Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic

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Virtual Global Week

With the “stay at home” and “social distancing” orders still in place, Restoration’s Global Week won’t look the same as previous years. However, that is not stopping them from having daily events to remind us to pray for the most vulnerable around the world.

The world is hurting. Muslims around the world began Ramadan this week without the communal meals and mosque prayers at its heart. The poor, unemployed, hungry, and exploited in many countries fear they will not survive a period of prolonged lockdown. Developing nations face devastating economic losses that will take years, even decades, to recover. And meanwhile, ongoing conflicts, floods, famines, and locusts continue their devastation even as COVID-19 rages on.

As Jesus' followers, we are called to remember the needs of our neighbors around the world, to love and serve them, to use our resources generously, and to pray. Incarnation's upcoming first-ever Global Week is an opportunity to do just that.

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https://www.incarnationanglican.org/post/global-week