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World Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk
World Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk
3rd - 4th June 2006
Arise, cry out in the night as the watches of the night begin:
pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord.
Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children,
who faint from hunger at the head of every street...
Lamentations 2:19
Prayer events worldwide
June 2006 events list. More
Prayer resources
Download your 2006 prayer booklet, PowerPoint, posters and activities! More
What you can do
Want some ideas? We have suggestions for you. More
Stories and feedback from past years
Find inspiration in stories of lives and legislation changed... More
Questions? Email wwdp@viva.org.
www.viva.org/pray
Decline in child labour
The number of child labourers has fallen considerably for the first time, according to a new International Labour Organisation report. Some 218 million are classified as child labourers, down 11% from 246 million in 2002. Numbers fell the most in Latin America, but there was little decline in Africa. The biggest reduction was amongst children working in hazardous environments - the number engaged in this work fell by 26%.
Praise God for this change, and for the millions of children whose quality of life has improved so significantly in the last few years.
Pray that governments would continue to demand better and safer conditions for young workers, and that the poverty which forces children to work would be addressed by the international community.
Polio vaccination in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is one of just four countries in the world still affected by polio. Earlier in the year, Egypt was declared free of polio after successful immunisation campaigns.
Praise God that a polio eradication drive has taken place in Afghanistan this month. More than two million children have been vaccinated, which should lead to an end to the virus in the country.
Please pray for polio to be stamped out around the world. Pray that the last few nations would be able to vaccinate their children effectively to achieve this.
Malnutrition in West Africa and the Horn of Africa
Across West Africa, the countries of the Sahel - including Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger - are facing dangerously high levels of child malnutrition. Further east, the nomadic peoples of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are also in danger, as drought has caused up to half of their herds to die. With their families' livelihoods so damaged, 40,000 children are now so malnourished that they could well die in the coming months.
Please pray for enough rain to replenish water supplies, bringing good harvests and revived herds.
Pray for those supporting these vulnerable communities - for sufficient resources to meet their needs, and for long-term solutions preventing food crises in the future.
Child soldiers freed in Sudan
Since 2001, an estimated 20,000 children from the former southern rebel forces, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), have been disarmed, demobilised and returned to their families and communities. However, there are an estimated 2,000 children still associated with the SPLA, mainly in non-combat roles and in hard-to-reach areas.
· Praise God that currently, many child soldiers are being released in southern Sudan, as part of a process to disarm children involved with armed forces or groups. 250 children in Upper Nile State were freed at the end of April, and the government plans to demobilise all child soldiers this year.
· Please pray for children who have fought in Sudan to receive the care and support they need to reintegrate into society. Pray for God to restore them and show them his unconditional love.
Thank you for your prayers,
Cathryn Baker Prayer Mobiliser, Viva Network
PO Box 633, Oxford, OX2 0XZ, UK Telephone: +44 (0)1865 320100 Fax: +44 (0)1865 320101 Email: pray@viva.org Website: www.viva.org
Viva Network is a Company Limited by guarantee no.3162776, and Registered Charity no.1053389 registered at 51 Westway, Oxford, OX2 0JE, UK
3rd - 4th June 2006
Arise, cry out in the night as the watches of the night begin:
pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord.
Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children,
who faint from hunger at the head of every street...
Lamentations 2:19
Prayer events worldwide
June 2006 events list. More
Prayer resources
Download your 2006 prayer booklet, PowerPoint, posters and activities! More
What you can do
Want some ideas? We have suggestions for you. More
Stories and feedback from past years
Find inspiration in stories of lives and legislation changed... More
Questions? Email wwdp@viva.org.
www.viva.org/pray
Decline in child labour
The number of child labourers has fallen considerably for the first time, according to a new International Labour Organisation report. Some 218 million are classified as child labourers, down 11% from 246 million in 2002. Numbers fell the most in Latin America, but there was little decline in Africa. The biggest reduction was amongst children working in hazardous environments - the number engaged in this work fell by 26%.
Praise God for this change, and for the millions of children whose quality of life has improved so significantly in the last few years.
Pray that governments would continue to demand better and safer conditions for young workers, and that the poverty which forces children to work would be addressed by the international community.
Polio vaccination in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is one of just four countries in the world still affected by polio. Earlier in the year, Egypt was declared free of polio after successful immunisation campaigns.
Praise God that a polio eradication drive has taken place in Afghanistan this month. More than two million children have been vaccinated, which should lead to an end to the virus in the country.
Please pray for polio to be stamped out around the world. Pray that the last few nations would be able to vaccinate their children effectively to achieve this.
Malnutrition in West Africa and the Horn of Africa
Across West Africa, the countries of the Sahel - including Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger - are facing dangerously high levels of child malnutrition. Further east, the nomadic peoples of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are also in danger, as drought has caused up to half of their herds to die. With their families' livelihoods so damaged, 40,000 children are now so malnourished that they could well die in the coming months.
Please pray for enough rain to replenish water supplies, bringing good harvests and revived herds.
Pray for those supporting these vulnerable communities - for sufficient resources to meet their needs, and for long-term solutions preventing food crises in the future.
Child soldiers freed in Sudan
Since 2001, an estimated 20,000 children from the former southern rebel forces, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), have been disarmed, demobilised and returned to their families and communities. However, there are an estimated 2,000 children still associated with the SPLA, mainly in non-combat roles and in hard-to-reach areas.
· Praise God that currently, many child soldiers are being released in southern Sudan, as part of a process to disarm children involved with armed forces or groups. 250 children in Upper Nile State were freed at the end of April, and the government plans to demobilise all child soldiers this year.
· Please pray for children who have fought in Sudan to receive the care and support they need to reintegrate into society. Pray for God to restore them and show them his unconditional love.
Thank you for your prayers,
Cathryn Baker Prayer Mobiliser, Viva Network
PO Box 633, Oxford, OX2 0XZ, UK Telephone: +44 (0)1865 320100 Fax: +44 (0)1865 320101 Email: pray@viva.org Website: www.viva.org
Viva Network is a Company Limited by guarantee no.3162776, and Registered Charity no.1053389 registered at 51 Westway, Oxford, OX2 0JE, UK
