Prayers for Peacemakers 18 August 2021 Colombia
CPT Colombia
August 18, 2021
Pray that legal and illegal armed groups do not involve civilians in the dynamics of the armed conflict.
Pray that legal and illegal armed groups do not involve civilians in the dynamics of the armed conflict.
We call on the local authorities, the Colombian state, and the armed groups to respond to the needs of the community.
Pray for the young people who have been assassinated by the government during these two months of the strike.
The importance of land is paramount; solving the violence that Colombia has experienced lies in addressing the inequalities of access to land and the lack of development of the rural sector.
May 24 is International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament.
Closing statements regarding the criminal case against Guayabo community leaders will be heard on friday.
We offer our solidarity and raise our prayers in honour of all the victims of violence in the world.
We pray for their lives and appreciate the good with which we have been and are blessed through their love.
In what local newspaper headlines called “the most violent weekend of the year,” six people died in an ongoing string of murders in the city
