In March 2007, Forbes.com
issued a report noting the increase in the number of new billionaires,
many of whom were from India and China. The announcement masked
the growing social and economic disparities in the Asia/Pacific
region. In major Asian cities, growth and expansion are being
outpaced by the number of slums, migrants, and displaced people.
In China, poverty in rural areas has forced men and women to leave
their homes to seek work in cities, leaving children and the elderly
behind to fend for themselves. In many instances, children are
the greatest victims of poverty, human rights abuses, government
neglect, corruption, and natural disasters.
Let us pray for
PC(USA) People
in Mission David Walter, mission volunteer, regional liaison,
Pacific, World Mission • Rev. William Joseph Yoder, regional
liaison, Southeast Asia, World Mission
PC(USA) General Assembly Staff Edward Driscoll, BOP
Angela Duffy, FDN
Prayer
O Lord, open our ears
to hear the cries of the hungry and abused. Move our hands to
act and our mouths to tell their stories. In Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Lectionary
Ps. 5, 147:1–11
Ps. 27, 51
Lam. 2:1–9
2 Cor. 1:23—2:11; Mark 12:1–11
