The Archbishop of Canterbury has launched an appeal in aid of suffering Christians in the Holy Land. Dr Rowan Williams appealed to Anglicans and others to give generously towards the fund that will be used to support community projects aimed at helping to sustain vulnerable Christian communities. ‘We know our brothers and sisters there are suffering, and we don't always ask ourselves often enough what our response needs to be,’ he said. The funds will support Christian communities in the West Bank in particular. The appeal has been launched ahead of a conference next week on Christians in the Holy Land that is being hosted jointly by Dr Williams and the Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols. Around 200,000 Christians live in Israel and the Palestinian Territories but many have left their homeland for a more secure life abroad. (See World article 6 below)

Pray: for our Christian brothers and sisters and God’s anointing on their work in building the Kingdom. (1Ch.22;10)

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