A resource booklet to help churches focus on those in developing countries who are suffering from the COVID-19 Pandemic has been produced by Churches Together in Westminster (CTiW). It is hoped this will encourage congregations to engage actively with Christian organisations worldwide in their work with vulnerable communities.
CTiW is encouraging churches to make the booklet available to their congregations and consider holding a Solidarity Sunday service to introduce the booklet and encourage support for the organisations listed in the booklet’s appendix. Solidarity Sunday is about reminding ourselves and each other that there is so much good we can do – through giving, through prayer and through powerful demonstrations of unity.
The booklet has been arranged as a series of daily readings around key themes:
- Day One Impact of coronavirus on people in fragile countries
- Day Two Health, shelter and survival
- Day Three Poverty and livelihoods
- Day Four Education and children
- Day Five Violence against women and girls, and gender inequality
- Day Six Impact on those with disabilities
- Day Seven Loss of rights and freedoms
- Day Eight Impact on peace processes and conflict
Download the booklet from the CTiW website.
