PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., May 07, 2008

Pray for the Palestinian residents of the south Hebron hills. Israeli settlers have escalated their restriction and harassment of them. This week, settlers assaulted two Palestinians and two accompanying internationals, all of whom needed minor hospital treatment.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto , Canada

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Apr. 30, 2008

Give thanks for the growth of a nonviolence movement in Iraq. A federation of nonviolent groups has asked to meet with CPT Iraq to brainstorm ways to move from training to action.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Apr. 23, 2008

Pray for Ubencel Duque, Father Rafael Gallego, Teofilo Acuna, Amparo Gomes, Sair Chavez, and Martha Torres. These leaders of civil society movements in Barrancabermeja, Colombia, have all been threatened with death by a reactivated illegal paramilitary group.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Apr. 16, 2008

The Ontario government has now jailed seven Aboriginal leaders for nonviolently defending their traditional territories from mineral exploration without their consent. Pray for their release and respect for Aboriginal rights.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Apr. 09, 2008

Pray for the Israeli High Court as they consider a case to close the Islamic Charitable Society's orphanages and schools serving 7000 children in Hebron because of alleged Hamas connections. The charity denies any such connection.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Apr. 02, 2008

Pray for the Christian Peacemaker Team returning to northern Iraq after a short break. The situation there is tense with continuing attacks by Turkey and the upcoming referendum on the status of the contested city of Kirkuk.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Mar. 26, 2008

Pray for the leaders of civil society groups in Colombia and the internationals who support them. Six have been assassinated recently by paramilitaries and others have been threatened.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Mar. 19, 2008

Pray for the Palestinian shepherds of the south Hebron hills. In the past week they, and accompanying internationals, have been assaulted and excluded from their grazing lands by Israeli soldiers and police.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Mar. 12, 2008

Pray for the people of the Philippines. U.S. troops are increasingly present during Filipino army operations. Government-linked asassins have killed hundreds of political opponents. CPT has just sent its first delegation to support local peace efforts.

Doug Pritchard
Toronto, Canada

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Mar. 05, 2008

Pray for the family and friends of CPTer Tom Fox, killed in Iraq on March 9, 2006. CPT continues to keep a presence in northern Iraq reporting on human rights abuses and supporting local nonviolence movements.

Doug Pritchard
Toronto, Canada