PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Aug. 10, 2011
Pray for the people of Las Pavas in Colombia who returned to
their land in April after being displaced by the oil palm company Daabon
Organics in 2009. The Constitutional Court supports Las Pavas but the
government has yet to affirm their land titles.
Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Chicago, USA
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