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.

Transcript 

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.🙏🏽👣

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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 ❣

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A Prayer for March

~ by Lady Dawnecia Palmer

“Life as Light, in God, through goodness come to us, now. Lighting our days, and making clear the path for us to trod.

Moving from the dark of winter towards the brightness of Spring,  warm our hearts, still our fears, and delivers us from worry, hatred, blame, deceit, and many threatening dangers; which, oftentimes  blight our joy, hinder our peace, and disturb our rest.

As the new month of March begins, and planetary forces prepare to endorse environmental changes on our world;

Life as Light, ready us too, by stirring a deeper, keener awareness of what is possible, so that with open hearts and ready mind, allow your  kindness, love, and light, to fill our days and nights.

Let your brightness guide and lead, to heights of joy, and, unending realms of peace, till souls truly satisfied, in stillness rests. 

Amen. Ashay.”