Date Calendar

	Monthly	26th	Prayer Day for DIAKONIA
2008	January	17-20	DRAE Executive meet in Wuppertal, Germany
	May	27-June 2	World DIAKONIA Executive meet in the Netherlands
2009	January	20	Closing date for nominations for DRAE President elections
	July	20-27	World DIAKONIA Assembly (inculding DRAE Regional meeting and elections), Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Prayer Focus this week

DRAE President elections

Elections for the next President of DRAE will be held in 2009. Members have been sent nomination papers - these which must be returned by 20 January 2009. Elections will be held at the World Assembly in the USA.

DRAE meet in Africa

Preparations are taking place to hold the DRAE Assembly in 2011 in Tanzania. Please pray for this. More details available in 2009.

Reports

Read reports from members on the World Council of Churches Central Committee and DRAE President trip to Africa earlier this year.

World DIAKONIA 2009

Monday July 20 to Monday July 27 2009 - Atlanta Georgia USA. more ...