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UNICEF: 340+ children killed in Gaza since the ceasefire began. 800,000 displaced, winter rains coming. "Those terrible statistics do not equate with a ceasefire." Pause at 1:02 and pray. #Pray4Peace #Gaza #PrayForPeace Drop a 🙏 below 👇

Faith leaders keep showing up for peace. On Oct 7, 38 representatives met in Astana to keep talking where politics stalls. Slow work. Real work. Give thanks at 1:02. #Pray4Peace #Interfaith #PrayForPeace Drop a 🙌 if this made you smile eia.media/en/article/society…

In 2023, 1 or 2 girls were riding in the Prochorus Cycling Programme, South Africa. By the end of 2024, there were more than 8. It's not just the bike. It's kids who cheer each other up the hill. That's what play does. Who believed in you? Tell us below. 👇

50 million children are displaced by conflict. Play is how many begin to heal. Play and prayer both build peace: follow Pray4Peace too. ballproject.com Drop a ⚽ if you believe every kid deserves to play. #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject

Kids with trained coaches come back next season 95% of the time. Without them, 74%. Coaches keep kids in the game. ballproject.com Reply 👇 name a coach who kept YOU playing. #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject #YouthSports

15,280 civilians killed or injured in Ukraine in 8 months, a 55% rise, says the UN. Behind every number is a name. Pray at 1:02. pray4peace.world Drop a 🙏 for someone carrying something heavy. #Pray4Peace #Ukraine #PrayForPeace

Nigerian Christian and Muslim leaders are standing together: "Insecurity does not stop at religious boundaries." Unity is answered prayer. pray4peace.world Drop a 🙌 if this gives you hope. #Pray4Peace #Nigeria #PrayForPeace

Kids quit organized sports by 13 because it stopped being fun. The best coaches bring the joy back. Who was yours? Name them below 👇 ballproject.com #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject #Coaches

Nearly 198,000 people in Yemen have fled their homes since July. Taiz and Lahej carry the heaviest load. Pause at 1:02 and pray for them. pray4peace.world Drop a 🕊️ if you're praying with us. #Pray4Peace #Yemen #PrayForPeace

Two Somali communities signed an 8-point peace accord on Oct 5. Peace like this is built slowly, by people willing to sit down together. Keep praying at 1:02. pray4peace.world Drop a 🙌 if this made you smile today. #Pray4Peace #Somalia #PrayForPeace

In Rwanda, 7,000+ kids play every week thanks to one partner. In 2024: 25 new programs, 342 balls, and 109 education sponsorships. Now balls are made locally, too. Help put the next ball in a child's hands. Donate today: ballproject.com #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject

1.4 million people displaced by gang violence in Haiti. Over half the country facing hunger. The headlines got quieter — the need didn't. Pause with us at 1:02. 🕊️ #Pray4Peace #PrayForHaiti #DailyPrayer Drop a 🙏 for Haiti

The Atlanta Hawks' Community Court Tour brought basketball to 1,600+ kids across 17 metro neighborhoods this year. Talent is everywhere — access isn't. 🏀 #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject #PeaceThroughPlay Where are you cheering from? 🌍

The DRC-Rwanda peace agreement keeps inching forward this year — armed groups pulling back, both nations still at the table. No headline moment, just steady progress. 🕊️ #Pray4Peace #DRCRwanda #KeepThePracticeGoing Drop a 🙌 if slow progress counts too.

Colorado's Youth Sports Giving Day has raised $9M and reached 500,000+ kids in two years. Proof that community-funded play works. 🏀⚽ #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject #WhatOneBallCanDo Drop a 🙌 if you believe every kid deserves to play

Sudan is facing the largest humanitarian emergency in the world right now — 33.7M people, nearly 2 in 3, need aid this year. At 1:02, pause and pray with us. 🕊️ #Pray4Peace #PrayForSudan #DailyPrayer Drop a 🙏 if you're praying with us

Sioux Falls turned an empty lot into a basketball court — plus a free ball to start the first game. No fundraiser, just neighbors who wanted kids to play. 🏀 #HelpKidsPlay #BallProject #PeaceThroughPlay Drop a 🏀 if your block needs one too

The world marked the International Day of Peace this week: "Invest in Peace, for everyone, everywhere, every day." That's the whole idea behind pausing at 1:02. 🕊️ #Pray4Peace #PrayForPeace #DailyPrayer Drop a 🙌 if you paused today

80% of Lebanon lives in poverty. Two years after war displaced 1.4M people there, the threat of renewed conflict is rising again. 🇱🇧 Pray with us at 1:02. pray4peace.world Drop a 🙏 for Lebanon. #Pray4Peace #Lebanon

30 years ago these countries were at war. This August, 1,200 young people from 5 Balkan nations competed together at the Plazma Youth Sport Games. 🏐 Play writes a different story. ballproject.com Where are you cheering from? 🌍 #HelpKidsPlay #playforpeace