Prayers for
Peacemakers, November 4, 2015
Give thanks for the ten new Peacemakers who have
successfully completed the 2015 Christian Peacemaker Teams training. Pray that the Creator will work within them
to give them the strength and courage they will need to do the difficult and
rewarding work of peacebuilding with our partners in Colombia, Iraqi Kurdistan,
Palestine and Indigenous communities.
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