CAN fixes December 7 for anti-Boko Haram prayers

The Christian Association of Nigeria has declared Sunday
December 7 2014 as day of special prayers for victims of
insurgency and special offering for the victims.
The General Secretary of CAN, Dr. Musa Asake in a
statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja on behalf of the
Christian community in Nigeria also extended warm
greetings to fellow Nigerians “especially as we come
towards the end of another year as a nation.”
He said, “At different fora and on different occasions,
CAN has urged Nigerians of different faith to pray for
peace and the end to the insecurity plaguing the nation.
“CAN has undoubtedly remained the strong voice against
the evil of Boko Haram and other vices in the society,
condemning their acts and suggesting ways of countering
them, to the appropriate authorities.
“Unfortunately, Nigerians are still inundated with pictures
and reports on the ceaseless mayhem in parts of North
East in Nigeria and this has prompted CAN to appeal to
all churches in Nigeria to set aside December 7 as a day
of special prayers for the victims of the insurgency and to
collect special offerings to assist them.”
According to him, it is pertinent in times like this for all
brothers in faith, to reflect on the individual and collective
lives of Nigerians vis-à-vis “the challenges that we have
all faced in the course of the year.”
“We are expected to offer special prayers, not just for our
slain Christian brethren but for all those who lost their lives
in the attacks, that the Almighty God will grant them
eternal rest and through these prayers intervene in the
challenges that the insurgency has brought to the countless
number of families that have been directly or indirectly
affected by the crisis. Pray that God will give us all the
wisdom and strength to execute this task with minimal
difficulty to the glory of God the Father.”