Micah Challenge

10 October 2010 (Sunday)

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10.10.10 is an opportunity to show that wherever we may be in the world we are all standing together as Christians recommitting ourselves to the pursuit of justice and encouraging action from our leaders. It's a global moment which we hope means that a church in rural France, a mega church in Nairobi and a suburban church in Lima are all crying out with one voice.

 

Join 100 million Christians in prayer and promise for the poor. Micah 2010 is a special campaign to focus on our promise to the poor, ten years after nations around the world committed to halve global poverty by 2015. As Christians we want to declare God's heart for the poor and we want to remind our leaders that action to halve poverty is worth every effort. We must remember the poor.

 Imagine 100 million Christians praying for justice in the nations. We want to affirm the importance of listening to God, seeking his wisdom and relying on his strength and guidance. The global prayer for Micah 2010 echoes the themes of Nehemiah who fasted and prayed day and night before he embarked on the mighty task of restoring Jerusalem. The prayer will be used in churches around the globe on 10.10.10. A children's prayer is also available. As a sign of the promise, we are asking people to raise their hands in promise, then make a special handprint. Hands mean worship, hands pledge support and we use our hands to demonstrate God's love. The simple action of using our handprint to confirm our promise is a symbol of faith and action coming together. The handprints are also a visible message that we pass on to our leaders that our promise to halve global poverty cannot be forgotten.
 

                              10.10.10 Prayer

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