PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Jan. 7, 2009

Pray for Colombian indigenous leader Aída Quilcué, whose husband was assassinated by Colombian soldiers December 16 in Cauca.  Pray that the Colombian government will fairly and rigorously investigate the incident and take action to prevent new military killings of civilians.

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Dec. 17, 2008

Pray for the five members of CHAK, an Iraqi Kurdish activist group, who were arrested by local police for distributing a flyer protesting the continued bombing of Iraqi Kurdistan by Turkey and Iran.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Dec. 10, 2008

Pray for the Algonquins of Barriere Lake, Quebec. They blockaded the highway again calling on Canada and Quebec to honour the resource sharing agreement signed with them, but police responded with threats and arrests.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Dec. 03, 2008

Pray for the people of Hebron, Palestine, as hundreds of Israeli settlers continue to illegally occupy a building in the city and terrorize their neighbours despite an Israeli High Court order to vacate.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

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

Pray for the Christian Peacemaker Team on its way to Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the invitation of local human rights groups. Resource-based conflict in this region has led to the death and displacement of millions.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

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

Pray for the indigenous people of Colombia who have marched by the thousand from the south to Bogota in their struggle for land rights and respect. Pray for strength, courage and a peaceful arrival.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

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

Pray for people living in the border regions of northern Iraq. They are being bombed regularly by both Turkey and Iran and have had to flee, living now in poorly serviced displacement camps.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

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

Pray for the Algonquin and Six Nations people engaged in protracted and frustrating land rights negotiations with Canadian officials while still trying to live their lives and support their families.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Oct. 29, 2008

Pray for Colombia. The president has declared a "national emergency" as indigenous peoples in the south and small miners in the north block roads and occupy towns protesting government intimidation and broken commitments.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Wed., Oct. 22, 2008

Pray for Palestinian farmers seeking to harvest their olive crops. Israeli settlers have attacked them in several places while the army stood by.

Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemakers Teams
Toronto, Canada