This call is hosted by the Christian Peacebuilding Network (CPN), a multi-org group we helped found, and is part of a series of monthly conversations to help connect Christian peacebuilders and discuss themes related to peacebuilding and the Christian faith.
Join us for our upcoming Christian Peacebuilding Network gathering, where we will explore the role of prayer in peacebuilding and reconciliation. Our guest, Anneke Rabe, will share how God led her into a ministry of prayer, healing, and reconciliation—opening unexpected pathways for peacemaking and social transformation in South Africa. Through her journey, she has witnessed the power of prayer in restoring broken relationships and fostering peace in divided communities.
Drawing from 2 Corinthians 5:19-20, Anneke will invite us to reflect on what it means to be Christ’s ambassadors, carrying the message of reconciliation into a fractured world. Following her sharing, Phil Wagler and Anneke will lead us in a time of prayer, seeking God’s guidance and peace for our work as peacemakers.
Time:
3:00-4:15 pm Central Europe / West Africa (4:00-5:15 pm Central Africa / Jerusalem, 2:00-3:15pm UK, 9:00-10:15am USA Eastern, 7:30-8:45pm India Time)
Facilitators:
Anneke Rabe
Anneke Rabe lives with her husband, Ralph, on a timber farm near Mkhondo (Piet Retief) in Mpumalanga, South Africa. A former teacher, Anneke was the first white educator at a Black school during apartheid, an experience that opened her eyes to South Africa’s deep injustices and shaped her lifelong commitment to reconciliation and healing. For over 26 years, she has been engaged in prayer and reconciliation efforts across South Africa and beyond.
Anneke is the founder of Victorious Women in Christ, a nonprofit dedicated to equipping and discipling rural girls and women to reach their God-given potential. She also helped establish Asibambisane Impact Platform, a social enterprise fostering community-led development and transformation.
She currently serves with SACLI Reconcile (South African Christian Leadership Initiative), helping churches journey from racism to reconciliation. She is also the director of In Harmonie NPC, a nonprofit retreat center focused on rest, restoration, and reconciliation.
Phil Wagler
Phil Wagler joined works as the Global Director of the Peace and Reconciliation Network (PRN), a commission of the World Evangelical Alliance. Phil first joined PRN as the North American regional coordinator in 2019 and became PRN Global Director in 2022. Phil grew up in Ontario, Canada and by God's grace became a follower of Jesus in his late teens. His theological, leadership and mission studies and life experiences have equipped him for the pastoral, mission agency, and college ministry assignments God has called him to. He is deeply committed to inspiring and equipping the local church for holistic mission and the ministry of reconciliation and is author of numerous publications. Phil and his family live in British Columbia, Canada.