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Made Wonderful – World Day of Prayer 2025

“Wonderfully Made” By Tarani Napa and Tevairangi Napa

The invitation is out for everyone – women, men and children of all ages – to join the 2025 World Day of Prayer as we celebrate the theme: I made you wonderful. (Psalm 139: 1-18)

The women of Cook Islands have prepared the service this year. We are encouraged to reflect on the changes and challenges faced by this country as it approaches its 60th year of independent government. The writing team has shared how the Cook Islanders found a way to beautifully blend their Polynesian heritage with Christian faith introduced just over 200 years ago.

World Day of Prayer is an international, inter-church event that began almost 100 years ago bridging social, geographic, and political barriers in over 170 countries. The weekend of prayer begins in Samoa and then travels in many languages throughout the world — through Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, and the Americas. Together we pursue justice, peace, and reconciliation by standing together in prayer and action.

The preparation for the day is vast. An international committee is based in New York and there are national committees and organizations in each participating country. In Canada, the World Day of Prayer (WDP) is coordinated by the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada (WICC), one of the original founders of this prayer movement. Volunteers in church communities through Canada organize this ecumenical service, often on a rotating basis.

Offerings received through the World Day of Prayer transform our prayers into action in the form of project grants empowering women and children in our own country and throughout the world. All regions share in the grants, with consideration given to greatest need. Through WDP offerings, WICC has distributed around 3 million dollars for small projects in the past 40 years. The vision is to restore hope to women and children touched by injustice.

The Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada (WICC) invites you, your friends and family to join a service in almost 1000 Canadian communities on or near Friday March 7, 2025. These may take place via Zoom or in-person. As well, individuals and families are welcome to watch a fifty-five-minute WDP 2025 service video prepared by WICC that features participants from across Canada. To watch, click on https://wdpcanada.ca/world-day-of-prayer-2025-videos/.

To learn more including how to organize a service, click on https://wdpcanada.ca/world-day-of-prayer/how-to-participate/.

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