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Friday 8 September
September 18, 2006
Reflection
‘Jesus set such a high standard for us. Can we really, in this life, meet what he is asking us to do? “I pray that they maybe one, even as we are one.” ‘
Based on John 17:11-19 Rev Gary Simpson, Pastor of an African-American church in Brooklyn, NY reflects on his churches’ relationship within its own congregation, amongst other ethnic groups in their community and worldwide. Download file
‘When Jesus says, “be one”, that is one high bar. But here’s another one, Jesus expects us to complete the work that he started.
The Lord didn’t call us to escape. He called us to be in the world - to stay in the world.’
Prayer
Please pray:
* For a demonstration of ‘oneness’ at the forth-coming Micah Network Global Consultation in Thailand, 11-16 September.
* For the Micah Challenge Facilitators meeting 9-11 September in Thailand where 33 Facilitators from 22 different National campaigns will meet to share experiences and develop the international strategy for the next 9 months.
o Please pray for a wonderful sense of unity and working towards the same goal.
o Please pray against cultural misunderstandings and for great willingness to listen and learn from each other.
* Praise God for a consultation in Nicaragua 7 and 8 September where 20 key organisations will share their Millennium Development Goals and plan how to build greater accountability in their communities and up to government level.
o Please also pray for small delegations from Honduras and Ecuador who will participate with the aim to take the discussions to their own countries.
Meditate on the Statistics
As you spend time in prayer and reflection, you may like to take a moment to silently understand with your heart the focus statistic we will include each week (see below). We are hoping that you will find this series of statistics a useful reference in preparing presentations.
Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health
Target 6: Reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio
‘An estimated 300 million women today – or a quarter of the women in the developing world – have sustained problems in pregnancy and childbirth that have profoundly affected their lives.’
Source: UNICEF, 2006
Yours in Christ,
Regine, Jill and Michael
Please see List of Prayer Reflections
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