FOR OUR PRAYERS.From the Diocesan Prayer Diary produced quarterly.
Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America - Most Revd Juan David Alvarado, Primate. Hereford The Kington & Weobley Deanery: Rural Dean, Lay Co-Chair and Sub-Warden of Readers vacant at the time of going to press
Diocesan Cycle:
Pray for all who visit our churches as tourists, pilgrims, visiting family graves or researching their history. As we tell the story of the past history of our churches, may we also be present our buildings as places where a living, serving and welcoming faith for today is centred
The Wider View:
Many African countries continue to rely heavily on foreign aid, but studies suggest that such aid may not only fail to reduce poverty and encourage growth - it may even act against these objectives.
Africa is the only continent in which the inflow of aid substantially outstrips that of private capital, and many are now saying that reform is needed.
The “free” money of aid can skew the economy, and the misallocation of resources, along with corruption and poor governance mean aid is often not used well. It has been argued that aid is ineffective in where there’s bad governance, and unnecessary where governance is good.
Official aid can create dependency, foster corruption, and often has minimal impact on the delivery of long-term growth. Pray for a move away from aid being seen as a source of regular income, and for action to promote private sector development and entrepreneurship.
Pray also for a more effective model of foreign aid targeted to help build robust economic and democratic institutions.
Team Cycle of Pray:
This week we pray for the people and the life of the parish of Little Hereford:
Those who are sick or in need:
Beryl Entecott, Heath Drew, Rosa Collier, Andrew Clayton.
Those who have died recently:
Please pray for the family & friends of:
Stuart Kilpatrick and Anthony George Webb.
We pray for those whose anniversaries fall at this time & for those who mourn.
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