Micah Sunday was on 19 October. Activities were planned in every country where Micah Challenge has partners. The following are extracts of reports from around the world.

Portugal

• 5,000 Christians from evangelical churches attended Micah Sunday.
• On Tuesday we delivered an open letter against poverty to the Prime Minister and Cabinet followed by a meeting with an adviser from PM.
• On Friday morning before MPs voted the budget we met all political parties (six) at Parliament and several delegations from Micah Challenge Portugal and a Catholic Network met MPs during 3 hours. They are waiting from our suggestions against poverty.
• Our campaign for churches – 8 Days to change the world – with 8 national patrons – 8 MDGs – 8 bible verses - finished on Sunday evening and more than 100 churches were involved in it.
• The main daily newspaper published our open letter against poverty, signed by 257 Portugese organisations.
• MC newspaper and poster was paid by our patrons.
• "Hot potato“ campaign is passing on tv, radio stations, metro stations and next week in all cinemas. All for free!

What a great week!

Kenya

• Participated in the National Poverty Hearing on 12th Sep 2008. A petition was drawn up and presented to the Assistant Minister representing the Government. It was then to be presented to the Head of State,
• Facilitated a Sensitization Breakfast meeting in collaboration with GCAP and UNMC today 8th Oct 2008. Over 130 senior bishops and pastors were present. All signed the commitment form to take one action or the other in their respective churches. Activities to be conducted on the 17th include prayer rallies, food distribution, clothes collection and distribution, tree planting, peaceful march through the town, among others.
• Hold two sensitization meetings away form the city center with local church leaders in the informal settlements on the week 13th -17th Oct 2008
• Conduct a major concert/prayer rally with church affiliated artists on the 19th Oct 2008 afternoon as a major crowd puller.
• Facilitate the Stand Up [and Take Action for Poverty] day in all churches represented at the breakfast – numbers targeted for this will be communicated shortly.

South Africa

They were holding a series of poverty hearings around the country. These were to be followed by a march to Pretoria on the 17th October 2008. This march was calling for:

• the CSG (Child Support Grant) to increase to age 18
• Increase the limit of Free water to poor house holds
• Make the key food items zero-rate for VAT
• The Ratification of the UN Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Peru

• On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, GCAP (which Micah Challenge is part off) conducted a forum on October 17 entitled "Fight against Poverty and the Global Economic Crisis" to reflect on the world economic crisis and progress in the fight against poverty. 
• They distributed 870 copies of Micah Sunday posters, and Prayer and Worship guides, to churches in different parts of Peru.
• They promoted Micah Sunday through Christian radio, and via email. On the Monday before they had a TV interview on Channel 42.

"Many churches are committed to the Micah Sunday on October 19".

France

They had a 'Hungry for Justice' action, asking church-members to sign cardboard-plates to send to the city mayor, and to members of Parliament.

Switzerland

They were part of a campaign of Swiss NGOs collecting about 200,000 signatures to petition the parliament to increase ODA to 0.7 % of the GNP (this has still not been accepted. A proposal to move from 0.39% to 0.5% will come back to the parliament in November).

Germany

They reported that 45 churches took part in the activities around Micah Sunday.