The World Council of Churches (WCC) is inviting Christians to observe the International Day of Prayer for Peace with prayers and liturgies that give special attention to peacemaking projects in Africa. This year’s Day of Prayer for Peace, set for 21 September 2010, features African churches working to build cooperation and reconciliation within and between diverse communities. African church leaders and the WCC General Secretary will observe the day with prayer and worship in Nairobi. The peace prayer day, on the same date as the United Nations’ International Day of Peace (http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/2010/) is an initiative of the WCC Decade to Overcome Violence. It focuses on Africa this year as part of the final year of the decade. One of the African projects featured is a ‘Peace Village’ project in Uganda which supports the process of healing in communities marked by conflict, trauma and pain.

Pray: that our prayers will be heard and God would bring peace where there is discord. (Ps.65:2)

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