Appeal for prayer for Pacific island under threat from rising sea levels

The Bishop of Polynesia has made a desperate appeal for prayer after visiting the island of Tuvalu in the Pacific.

Archbishop Winston Halapua, one of three Archbishops of the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, reports seeing children roaming the streets because their schools have closed due to water shortages.

Tuvaluans told the Archbishop that they were critically short of drinking water because their wells are being contaminated by sea water.

Breadfruit, banana and coconut trees – a main source of food for the islanders – are withering and dying because their roots are being poisoned by salt water, he reports. To read more, click here.

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