Youth, Church and Climate Change
December 20, 2007 in Church, Enviroment, Justice, Poverty, Poverty/Affluence, Youth, Youth Ministry, Youth participation
The conference in Bali is over and everybody is relieved that it did not end in a disaster. But as expected, the outcome was thin. The only result was that there is now a timetable until when the follow-up agreement after the Kyoto protocol shall be finalized.
Therefore, it is important to keep up the pressure. The youth delegations who were present in the Bali conference issued a strong reminder what is at stake in these processes. This is the statement by Anna Keenan from Australia, Karmila Parakkasi from Indonesia, and Whit Jones from the United States of America. You can read it in full here.
“We speak today as part of the global youth climate movement. Half the world’s population is under 30, and will live with the decisions you make today.
Just last week, a young woman from Kiribati told us about her plight. Her island is only 2 meters above sea level, and as the land gets washed away, so does her people’s livelihood and culture. I was filled with a deep sense of urgency, solidarity and perhaps most importantly, responsibility to speak and act. Her story moved me to tears and should move you to action.
How many stories do we need to hear before we wake up and take action? We have one climate, one future, and this is our last chance.
The science is clear. We call on you to acknowledge that climate change is not bounded by economics and politics, but by science. You can’t negotiate with the laws of physics and chemistry. The targets currently being discussed are not even close to protecting our future. ”
Yes, we have to push for more. If we don’t people will continue to suffer and are going to suffer even more.
Dr. Ishmael Noko, the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation, wrote a letter to the member churches to invite them to join the fight against human-made climate change. All churches are invited to observe 29 June 2008 as a “Sunday on Climate Change”. Climate Change is also an important topic at the meeting of the LWF council in Arusha, Tanzania, in June 2008. The theme is: - “Melting Snow on Mount Kilimanjaro: Christian Witness Amidst the Suffering Creation”
Dear co-worker with christ,
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I am so pleased with the work I saw you are doing over your website,let God bless you so much,I also have a mnistry that helps o equip peple to reach there destiny and give the light to the world,we also have a ministry of widows and orpans children here in kenya africa Nakuru town which is the third largest town in kenya.
our ministry is called shepherd’s heart network ministry,this ministry supports the orphans and the widows by supling to them food,cloths and water since this area we have water problems also we give counselling to the HIV/AIDS victims that is the ministry we are doing for the Lord here,I believe that God is also expanding your ministry too to this end,and though it will take time but it shall come to pass I believe one day we will meet in kenya here or over there and shake our hands testifying the greatness of God,I also want to make a special invitation to you,to come and ministwer the word of God in kenya africa,that is my greattes desire,we are coming up this web site http://www.shepherdsheartnetwork.com I believe by net one and half week we will be in the website.right now we just have the logo of the ministry only.
God bless you as you repond to this email.
yours pastor
john makongo