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Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Let Us Pray
Our congregation shares a grand historic building and campus with the Alameda Korean Presbyterian Church. This morning, thanks to Pastor Myong Bae Choi, every church in our San Francisco Presbytery received an urgent call for prayers from the Presbyterian church in South Korea, asking us to join them in asking God to protect and set free 21 Korean hostages who've been held since last week by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
I urge you to read the letter below, and add your own prayers to theirs and to ours.
URGENT PRAYER APPEAL TO ECUMENICAL COMMUNITY
July 31, 2007
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK) has consistently prayed for "peace and life" in the global village.
We, together with the whole Korean people, are in deep sorrow and pain after we heard today the shocking news that the Taliban have killed a second Korean hostage, Mr. Shim Sung-Min, early this morning. This terrible news came to us only a few days after Rev. Bae Hyung-Kyu was killed by the Taliban last Wednesday. Moreover, the threat of further executions of the hostages is driving not only the affected families but the whole Korean society into the most painful situation.
Therefore, we urgently call on the entire ecumenical community around the world to pray to God that the killings of innocent people may stop and that these hostages may safely return to their families. We deeply appreciate the earlier expression of prayer sent from the World Council of Churches to the National Council of Churches in Korea.
We urge the global community to work for true peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. Particularly, we sincerely request the governments of Afghanistan and the US to lead the negotiations with the Taliban for the sake of the safe return of the hostages.
We express our deep condolences to the families of Rev. Bae Hyung-Kyu and Mr. Shim Sung-Min and stand in firm solidarity with all the affected families.
Let us all continue to pray for all people whose lives are threatened by conflict situations and to make our utmost effort to work for abundant life for all people.
Sincerely,
Rev. Yoon Kil Soo
General Secretary
The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK)
posted by Jack Buckley at
4:01 PM
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