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PRAY Every Day JANUARY, 2006
John H. Giesler

1. SUNDAY New Year’s Day – Pray for each congregation celebrating their anniversary date. 1815 Sharon, Tuscarawas, OH. 1858 Chaska MN. 1915 Waconia, MN. 1968 United, (merger of III and IV churches) New York, NY.

2. Let’s all pray for each missionary supported by our Society in para-church groups around the world. Tony and Dora Bragg Samaritan’s Purse Middle East.

3. 1856 Ordination of J. H. Buckley, 1^st Moravian Minister of African descent, Antigua, W.I.. 1932 1^st  Moravian Confirmation Service in Honduras. Charlie and Vicki Brent Campus Crusade Texas/Asia.

4. Michael and Brenda Brent Campus Crusade Croatia.

5. 1992 New Hope, Miami FL. George Goff Wings of Mercy Honduras.

6. EPIPHANY Begins - 1963 The Good Shepherd Utica, NY– Union of 3 churches from 1856. Celeste Handy Intervarsity New Mexico.

7. Michael Tesh Youth With a Mission Africa.

8. SUNDAY - Robert and Anne Thiessen Mennonite Board Mexico. May God be present in all the churches as the Lord’s Supper is celebrated this Sunday. Remember the Great Commission.

9. Michael and Caroline Woo OMF Asia.

10. Dr. Louis Sutton Worldwide Evangelism for Christ.

11. Charity Johnson Asia. Pray for Mission organizations we support. Mission Aviation Fellowship. Chukotka Native Christian Mission.

12. 1757 1^st Convert on Antigua, W.I. Pray often for the Board of World Mission which serves the USA and Canada and administers Alaska, Labrador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica,, Tanzania and the Congo.

13. We also support the HIV/AIDS Initiative in many countries, the new work in Nepal and the work in Santo Domingo.

14. With the whole Unity we support the Star Mountain Rehabilitation Center in the West Bank of Palestine and the work among the Tibetan refugees in North India.

15. SUNDAY – Let’s begin to pray for various Moravian Fellowships. These are small or isolated groups of Moravians and friends who desire the fellowship and worship of our tradition. Many of them belong to local churches but sacrifice to meet together. For details call the phone number after the name

17. The Margate Moravian Mission is a new outgrowth of the Prince of Peace congregation in Miami. Br. Joe Nicholas is in charge, 305.628.2061.

18. The New Covenant Fellowship is an outreach of the Palm Beach Moravian Congregation in Florida. Br. Ofreciano Julius is in charge, 561.615.0912.

19. 1964 Rio Terrace, Edmonton, Alberta. The Surinam Moravian Fellowship meets at Prince of Peace in Miami, They worship in the Dutch Language. Alfred Yorks is coordinator, 305.401.5479.

20, 1889 Wisconsin Rapids, WI. The Sarasota Fellowship worships in Miskito and Bralio Nicasio is coordinator, 941.362.0216. 

21. 1951 Konnoak Hills, W-S, NC. The Tampa Fellowship worships in the Miskito language. Federico Velesquez is coordinator, 813.227.9042.

22. SUNDAY – Today pray for the Monocacy Moravian Christian Fellowship. It is the most active Moravian group for its size in America. It meets in Frederick, MD and while it has less than a dozen members it reaches out to the children of its area in many ways. We have written often of its good works. 301.662.8305.

23. The Asheville, NC Morning Star Fellowship has already produced one pastor and has another in seminary. They have a beautiful church and need our prayers. 828.645.4760.

24. Community Fellowship has been serving the Welcome, NC community for many years. Br. Jack Nance is coordinator, 336.784.5252.

25. The Palmetto Fellowship has been meeting for many years in a Methodist Church in Spartenburg, SC and has a wonderful musical tradition. Martha Stocks is coordinator, 864.582.1442.

26. The Seattle Fellowship is another longtime group in the jumping off point for Alaska. Maxine Nienow Simmons, 360.683.1140, and Richard and Joan Thomas, 206.824.6411 will be glad to provide details about their group.

27. A wonderful way to celebrate Epiphany is by praying for those serving the Lord overseas and then praying for the various fellowship groups that reach out in their communities. May God continue to bless them and use them for their unique gifts and talents.

28. 1996 Palm Beach, W. Palm Beach, FL. Bless your pastor and teachers who will witness to tomorrow.

29. SUNDAY – Come and Worship! Come and worship! Worship Christ, the new-born King! There is a special emphasis  on Ecumenical affairs today. We also remember our retired ministers.

30. 1864 Sturgeon Bay, WI. January is a time to look back and look ahead. We look back to take inventory of what we have done and what we have failed to do. We look forward to the prospects and plan what we will do to improve.

31. 1971 St. Paul’s, Upper Marlboro, MD.  Communism out-planned us with 70 years of Five Year Plans. But they never took one inventory. They were afraid to look at their failures and the reality of how they had not achieved the wonderful plans. So as Christians, look back, take inventory, but then look ahead and plan to do God’s work even better in the future.

A HYMN FOR EPIPHANY

 For all who left their homelands,

For all who gave their lives,

To spread your holy message

From which all hope derives,

We give you thanks and praises

And ask your Spirit’s power

To move, increase, and strengthen

Within us at this hour.

                                                   C. Daniel Crews