On March 1, 2019, the Gospel Church in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, will hold an annual service to celebrate International Women's Day of Prayer (WDP).
With the theme of "Come - Everything is Ready" (Luke 14:15-24), the service order has been designed by the WDP Slovenia Committee.
The church in Shanghai declared that the donations to be collected in that service will be given to Shanghai Enguang Nursing Home. Founded in 1999, the Enguang Home, which is close to the Gospel Church, is a holistic elderly care organization that serve both Christian and non-Christian seniors.
The "Women's World Day of Prayer" intiative first started from a prayer service jointly organized by Christian women from Canada and the USA which aimed to care for women and children. Since 1945 Christian women worldwide have joined the service to pray for World Peace. The World Day of Prayer International Committee was founded in 1964 and set the first Friday of March as the World Day of Prayer.
- Translated by Karen Luo
