Dear LIFE whom we call God, Light, Love, Source, Goodness, and Truth
For the whole month of September we beseech favour, grace, and mercies throughout
Please help those who are going through the valleys of darkness, and the shadows of death
To their despair lend the sweet sounds of your comforting words, and feel the under girth of your everlasting arms
As the leaves of trees begins to prepare for changing their colour; even so prepare our hearts to hope, to chance, to dare believe , that our change is also on its way
Teach us patience even on the darkest of days
Help us hold hope when storm clouds looks heavy
And may we ever look to you, hope for the hopeless, light in the valley, and a shelter from the storms
This our prayer this September, a faint whisper, a sincere thought, our soul’s cry! Amen
PEACEMAKERS Chief Reverend Dr Dawnecia Palmer wish to thank Avon and Somerset Police Constabulary Superintendent,
Mark Runacres, Bristol Commander, and his team of dedicated Officers, for their presence, strength of courage, protection and reassurance of safety to the city, as people feared, prepared, and planned for a possible repeat of last weekend’s protests and violence.
Protesters
There had been rumours in circulation via social media that on Wednesday 7th August right-wing protesters would launch attacks on Immigration Centres in varioys cities across the UK. An immigration centre that helps refugees in Old Market, Bristol was also named on the list. This brought about fear and concerns within certain groups and communities. Anti-racism groups and organisations quickly organised for a counter protest to take place an hour before the protest.
Businesses boarded up their windows, and residents were warned not to get involved in violence, whilst women and children advised to stay in their homes.
Patrols
Earlier in the day, PEACEMAKERS Prayer City Safety Patrols went door to door, they engaged with residents, passerbys, businesses, and bus drivers, along Old Market and Stapleton Road, advising, listening, reassuring, and praying.
Policing
There were hundreds of police officers stationed in the city, and in and around Old Market, Easton. They had enhanced stop and search powers under Section 60 and Section 60AA of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act.
The Prayer
The Patrolers deployed ‘strategic deliverance prayer’ for a baptism of the spirit of peace to cover the city and other parts of UK, to deter racial hatred, violence, and for ‘a no-show’ of right-wing protesters.
No Show
Thankfully, in Bristol as in other parts of the country, the right-wing protesters did not show up. Instead, over a thousand individuals made up of residents, and groups from various communities, coming from across the city, they gathered on the street and pavements in Old Market in solidarity, for fairness and justice for asylum seekers, and all peoples.
SPECIAL THANKS: to
☆God for hearing and answering prayers for peace
☆PEACEMAKERS prayer city safety patrols
☆Organisers for maintaining a peaceful counter-protest gathering in Old Market
☆Journalists and media
Community, Businesses and residents
☆P4E, Empress Nwanye, PT Wales, and Everyone else who prayed and stood for peace
☆Final Thanks with a twist: the right-wing protest did not take place!
We are shocked and deeply saddened to learn about the tragic circumstances in Southport which robbed the innocent lives of three young victims, girls – Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe. There were two adults and eight other children wounded in this vicious attack, making it a total ten atempted murders by a 17 year old youth weilding a curved blade kitchen knife.
Our deepest sympathies, love, and prayers goes out to the parents and families of the three girls and for all who were grieviously injured. We will continue to hold VIGIL for them throughout the month of August. Anyone with this link who wishes to leave prayers or heartfelt words are invited use the COMMENTS SECTION below. Comments will be moderated, we kindly ask that wordings be mindful and respectful.
On Moday 5th August 2024 PEACEMAKERS Patrols leader Reverend Dr Dawnecia Palmer and other Patrol members are expected to meet outside City Hall on College Green at 3pm to pray prayers of peace, for healing and redemption for the city, in light of the disruptive breakout of violence both on the Green and at Castle Park over the weekend of 3rd/4th August, during protest demonstration held in these two places, as well as across the UK.
PEACEMAKERS believe prayers can and does make a diffrence – and to quote its Commissioner – ‘if even to create a dent.‘ She Invites anyone who believes in prayer, believes that prayer can make a ‘good’ difference, wishes to see an end to violence in our city, and long for safety on our streets and home, to come along to pray.
MONDAY, 5TH AUGUST, 3PM, 2024 PRAY FOR PEACE AND SAFETY FOR ALL outside CITY HALL, ON COLLEGE GREEN, BRISTOL.
Below is a video produced by LU LIFE CHURCH which addresses the tragedy and the unconscious state of violence happening across the world.
