Prayer for a new global economy

This month's Take 5 from Micah Challenge is on April's G20 meeting in April:

"The G20 meets in London on 2nd April whilst we stand amidst the ruins of our global economy. The agreement reached between the heads of the 20 leading economies will begin to draw up a blueprint for a new global economy that will rise out of the rubble. At this crucial time, take action and pray with Christians around the world that our new global economy might be more squarely founded on the values of our creator God."

See my Faith & Finance post here to read Stephen Timms' hopes for this meeting.


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Nu Colours - What in the World.

Think: Fast

In the year 2000 global leaders made 8 promises to the poorest of poor; 8 Millennium Development Goals which, if fulfilled, would halve global poverty by 2015. The goals provided a unique opportunity to eradicate the most extreme forms of poverty from this world. We are now over half way through the time set and time is running short.

This September is a pivotal time as world leaders come together for an emergency UN meeting to determine whether the Millennium Development Goals will be met.

Think: Fast is an initiative proposed by the Bishop of London, in partnership with Micah Challenge, to urge Christians – in London and beyond - to take action by praying and fasting in the ten days leading up to the UN meeting.

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Marvin Gaye - Mercy, Mercy Me.

Take Five

The latest Take Five from Micah Challenge is on child health. The fourth Millennium Development Goal (MDG) is to reduce the under-five child mortality rate by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015.

Take Five enables us to get information about this MDG, pray about, take action on it, share a story about it and invite friends to help.

Additional prayer points include:

• Give thanks for the recent progress made in many countries to reduce child mortality rates. For example, the implementation of community health worker programmes in Bangladesh has had a very positive effect on child health.
• Pray for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) care and support to reach more pregnant women, so that babies are protected from contracting the virus at birth.
• Lift up in prayer the millions of children suffering with illnesses like measles, diarrhoea and TB which are so easily prevented or treated in richer countries. Pray for an increase in International Aid from the G8 to tackle this crucial issue.
• Pray for all of the world leaders in attendance at the 2008 G8 Summit, including UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, that they will resolve to fulfil their commitments to combating extreme poverty - and issue a detailed timetable indicating how they plan to do so.

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Martyn Joseph - This Fragile World.