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Justice Prayers - November 18, 2020

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalm 119:105 Crisis in Ethiopia At least 27,000 people in Ethiopia have fled into neighbouring Sudan so far, as the UN has said a "full-scale...
November 18, 2020

The Other 99%

I was recently invited as a guest speaker for a webinar with ecumenical partners, to share some information on global forced displacement and migration. This time rather than throwing out a lot of...
November 16, 2020

Welcoming Immigrants During COVID-19

Ladner Christian Reformed Church (Delta, B.C.) welcomed former refugees Kukuye and Kiya, along with their daughters, to Canada on October 1st. The family shared some of their story with the church...
November 13, 2020

Justice Prayers - November 11th, 2020

Who has held the oceans in His hands? Who has numbered every grain of sand? Kings and nations tremble at His voice All creation rises to rejoice! Behold our God seated on His throne Come, let us adore...
November 11, 2020

An Election in a Country Not My Own: A Prayer

I write this the morning after an election in a country not my own. An election in a country not my own, and yet this moment feels fraught even for me. So much depends on the votes counted, for those...
November 6, 2020

Justice Prayers - November 4th 2020

Hear my cry, O God Listen to my prayer From the ends of the earth I call to You And when my heart Is overwhelmed Lead me to the rock - David Baloche “Public Charge” Rule Change Struck Down in U.S. The...
November 4, 2020

Blessed are the Persecuted

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10 NIV The police came four times. The next time meant prison. Mr. Lim is the principal of...
November 2, 2020

Rugged Relationships and a Restorative Church

In our society of increasingly complex webs of relationships, systems of governments and institutions -- shalom, or the way things are supposed to be -- seems increasingly more challenging to envision...
October 30, 2020

Justice Prayers - October 28, 2020

"I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world." - John 16:33 NLT 545 children still...
October 28, 2020
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