PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, Aug. 31, 2011
Pray for the Kurdish people of northern Iraq. Turkey has now begun
bombing runs into their territory with several killed and hundreds displaced
already. Meanwhile Iran continues to shell the Kurds in north-eastern Iraq.
Doug Pritchard
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Toronto, Canada
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