The World Day of Prayer is a
worldwide ecumenical movement of Christian women who come together to observe a
day of prayer each year on the first Friday in March. World Day of Prayer was founded on the idea
that prayer and action are inseparable in the service of God’s kingdom.
Services begin at
sunrise in the Pacific and follow the sun across the globe on the day of
celebration.
Women, men and
children in more than 170 countries and regions will celebrate World Day of
Prayer on Friday, March 2, 2012.
Each year a different
country’s committee serves as the writers of the World Day of Prayer worship
service. The women of Malaysia have written this year’s program and have chosen
the theme “Let justice prevail.” The women name “fair and just governance” as the
basis for peace. It takes courage, compassion and active engagement for justice
to prevail.
This year’s service
in Aberdeen will be held 7 p.m. March 2 here at Faith Church. The church is handicapped accessible.
Aberdeen teacher Rebecca
Reierson, a missionary who served near Malaysia, will be the speaker. She and
her family served as educational missionaries in Cote d’ Ivoire, West Africa,
and Singapore. Rebecca will share some of her personal experiences with the Malay
people while she served in Singapore.
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