PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Sep. 29, 2010
Pray for Ahmed* who contacted the Christian Peacemaker Team
in Iraq recently. He was a high-ranking officer in an armed Kurdish resistance
group who had killed Iranians. Now he encourages the youth to practise nonviolence.
Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada
*pseudonym for security purposes
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