Burma Day of Prayer 2010 - Christian Solidarity Worldwide

Burma day of prayer 2010

Burma is one of the poorest countries in the world.

It is ruled by one of the world’s most brutal regimes, guilty of every possible human rights violation.

It also has one of the worst records of religious persecution in the world.

The people of Burma need our prayers.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the democratically elected leader of Burma who has spent fourteen of the last nineteen years under house arrest, asked Christians around the world to pray for Burma, which is why the Global Day of Prayer for Burma was created. Help answer her call by taking part in the Burma Day of Prayer on 13 March 2010.

Join CSW supporters and staff at the Emmanuel Centre in London for an exciting and challenging day of prayer – and have the unique opportunity to participate in contemporary Burmese worship and hear firsthand accounts from victims of persecution in Burma.

If you can’t attend the London event, why not use CSW’s free resources to hold your own prayer event for Burma? The people of Burma would be so encouraged to know that people across the UK were praying for them on this special day.

The Burma day of prayer 2010 will be held on 13 March.

Speakers

Ben Rogers
Ben is the East Asia Team Leader at CSW. He has made over thirty visits to Burma and its borderlands since 2000, and regularly briefs parliamentarians and governments on Burma. He makes regular appearances on radio and television and is the author of three books on Burma.

Sarah Armitage
Sarah is the UK National Director for Partners Relief & Development, a relief organisation working in the conflict zones of eastern Burma. She returned to England last year after spending two years on the Thai-Burma border overseeing the care of 1,300 refugee and migrant children.

Htoo Ku Hsar Say
When Htoo Ku was only eleven years old, the Burma Army attacked her village in Karen State, killing her father and forcing the rest of the family to flee into the jungle. They lived as refugees in Thailand for the next twenty years. In 2007 she and her family moved to England, where she is now a prominent member of the Karen Refugee Commitee (KRC).

Venue

Saturday 13 March 2010
10am - 3.30pm (doors open for registration at 9.30am)

Emmanuel Centre
9-23 Marcham Street
London
SW1P 3DW

Getting there

Nearest Tube: Westminster.

Google map showing the Emmanuel centre and surrounding areas.

Interactive public transport map of central London.

Bus Routes in the local area.

For more information please email events@csw.org.uk or call 0845 456 5464.

Register

Pre-registration has now closed, registration on the door opens at 9.30am on Saturday.

Invite

Act now and join a CSW campaign
>>> Download the poster
>>> Join the Facebook event

Hold your own prayer day!

If you can't make it to the London prayer event, why not hold your own in your church or house group?

Simply download our new resources to help you run your prayer event.

>>> Change for Burma prayer guide
>>> Global day of prayer booklet

And fill in the form below to let us know about your event.