Our day started out with prayer, outside the Trinity Tabrnacle Church which is located dircectly adjacent to the Salvation Army building, and Health Centre, on Hassel Drive, Lawrence Hill. This is a ‘regular’ early morning patrol. The day is bright and warm, oppose to the winter dawn patrols, where fingers and toes feels like icecycles, and that is before beginning patrol.
Everything is quiet and there is almost a sacred hush, except the chirps of birds. The silence is suddenly interuped by several men arriving outside the nearby Health Centre. They are gathering for their daily dose, which will be admiinstered to them by the professional chemist, when the Chemist opens its shutters, around 9am. They pace up and down amongst themselves impatainly. Before moving away, we decided that we would pray for them, but for safety purposes, we would pray for them from where we were accross the road as opposed to praying directly with them.
As we crossed over the main Lawrence Hillroundabout, the windows to the flats were still closed and not a soul about, still we stoped outside the highrise, and offered a prayer on behalf of the many families, young and older, single persons occupying these premises. We circled the surrounding streets before heading over into the Easton area.Easton was surprisingly quiet with only a few persons in sight. The chemist here were still closed, but a few shops were just opening their shutters. We stopped to talk with shopkeepers who were stood in their doorways awaiting their customers. One guy was particularly interested and asked ‘what exactly are you doing?’ We explained that we were in the area on patrol as a visible force for good, praying peace and safety for families, businesses, and communities. At this he perked up, becoming even more interested. He chatted with us for a while, and as we set off on our way, he shouted, ‘prayer is good.’ ‘Only Jesus can change tings round here, you know.’ Stapelton Road at this time of day had recently been astrocious, with many complaits by the residents living there.Seaguls usually make havoc with the contents in plactic bags that are left on top of and on the ground beside trash bins. Something needs to be done becaue these trash bins are not large enough.
There are also mattresses and other furniture dumped along the roadside. We decided that we need to bring this to the attention of the Bristol City Council street cleaning department.
But all is not negative for Stapeton Road, today, the steps of Kensington Church is clear and clean. There are usually groups of homeless men and young persons sat outside on it’s steps, smolking weed, spitting, arguing, and chatting very loudly. But this morning all is clear, and there is a sacred hush.as we pause to pray on the steps. and not far up the road from the Church street cleaners alight from a big truck with their brush trolly. as we walked along we passed this cute florist tucked among the row of shops. Sadly, over the past few years they have had repeating orders for wreaths and flowers for the many funerals of youths who were sadly stabbed to death in the area. Passing the florist we headed across to the St. Werburghs area. We saw many things to pray about as well as to report, such as stacks of overgrown areas hiding the off road signs. But we also saw things to celebrate about, such as Evergreen Primary Accademy. The Academy was at one time among Bristol’s 20 worst, but in 2023 was awarded a Good rating by OFSTED! Well worth celebrating, because it managed to succeed despite being surrounded by ongoing graffiti wars, violent street crimes, postcode turf rivallry, poverty, and postitution. And it is safe to say there been far less onstreet prostitution in recent times.Large trees stands tall and broad, behind the fence at the end of the school’s playground. The fence runs along the path from Easton’s Warwick Avenue to the cross bridge for St. Werburghs. The design of the roof top of Community Centre from the bridge is interesting and impressive. We stopped to pray on the bridge where a young man was robbed and killed a few years back. Fresh flowers are usually tied to the railings, but today the railings are empty except for old tapes and strings, still atttached to the rails. (see below pic) We entranced into the St Werburghs via Gatton Road, and stooped to pray again at the end of the bridge as well as outside the Community Centre. Patroling along pretty Sandbed Road someone noticed that there were viarious Political Parties and causes advertised in windows. St Weburghs is known for being an ‘arty’ area with giant artworks outside houses and shop buildings. The park is quiet at this time of the morning, so it was easy to stop and pray aloud in the open air, we were joined by the melodious chirping of birds from the trees above us.From St Werburghs we crossed over to St Agnes. St Agnes is a quietish sort of surburb, back of St. Pauls and bordering Newfoundland Road and the M32 into Town.
There is a tall, thriving Carribean banana plant to the front of one resident’s garden To the centre of this area is an adventure playground, a lovely family park with a modern children play area, an outdoor cafe, and an old countrystyle Church.
Here stopped for prayrs in the family park opposite the church, and it was great to see banner reminders highlighting that St. Agnes is a childrens’ safety area.Through St Agnes Park to St Pauls we see this beautiful muriel. And below, as the picture shows the streets which are usually alive and buzzing, today they are quiet and deathly still, no a person in sight.
