SA WOMEN LEADING IN PRAYER

By: Nelly Roodt

Stanford’s NG church hosted the Women’s World Day of Prayer (WWDP) on 3 March, which was attended by women from various denominations – also from Hermanus and Gansbaai.

The WWDP is an annual celebration held in unison with numerous church denominations in 176 countries across the globe. More than 100 000 women participate in this annual event. The WWDP movement invites all women to join in prayer and action for peace and justice. This year, the Taiwan WWDP Committee compiled the programme. In South Africa, the first World Day of Prayer service was held in March 1930 at the Sea Point Congregational Church. In 1946, a National Committee for Southern Africa was established. According to the WWDP movement, attendance in South Africa is of the highest in the world. The WWDP national office in South Africa distributes programmes to Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.

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