News : Stand Up event 2009
Josephine Mutemba, ALMA Link Officer in Lebombo, reports that they had a 'blessed Stand Up event' in Bagamoyo. The two districts of Maputo and Umbeluzi met on Sunday afternoon for a special service for the licensing of Revd Juan Ramirez Rubio who will serve as the new assistant priest in Bagamoyo. 612 people heard about STAND Up Against Poverty and then joined hands across and around the church to unite with people all around the world taking the same action.
Archdeacon Agostino Burque also led a Stand Up in Inhambane Province.
In London, to date, we have news of a successful Stand Up in St John's Stanmore (109), St Saviour's Hampstead (31) and Twyford School Fellowship Group. The Bishop of Kensington led the Stand Up at his Area Conference and encouraged the churches to do likewise on Sunday. 235 delegates took part.
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STAND UP Result: 173,045,325 people Stood Up at over 3,000 events in more than 120 countries, demanding that their governments eradicate extreme poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In Africa more than 37 million people took part, in Europe more than 2 million.
See the Stand Against Poverty web site for the many inspiring stories and reports.
