On wen, our first item—of business today is time for reflection—and our time for reflection leader—is Lynn Paterson, the director of Tyrfond Scotland. Presiding Officer, and members of the Scottish Parliament, thanks for the opportunity to address you briefly this afternoon. As a Christian international development organisation, Tyrfond sits in an interesting place between the world of international development, and the world of the church. As members of the disaster's y Comité y Merdyn Cymru, a tutul dyfodillwn i gynhwysgwyllus cyfarchiadau cyfoliwyr, dasgwynt hwnnw na lwyddo hwnnw, a gyd-rwyng iawn i gyrdwyr i drefwyntur wlad, ac mae cair diningudau rydyn ni pan fyddai more wlawer i dal y proliad a chael nhw'n ddyn nhw. Ystod dweud hynny i ddweud ar gwyn y cyfarchiadwyr yn gyrroedd yr ddiadau aeth anise ond yn ei gwybodaeth i'r olygu'r ffordd, ond mae'r ffordd yn gyllidau i gwybodaeth bywau a a'r transformatio yn gweithio'r cyfnodd. That's why we understand the route of poverty to be about broken relationships between ourselves and God, with each other, with our own selves and with the planet that God has given us. We design our programmes with this in mind, seeking to bestow dignity as people understand and fulfil their God-given potential, helping communities to work together to identify and address their needs empowering them to advocate with local governments and training them on how to protect the environment. Wherever possible, we do this in partnership with local churches. This makes good development sense because the churches are right at the heart of so many of the poor communities where a tier fund works. Filled with a host of willing volunteers who are motivated by their faith in Jesus, local Christians are keen not just to help the poor, but they are the poor. We work with our partners, often large church denominations, helping them to help their own churches understand their biblical mandate to love their neighbour in practical ways. We equip them to deliver a whole range of development initiatives, ranging from livelihood training and better farming techniques to prevention of HIV and gender-based violence. As Christians, we and tier funds, along with our thousands of supporters in Scotland and our global partners around the world, we believe in the power of prayer. Development interventions will take us so far, but we believe that lasting transformation and peace in our world will require the intervention of our powerful and loving gods. Our prayer is that by working in partnership with the local church, the needs of the whole person can be met body, soul and spirit, and that these broken relationships that we see at the heart of poverty can be healed.