8 days to change the

worldFocussing on the UN Millennium Development Goals to bring about a world of justice, peace and equality

MDG1: The children of La Boule Douze Haiti

PrayerI hunger and thirst after righteousness, longing for justice where all can receive the bounty of God. How long, O Lord, until your Kingdom comes? Keep us alert and compassionate, grateful for our sufficiency and open to change, that by your transforming love we too, might be spiritually fed. Amen

MDG2: Shelley Cooling at Matthew Rusike Children’s Home

Prayer  Lord, we thank you that you change hearts and minds through your Word. We pray that you will guide us on a daily basis to be your hands and hearts on earth wherever we find ourselves. Amen

MDG 3: Water empowers and gives reason for

rejoicing in Togo

Prayer We pray for women who have to provide for their families under difficult circumstances, that they will be given health, strength and courage. Amen.

MDG4: Nutrition is vital for early childhood health.Guyana

Matthew 25:37 Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you?

ALL: The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

MDG 5: Trainee nurses and midwives, Segbwema Hospital, Sierra Leone

PrayerLord, we know you are a great big wonderful God and there is nothing you cannot do. We pray for wisdom to help to create policies to reduce deaths from pregnancy and childbirth. We pray for willing capable workers who listen to your voice and take the necessary steps to work these policies. Help us never to give up hope that these inequalities will be eradicated. Amen

MDG 6: Wear the ribbon, raise the topic, reduce the stigma

Prayer  Lord, we thank you for all that is being done to help people living with HIV and for the progress being madein availability of treatment. Help us to do our part to reduce HIV prejudice and stigma, and instead provide comfort and support. Amen

MDG 7: Rising sea levels impinge dramatically upon life in Fiji

Prayer Creator God, we acknowledge our own failing in our duty of care for planet Earth. Bless and protect all who face upheaval and displacement because of climate change, and guide those who offer assistance to them .Encourage and enable us, in our inter-connectedness, to lead more sustainable lives. Amen

MDG8: Global partnerships for development mean everyone campaigning for a fairer world

Prayer O God of righteousness and goodness, grieved by exploitation and corruption, when trade is unfair and the powerful irresponsible; strengthen us to stand up for justice, to be good news to the poor; and to work in partnership with each other and with you for a world of justice and peace. Amen