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| Churches in east Belfast have joined in prayers for the safe return of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann. | |
| Stormont Presbyterian Church on the Upper Newtownards Road hosted the prayer service for the missing youngster. | |
| Ministers from Knock Methodist Church, St Mark's Church of Ireland, St Colmcilles's Catholic and Stormont Presbyterian led the prayers. | |
| Madeleine was abducted from her bed in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on 3 May. | Madeleine was abducted from her bed in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on 3 May. |
| Reverend Warwick Smart, of Stormont Presbyterian Church, said: "Everyone in the community has been shocked by Maddy's abduction and the realisation that this type of thing is something that happens far more often than we realised. | Reverend Warwick Smart, of Stormont Presbyterian Church, said: "Everyone in the community has been shocked by Maddy's abduction and the realisation that this type of thing is something that happens far more often than we realised. |
| "As Christians we believe that prayer is a very powerful way through which we can offer help and support to Maddy, her family and all who are suffering in similar situations." | "As Christians we believe that prayer is a very powerful way through which we can offer help and support to Maddy, her family and all who are suffering in similar situations." |
| The move comes a day after police issued a description of a man seen walking close to her apartment on the night she disappeared. | The move comes a day after police issued a description of a man seen walking close to her apartment on the night she disappeared. |
| A spokesman for Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, said they were pleased that there "appeared to be a new development". | A spokesman for Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, said they were pleased that there "appeared to be a new development". |
| The McCanns have told the BBC of their guilt at not being with their daughter when she was abducted. | The McCanns have told the BBC of their guilt at not being with their daughter when she was abducted. |
| They said they were experiencing "every parent's worst nightmare" and loved her "more than anyone could imagine". | They said they were experiencing "every parent's worst nightmare" and loved her "more than anyone could imagine". |