Primate Linda Nicholls Shares Comments from
the Bishop of the Diocese of Amazonia

Please pray for the Diocese of Amazonia and all of Brazil as the ongoing fires in the Amazon threaten the rainforest and many lives, especially the indigenous people of that area.

When I asked Bishop Marinez Bassotto about the situation she wrote the following:

About the Amazon – we faces the worst wave of fires in seven years; For two weeks, forests and jungles have been burning in flames in the northern states, spanning Acre, Para, Amapá, Amazonas, Rondonia, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, including areas of the Amazon and Pantanal. 4 of these states are part of the Diocese of Amazônia. The fires have already reached the triple border between Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, consuming more than 20,000 hectares of vegetation, yesterday was a fire day in the Amazon and have suspicions are that these burns are criminal, dry weather and strong wind helped spread the flames, there are many suspicions about those responsible for these actions and the total silence of the presidency of the republic on the subject draws the attention. The amount of smoke in the air is so great that in southern and southeastern states of Brazil the day has turned night into a smokescreen, the air is unbreathable in many cities, an unprecedented devastation.

None of our communities have been hit directly, but we are all suffering from seeing the Amazon burn. Your prayers are welcome, and publicizing these facts on social media will greatly help to pressure the government to take investigative and accountable action. Thank you for your affection and support!

As Bishop Marinez requests – please pray for the country and the Diocese.

Share the information widely as possible.

The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls
Archbishop of Huron & Primate of Canada

~ from The Diocese of Huron’s webpage

The Anglican Church of Canada Posted This Prayer
from The Church of England on its Facebook Page

~ from The Anglican Church of Canada’s Facebook page