We head further into St Pauls along St Nicholas Road, and if you look closely you will see two fully grown thriving banana plants . We prayed on the Green outside St Pauls Learning Cente and Glyn’s Resturant, both were closed. The last time we prayed here was a Vigil for Eddie, and others who were stabbed and died in the area.
Along Grosvenor Road we stopped for more prayers outside the home of one young victim of stabbing, and again further along at the make-shiff shirne for an older community member, he too was brutally murdered a year ago. We chatteded with the few community residents and shop keepers that were about.
As we were leaving St Pauls, the Community Police Officers were coming on duty. We spoke together for a short while before setting off to final patrol area. our Final areas ws Fishponds which we transit via the Eastville roundabout.Fishponds, final of my six areas prayer and city safety morning meggathon!
We started the Fishponds Patol on Fishponds Road just above Eastville Park, and made several prayer stops along the way. We even discoved a new street with around a dozen old-styled terraced houses. We have patroled Fishponds many times over the years and had never knew this street existed, The houses are small and quirky and the front doors low, similar an old welsh villiage house.
Fishponds is a lively up and coming area. It sports a busy librayr, three supermakers accoss from each other, schools, pubs, churches, a community centre, rows of resturants, butcher, newsagents, dentist, surgeries, several estate agents, a park, post office, a series of second-hand shops, florists, commercial fast foods as well as classic traditional fish and chip shops, banks, barbers, and plenty of buses into the city centre and other areas of the city for the train station, airpor,t and train station.
From patroling streets, we headed onto the cycle path, accessing it from Lodge causeway, towards staplehill. We made several prayer points along the track. The track has numerous walkers and cyclists daily accessing this route.
The final part of the patrol were small lanes and alleyways secretly hidden behind houses and shops.
And by the end of the morning and after hundreds of munuites on foot, my feet was tired, yet there was a satisfying feeling of hope. Hope that in some small way our visible presence and invisible prayers would have impact and make a difference in the areas we patroled.
A Day in the life of a patroler(narrative and pics)by A PEACEMAKER Prayer and City Safety Officer, Bristol, UK. June, 2024.
Praying this month of May will be a month of hope. That it bring a time of refreshing and renewal, fresh springs of hope for those who are grieving, for any struggling to make sense of it all.
Throughout this month may lives be blessed to see brighter days ahead, their faith and trust renewed, and their wishes long been just a wish, begin to bud and take form.
May LIFE lavish you with renewed strength on awaking each morning, and at the close of each day a pleasant smile of gratitude.
Namaste.
Prayer of Hope for May is written by Lady D Palmer
November is the month to remind us of all the positive things around us. From kindness day to thanksgiving day, November has many dates for us to remember the positivity.
A PRAYER FOR NOVEMBER
Dear Lord and LIFE, Giver of days, and life of all, we are grateful for this Fall, and for the wonderful gifts this season brings. A time to ruminate on the goodness of provisions, and the many blessings we enjoy today. Receive our prayers of thanksgiving, with humble appreciation. Amen.
~ Blog & Prayer by Reverend Dr. Dawnecia Palmer, Fall 2023
September and October were very busy months for the Prayer & City Safety PATROLS
On the plinth in Eastville Park taking a stand for Peace and Safety in Eastville and the surrounding areas
PEACEMAKERS Prayer Patrols under the railway station, subways, and residential streets of EASTON
Praying peace for a troubled mum who was worried about her teenage daughter – St. Judes
St. Judes – praying with the disadvantaged
Crime Scene in St Pauls – A 61 year old black-skinned well liked resident known affectionately as ‘Issac’was brutally stabbed in the neck with a knife by a 36 year old white skinned female, he sadly died later that day.
St Pauls, site of Issac’s murder – PEACEMAKERS Prayer & City Safety Patrols called a candlelight prayer vigil the same night to honor his life, and to pray a peaceful trasition for his soul, peace for his family, and the community. RIP
Friends, Community Elders, and grief stricken residents, prayed in solidarity for peace and safety in St pauls and Bristol. The scene of Issac’s killing was within yards to an earlier stabbing , only a month before, of young 19 year old Eddie King affectionately known as EK.
Outside the Rastafarian Cultural Centre & St. Pauls Learning Centre
Bristol Cenotaph – Brave Families of stabbed Victims (Shevon Willson 17, Eddie King Muthemba kinuthia19, Tyrone William Hayman 17, and Mikey Roynon 16) all tragically lost their lives to knife crime. Grandmother, Mothers, Step Dad, Sisters, Brothers, Aunties, close relatives and friends gathered to call for an end to knives on their streets, and to say all lives matters.
