angola's Hidden Drought
    Dec 11 2025
    This week we turn attention to Angola, whose southern provinces are facing severe drought in a crisis the media monitoring NGO CARE says is the world's least reported climate emergency. We seek to understand the human impact of the drought, and the reasons for the strained and inadequate humanitarian response. We also take a look at where practical aid and adaptation measures are and can be taken. As always, we suggest intention-based prayers to support the affected communities. Intentions and prayers begin at 23 minutes 30 seconds. Suggested Intention Focus for this week This week, as millions face severe food poverty in Angola owing to drought, we suggest holding as our main intention: We will that timely, adequate rainfall will come to southern Angola to replenish the country’s rivers, refill water points, enable planting, and provide pasture for livestock. Please join us in holding this. Charities and NGO’s accepting financial donations to support their response to the drought in Angola: World Food Programme https://wfpusa.org UNICEF https://help.unicef.org/esaro/give-the-gift-of-life-public-health-emergencies The UN Population Fund has provided emergency funds to support 1 million women affected by drought in southern Angola.​ Website: https://angola.unfpa.org Food and Agriculture Organization https://www.fao.org/angola/en World Vision International: Donations (Ireland): https://www.worldvision.ie/about/how-donations-are-spent Donations (US): https://www.wvi.org/ENOUGH/Donate Médecins Sans Frontières / Medair https://www.medair.org/donate Catholic Relief Services https://www.crs.org/where-we-work/africa/angola Oxfam: https://www.oxfam.org.uk/donate/extreme-drought-appeal/ Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/donate People in Need https://www.peopleinneed.net/what-we-do/humanitarian-aid-and-development/angola Donations: https://www.peopleinneed.net/donate ACT Alliance https://actalliance.org/how-to-donate/ Lutheran World Federation https://donate.lutheranworld.org Norwegian Church Aid https://www.kirkensnodhjelp.no/en/give-one-time-donation Caritas Angola www.caritasangola.org International Red Cross https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/africa-food-crisis-appeal START Network https://startnetwork.org Angola Hunger Relief https://angolahungerrelief.org/fundraising GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/angola-hunger-relief Feed My Starving Children https://give.fmsc.org/give/76206/ Chapter markers: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:40 Focus on Angola’s Drought 00:06:53 Consequences of the Drought 00:10:51 Government Responses and Initiatives 00:15:21 International Aid and Challenges 00:18:28 Long-term Impacts of Climate Change 00:19:45 Urgent Needs and Solutions 00:23:30 Intentions and Prayers for Angola Sources referenced in this episode: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/sri-lanka-indonesia-thailand-floods-deaths-storm-cyclone-b2877788.html https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/more-than-1400-dead-across-asia-after-rare-cyclone-typhoons-converge/ https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/somalia-2025-drought-emergency-situation-report-no-1-27-november-2025 https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/infographics/2025-11-17-kenyas-acute-food-insecurity-outlook https://www.care.org/media-and-press/ten-humanitarian-disasters-that-were-barely-reported-in-2024/ https://refugees.org/rising-starvation-fading-attention-the-hunger-crisis-in-east-africa/ https://www.careinternational.org.uk https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/plea-for-aid-as-kenya-suffers-latest-climate-driven-drought/ https://www.careinternational.org.uk/what-we-do/crisis-response/forgotten-humanitarian-crises/crisis-in-angola/ https://practicalaction.org/news-stories/flooding-fire-and-drought-indigenous-communities-in-bolivia-hit-by-extreme-weather/ https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/bolivia-plurinational-state/latin-america-caribbean-weekly-situation-update-2-may-2025 https://reliefweb.int/report/angola/10-crises-look-out-2025 https://adore.ifrc.org/Download.aspx?FileId=532576 https://www.careinternational.org.uk/what-we-do/crisis-response/forgotten-humanitarian-crises/crisis-in-angola/ https://www.wfp.org/emergencies/southern-africa-drought https://cerf.un.org/sites/default/files/resources/24-RR-AGO-64769_Angola_CERF_Report.pdf https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099150012022242096/pdf/P1769171f457c3010198d31b375aaddd937.pdf https://www.waterlinepublication.org.uk/where-drinking-water-is-a-90-minute-walk-away/ https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/angola https://www.wvi.org/stories/global-hunger-crisis/unicef-visits-emergency-response-project-southern-angola-progress-and https://www.peopleinneed.net/anticipatory-action-in-angola-supporting-communities-to-reduce-crisis-impacts...
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