Summary
On the first Friday in March each year, around the world, people gather to share in a day of prayer and praise. When Mary Ellen James, mother-of-seven and wife of a Presbyterian minister in New York, called for a day of prayer in 1887 to focus on the problems facing women, I doubt she realised she was starting a worldwide prayer movement. She was simply someone who believed in the power of prayer. In 1891, two Baptist missionaries, appalled by the deprivation of women in many parts of the world, called for a day of prayer for overseas missions. In 1919 these two days were united, and became Women's World Day of Prayer.
Nearly 100 years on, these services are themselves a sign of unity: repeated in 170 countries, in more than 60 languages, translated into 1,000 dialects and led by people from most denominations. Through the use of one service, men and young people, as well as women, can be part of more than 36 hours of continuous, united prayer, focusing on one country, this year Guyana.See the full content of this document
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One World, United in Prayer
The theme for the service is often prophetic, and th...
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