Reverend Prophet Lorna Supria from London (middle in high-viz) prayed with the families, and spoke words of encoragement to those who were gathered.
Prayer and City safety Prayer Patrol engaging, comforting, and supporting mourners that had gathered to mourn the loss of Hubert Brown.
A brave young 12 year old boy from Henbury speaking up, calling for an end to knife crime. He said, “everyone in Bristol should speak out and not be quiet. Our voices will be heard. We will not be silent.”
“Let us pray that his pleas does not fall on deaf ears” ~ Rev Palmer
Photograph: PEACEMAKERS Chief and a few of the Prayer and City safety Patrol team, local Councillors, Representatives from Bleedkits, Ujima radio, Community workers, and residents, joined with Street Fathers ( middle blue Jackets and staff) who came from London in support of safer streets in Bristol.
Artist Lorna da Angel got everyone to hold hands , and to sing along to ‘We are the World’
Many passersby stopped to lend their support.
A Street Father comforting the Mother of Shevon Wilson, a 17 years old, who was tragically stabbed and died near his home.
Bristol Green Councillor for Eastville Lorraine Francis speaks out
Bristol Councillor for Ashley Amirah Cole speaking out
Ujima Manager Minranda Rae speaks out, sharing a moving personal story, and warning against the dangers of carrying a knife, and the horror of someone actually deciding to use it to take another person’s life.
Community Advocate and Peace Ambassador Julian Daves conducting the photo line up after delivering his soulful rendition of Martin Luther King’s ‘I have A Dream’ Speech. There were no dry eyes afterwards. This was a very moving and honourable part of the Protest.
Persons, young and old, various hues, backgrounds and demography Attendees from their areas wrote heartfelt messages on the back of the of banners citing Bristol East, Bristol West, Bristol South and Bristol North. At the count at the end of the day areas represented were as listed: St George, Eastville, Easton, Fishponds, St. Werburghs, St. Pauls, Clifton, Redcliff, Stonehenge, Stokes Gifford, Kingsdown, Barton Hill, Stokes Croft, Montpelier, Bedminister, Kingswood, Withchurch, Hartcliffe, Southmead, Henbury, Henleaze, Cotham, and Redland.
PEACE MAKERS LIFES MATTERS Campaign wishes to thank everyone who attended, participated, or supported the cause in any big or small way. THANK YOU.On a quiet Patrol in a shady area of St.Judes
PEACEMAKERS Prayer Chief and Police Commmunity Safety Officer praying for Peace, on the Green in St. Pauls
“If you ever visit the As the dead remember the past, So men of Freedom will ever force their will.For between the walls there is freedom. Me that lived the green fields is free to make music with the wind. So shall I. With my people at heart My music and me – this is the truth for all.” Alfred Fagan 1937-1986
Praying with a young man on the Green in St. Pauls
Patrols in HENBURYHenbury HIGH STREETHENBURY Patrols on Crow LanePartols on Arnside, Southmead
Downend HighStreet
Late Night Patrol in St Pauls Halloween Night: Prayer and City Safety Patrols takes to the Streets. Their target areas – Stapleton Road, upper Old Market, Pennywellroad, Grosvernor Road, Rosemerry Avenue through Horley Rd, St Werburghs, Stapleton Road, St Mark Rd bridge underpass, Clare Road, ending at the Fishponds Road Junction.Praying for safety at the Eastonway Dual-Carriageway, Bristol
A THANK YOU ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The PEACEMAKERS Prayer and City Safety Patrol Lollypop sign above, Banners, Flyers, PA, and Patrol Jackets were kindly sponsored by Avon and Somerset Police Constabulary.
PEACEMAKERS PRAYER PATROLS in partnership with Avon and Somerset Police Constabulary since 2002 and CRIMSTOPPERS UK since 2018
PEACEMAKERS CEO and Chief Commissioner Prayer Patrols and City Safety Patrols was invite by Elohim Minitries Church to do a series of new Prayer Patrol training from 18th to 21st September, 2023. Following the training, there was a LIVE Prayer Patrol Practise Assignment on the Robinhood Chace, in St. Annes area of Nottingham.
RobinHood Chance is linked to the chase of Robin Hood who was persued from Nottingham to York. Over the years the Chase has also had several links robbery, drug, gangs and other youth crimes. Though, originally it was built after the Enclosure Act of 1845 by means of providing a leisure space for the working classes.
Below is a short video clip created using several of the photos taken during the Prayer Patrol Assignment. Unfortunately, we do not have photos of the training to add here.
