All Are Welcome!! March 7, 2025 Time: 1:00 pm
First Lutheran Church 4th Ave. and Jefferson Ottuwa, Iowa
“I made you wonderful”
Our sisters in The Cook Islands welcome us and lead us for the Day of Prayer 2025.
This group of 15 islands in the South Pacific Ocean has a rich and colorful Māori heritage and a deep connection
to nature.
Join with us as we pray together and reflect on the theme ‘I made you wonderful’.
World Day of Prayer is an international, ecumenical organization which enables us to hear the thoughts of women from all parts
of the world: their hopes, concerns and prayers.
The preparation for the day is vast, the service begins with the writing country and theme being chosen a number of years earlier.
Once written it goes to the International Committee in New York for translation and dissemination to the National Committee in each participating country.
The service is then discussed and edited before being presented nationally, regionally and then locally for branches to
make their plans.
Finally, at a church near you, on Friday 7 March 2025, people will gather to celebrate the service prepared by the
women of The Cook Islands.
The Day of Prayer is celebrated in over 120 countries. It begins in Samoa and prayer in native languages travels throughout the
world — through Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas before finishing in American Samoa some 38 hours later.
A worldwide wave of prayer…
