As futile as it seems to pray for world peace, it is part of seeing God's kingdom "on earth as it is in heaven." The article below encourages us to keep praying, and perhaps our prayers may move us to action someday.
Sudan declares ceasefire in Darfur
Associated Press
November 12, 2008 at 9:31 AM EST
KHARTOUM — Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has announced a unilateral ceasefire by government forces in the devastated Darfur region and is calling for rebels to join in peace negotiations.
Today's announcement launches a new push by the Khartoum government to show it is willing to make peace in Darfur, where at least 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million driven from their homes in fighting since 2003.
Darfur's multiple rebel groups have so far dismissed the government peace moves, calling them insincere, and has not signed on to a ceasefire.
Past ceasefires announced by Khartoum have collapsed.
Mr. Bashir also says he's willing to pay compensation to Darfurians who lost their homes to help them return and rebuild.
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let's pray that this ceasefire won't fail as it did the previous times. what an appropriate reminder to keep persisting in prayer (like the parable of the persistent widow!), especially in light of the International Day of Prayer for the persecuted Church this past Sun. Nov. 9th.
and i just came back from my church prayer meeting, in which we focused on praying for the nations & believers in China, Afghanistan, Burma and Eritrea, and then back home to Canada and Mississauga.
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