PRAYER FOR THE POOR

It is winter in Namibia.
Let us remember the poor, the cold and the hungry:

Dear Lord,

We lift up to you the poor and the marginalized. We know that these are your cherished ones, that you are a God whose heart cries out for justice, that you are a God who longs to feed the hungry. We ask simply, Lord, that you give us your heart.

Fill us Lord with your compassion, give us your eyes to see, give us boldness and selflessness and wisdom, so that we too might cry out for justice and feed the hungry, so that your light might shine throughout the earth.

Lord, we especially lift up the children among us who are poor and marginalized, finding themselves in circumstances they did not choose and helpless to change. We lift up AIDS orphans, children of war, children suffering abuse and neglect, children smitten with malnutrition and disease, lacking education, housing or the most basic of life’s necessities. Might they somehow come to know the love of their Creator, who knows each hair on their head and collects their tears.

Lord, you know every wretched tale. Every overwhelming statistic, you know personally, one by one. Thank you that one day you will make all things right through your Son, Jesus Christ.

Until that day, let us be tireless in doing what is good and what is right unto the least of these, knowing the Father’s love for them.

Amen

Source: http://ruach.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/prayer-for-the-poor-and-the-marginalized/

PROCESS BEFORE EXPORT

Namibia wants foreign mining companies to start processing minerals before exporting them to create jobs and enable the government to raise more revenue through export tax, Prime Minister Nahas Angula has said.

Namibia is one of the world’s largest diamond producers and also has minerals such as uranium, while foreign firms are also exploring for gold, lead, zinc and iron ore. “[The] government is not in favour of the export of Namibian minerals without adding value to them,” Angula said last week at Rio Tinto meeting.

Source: http://www.namibian.com.na

Namibia needs more revenue to develop our country and it's people. One way is to ensure foreign mines start to add value to minerals in Namibia and award the contracts to Namibians.

Let us pray for the growing mining industry. That God will bless them, but also make them a blessing to the nation.

And let us not forget who God is and what He did:

God is the Creator: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1

God is the Owner: 'The silver is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares the LORD Almighty. Haggai 2:8