PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Sept. 7, 2011
Give
thanks that thousands of indigenous, Afro-Colombian, and campesino
people created a manifesto for peace in Colombia during a mid-August
gathering. Pray that armed groups and the state will join them in
pursuing dialogue to end their nation’s conflict.
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