G'day all,
As you can see below, the Micah Challenge is an opportunity for christians and the church at large to be prophetic, and call our governments to maintain their commitment to the Millenium Development Goals.
I really want to encourage as many people as possible to support the Micah Challenge, as it is a positive and constructive way for christians to make this aspect of the good news an issue (you don't even have to do anything difficult!).
http://www.micahchallenge.org/home/intro.asp
As you can see below, the Micah Challenge is an opportunity for christians and the church at large to be prophetic, and call our governments to maintain their commitment to the Millenium Development Goals.
I really want to encourage as many people as possible to support the Micah Challenge, as it is a positive and constructive way for christians to make this aspect of the good news an issue (you don't even have to do anything difficult!).
http://www.micahchallenge.org/home/intro.asp
"...what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God" - Micah 6:8
The Micah Call
This is a moment in history of unique potential,
when the stated intentions of world leaders
echo something of the mind of the Biblical prophets
and the teachings of Jesus concerning the poor, and
when we have the means to dramatically reduce poverty.
We commit ourselves, as followers of Jesus,
to work together for the holistic transformation of our communities, to pursue justice, be passionate about kindness and to walk humbly with God.
We call on international and national decision-makers
of both rich and poor nations, to fulfil their public promise
to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
and so halve absolute global poverty by 2015.
We call on Christians everywhere to be agents of hope
for and with the poor, and to work with others
to hold our national and global leaders accountable
in securing a more just and merciful world.