Let Children Live Vigil on World Children’s Day
Join a prayer vigil for the children of Palestine.
Tomorrow/Thursday, November 20th, at 11:30 am Eastern (8:30 am Pacific): Register to receive the link.
November 20 is World Children’s Day. On the very day the world is meant to celebrate and uphold the rights of every child, we are making an urgent stand. For just one crucial hour, we are setting aside all distractions to hold the grief, the fear, and the precious lives of Palestinian children before God and the world.
According to UNICEF, over 1,700,000 children in Palestine are in need of humanitarian assistance. Read their latest situation report.
We cannot afford to look away. Their names must be spoken. Their faces must be remembered.
Join us as we gather online this Thursday for the Let Children Live Vigil, a one hour call to prayer and solidarity for Palestinian children. You will receive the name of a child, hear reflections and prayers from leaders around the world, hear Palestinian children sharing how we can pray for them, and lift our voices together for protection, compassion, and hope.
You’ll hear from and pray with:
• Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon – Executive Director of Churches for Middle East Peace.
• Rania Maayeh – Head of Ramallah Friends School, forming young leaders in Palestine.
• Archbishop Elpidophoros – Spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
• Rev. Eddie Aleman – General Secretary of the Reformed Church in America.
• Humberto Tinsman – Elder in the Community of Christ.
• Bill Forbes – Global Head of Child Protection at World Vision International.
• Fayelle Ewuakye – Poet giving voice to resilience and hope.
• Shane Claiborne – Founder of Red Letter Christians and prominent Christian activist.
Join us as we pause, listen, lament, and refuse to turn away from the children at the heart of this crisis.