"Having heard about the Global Day of Prayer, the Prime Minister kindly agreed to host a reception at No 10, for which we are extremely grateful. At Millwall this Sunday, we will be urging thousands of Christians to be agents of transformation for the global poor.”
In his commendation of the event, Brown told guests: "Whether it is supporting young single parents, providing education, or helping to improve the criminal justice system, the work of leaders such as yourselves makes an invaluable contribution to British life and I’d like to thank you for that.
"I know that you are passionate about promoting fairness and development in every country of the world. That is why I’m delighted that we are using this opportunity to join together to tackle global poverty."
This Sunday’s event, apart from praying for Madeleine McCann and abducted children, Christians will focus their prayers on the gun and drug crime in the capital.
They will be joined by Richard Taylor, father of Damilola Taylor, the 10-year-old stabbed to death in November 2000. Mr Taylor, together with his late wife Gloria led the Damilola Taylor Trust, aimed at ‘healing many of the ills faced by today’s youths’.
Mr Taylor will speak of how his faith helped him and his family following the death of his son and how it was a driving force for them in their tireless work to put an end to "this terrible cancer in our nation’s capital”.
Just last week 15-year-old Peckham teenager Lyle Tullock was stabbed to death, the 12th teenage murder in London since the start of 2008.
For full details of the Global Day of Prayer, visit www.gdoplondon.com
