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Pray for
Haiti
TThe World
Council of Churches, together with the Pontifical Council for
Promoting Christian Unity have designated this week the annual
Week of Prayer for Christian
Unity. World
Convention echoes Jesus'
prayer for
Christian Unity that we might all be one as found in John 17.
This year the Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity also called upon Christians to remember their
pioneers in the cause of Christian Unity. World Convention
lifts up the names of Thomas Campbell and
World Convention's founder, Dr.
Jesse Bader and his wife, Golda, who was his
constant partner in ministry.
World Convention offers prayers of Thanksgiving for the
Council on Christian Unity of the Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ) which observes their
100th anniversary in 2010. Dr.Robert Welsh,
President, serves on the Board of World Convention and is
a faithful friend to this ministry.
World Convention gives thanks to God for those
individuals and churches that remembered this ministry in your
end-of-the year giving. Your finacial support and prayer
partnership are the life blood of this
ministry.
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ChristiaNet
Volume 79, January
2010
A Monthly Email Newsletter from World
Convention
Connecting everywhere, every day.
Clinton J. Holloway,
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Earthquake in
Haiti
On January 13, 2010 at 4:22 PM
Eastern Standard time a terrible
earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the
Richter scale, hit Haiti. The epicenter was
located at Carrefour, a suburb just out of the
city of Port-au-Prince. In seconds the damage
could be estimated to more than ten billion
dollars. A preliminary count summarily estimates
200,000 deaths. The number continues to grow. On
January 22nd a second earthquake, this one
measuring 6.1 on the scale, send shock waves
throughout the island nation already reeling from
the earlier disaster in one of the poorest
places on Earth.
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ,
the Churches of Christ and the Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) all have a presence in
Haiti. In addition many other mission
organizations within our family are responding
with emergency disaster aid, in addition to many
global and interdenominational relief agencies and
ministries, and international governments. We
encourage all within the Stone-Campbell Movement
family to avail themselves of some opportunity to
help in whatever way they can.
For more information on Haiti and to see
a list of some of the Stone-Campbell missions and
ministires working in Haiti see our national
profile on our website at:
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Thought
Blessed are the poor in spirit:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are
they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the
earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst
after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain
mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they
shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for
they shall be called the children of
God. - Matthew
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