Pray for safety for the World Officers and Area Presidents as they travel to Switzerland for the Executive Meeting from 22nd to 27th April.
Give thanks for the preparation Vice President, Regula, and the Methodist Church in Basel have done to receive the Executive and facilitate the meeting.
Pray for the people of Sumatra in Indonesia following the 8.6 Richter scale earthquake.
Give thanks that tsunami early warning system worked and that there was no tsunami.
Give thanks that international aid agencies have responded quickly .
Pray for the people of Norway as they relive the trauma of the mass killings in 2011 while the trial of the murderer takes place.
Pray for those offering counselling at this time and that justice will be done.
Continue your prayers for the people of Syria.
Pray that international actions and the cease- fire will have lasting effects for the peace of this nation.
Pray for the Methodist Church in New Zealand and particularly for the women as they mourn the death of Mrs Margaret Gordon, widow of the Rev. Bruce Gordon, a former President of the New Zealand Methodist Church.
Margaret served the Women’s Fellowship of NZ in many capacities and was the World Federation South Pacific Area President.