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Britain has long had a strong global presence through its embassies and consulates. These diplomatic offices scattered all over the world have enabled the UK to influence and even direct the affairs of many nations.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that the world is at increased risk of a recession in the coming year (The Guardian, July 13, 2022). Inflation rates in nations around the globe are increasing, and world governments are increasing interest rates in response. The crisis in Ukraine as well as China’s repeated COVID-19 lockdowns have greatly impacted global commerce.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently resigned as the Conservative Party head and informed Parliament he would step down as prime minister once a new party head takes over. In his nearly three-year term, Mr. Johnson is credited by many with moving Brexit along through the British Parliament and leading the Conservative Party to a landslide election in 2019. His resignation follows a host of resignations from governmental ministers in his own party—ministers who resigned not over political issues, but issues of character and trust.

We have launched humans into space and safely landed rovers on Mars. We fly from one side of the earth to the other in hours, and we communicate nearly instantaneously by video between points anywhere in the world. Technology advances daily, and now we drive battery-powered vehicles hundreds of miles on a single charge. Is there any end to what mankind can achieve and invent (Genesis 11:6)? Yet, each brilliant advance seems to create another disappointing setback.