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Micah Challenge - Offering Letters

An Offering of Letters

Micah Challenge is calling Christians all over Australia to pick up their pens to fight poverty. The “Offering of Letters” campaign asks churches and other Christian groups to prayerfully write a letter to the Prime Minister calling for compassion, generosity and justice for 1.2 billion people who live in extreme poverty. The letters will be delivered to Mr Rudd during the Micah Challenge National Gathering, Voices for Justice, in October.

In 2006, more than 1300 letters were sent to local MPs and they had a big impact. This year, we are encouraging Christians to write to the Prime Minister urging him to turn his words of support for the Millennium Development Goals into tangible action. It should take about 15 minutes to construct a hand-written letter letting him know that Christians care about poverty and injustice.

“The Offering of Letters can have a powerful and positive impact”, said Micah Challenge National Coordinator, Amanda Jackson. “We want every church, home group, theological college and school in Australia to be involved”.

The Chair of the Micah Challenge Steering Committee, Rev Paul Perini, is also urging Christians to make an Offering of Letters. “We can help save lives and offer hope to thousands of families if we take the time to write letters. I think God would want us to act”, he said.

The Offering of Letters kit for 2008 can be downloaded now at www.micahchallenge.org.au .  It includes all the information you need to write a letter to the Prime Minister, as well as a sample letter and responsive prayer you can use with your group. You can also download a PowerPoint presentation that can be utilised to explain the campaign.

“Just as we offer our money and our time to God, we can also offer our voices on behalf of the voiceless” said Amanda Jackson.  “This is part of our worship, and gives us the opportunity to ‘do justice and love kindness’ and take up the challenge of Micah 6:8”.