Dear Lord and Life, Governor and Keeper of all that is committed into Thy care, Master of thoughts wind, waves, The One-unique-verse, LIFE Itself,
Please on this 1st day of September 2023, by your sweet and most glorious, perfected, hallowed self, oh yes hallowed and never hollowed Self, reign. For in fullness you reign supreme, above as you do below, around as you are amidst, yeah, yes, you reign – evenly purely, goodly, effectively, fully – always. Aww yes Blessed Always, at the centre core! In all of these wonder-full, excel-length, awe-Full, numberless names we call you, for indeed there are countless inaudible names, not yet written in this tiny man-fashioned vocabulary of ours. I activate each of them and with pure intention pray, intercede, making my thoughts audible, to request your patronage, your attention, your presence, power and grace, your forgiveness and your guidance, my dear Lord, dearest law of the universe. Oh yes, I pray for your leading.
Lead and guide. Lead and guide us please, sweet Pacifier. Pacify, guide, and lead, and cause hearts to look to thee, to look to you to lead our ships, this mortal temple of ours, in the ways that lead us to good, to be good, and to do right, in our thoughts first of all.
Yes. Please, lead in this our mothership – of organs, and nerves. Fully cement, fix, afix your signature of goodness in our conscience, tune, and fine-tune us until the needle of our awareness and inner resolve is set to be, and to do good, is in direct likeness to thine own goodness, even as the long and short needle of a clock’s interface when perfectly aligned as one, strikes the midday and midnight gong, so in like manner, acutely atune us in likeness, until all, all our attention and awareness, is made conscious, of your goodness, as our very own! Until one is found in person alike, as was pre-destiny, pre-designed be good, so very, very, good.
May goodness rule, and overrule as necessary, our stubborn wills. to save us from wondering, and straying, into useless, wantings, longings, lustful, and yearnings.
Please, O please, attend our way, and as you do, let us awaken to this truth. And not only am I asking for your leader-ship and guidance, to the way, but to awaken in our awareness the liberating truth that you are the way, the peace we yearn for, the goodness we requrie, and the supply we need.
So, on this first day of September, rebirth us in our inhalation, on each breath, an acute awareness of goodness, possibility, joy, and everlasting stream of opportunities. Let this, be so for me, and everyone else, especially, for the youths and our elders. Releasing us from bondages of ancestral pains.
Lead, and guide those in government offices, and those with titles of leadership which entiltes them to make demands on those under their leadership to do good and to perform well, may they lead and guide having first been guided and led by goodness themselves. For it is only until leadership leads from an acute awareness of goodness within, can there be any peace at all, or safety on our streets. For it is only when goodness reigns supreme in wills, that destruction, pain, and loss shall cease.
As I started, dear Lord and Light, Governor and Master good, I commit these words, humbly asking you to lead guide and protect, throughout the rest of September. Amen and Thank you.
A Prayer for September was written and read by Reverend Dr Dawnecia Palmer aka #LadyDP #LadyP
Although it is the ninth month of the year the word september comes from a Latin word meaning “seven.” It is considered the first month of Autumn. Scriptually it is the first of the Fall Feasts, the Feast of Trumpets, and the Creation week. It is also represents completion, fulfillment, and spiritual transformation.
“I’ve just heard.. another young man stabbed to death in St. Pauls, Bristol, UK. These stabbings must STOP!!
I am appealing to Parents and Grandparents to step up to the plate to save our young people’s lives..IT could be YOUR CHILD OR GRANDCHILD, Nephew, Niece or Cousin NEXT!!
Let’s get proactive meet on the Green in St. Pauls Tuesday 25th July at 1pm (weather permitting) for a Patrols vigil for the lives lost through knives, and to say a firm 🚫⛔NO to knives on our streets…
~ Reverend Dawnecia Palmer – Chief Commissioner PEACEMAKERS Prayer and City Safety Patrols.🙏🏽👣
Parents and Grandparents say 🚫 to young persons stabbing each other, carrying knives or dangerous weapons. Weather permitting, we gather at Eastville Park this coming Saturday, 8th July, between 2pm – 3.30pm on the grass in the Children’s area! Bring your own mat to sit on. If you have a child or care about what’s happening in our city our with young people, then I’ll to see you there. Let’s ‘STEP UP TO THE PLATE’ Let’s take responsibility! Let’s save a young person’s life. Let’s say 🗣 NO knives on our streets. Whatever your age, sex, race, religion, status. If you care, be there! This is an appeal by PEACEMAKERS Prayer and City Safety Patrols. 🙏🏽✌🏼Please pass this on ❣