{"id":7862,"date":"2021-08-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/bimonthly-prayer-unites-across-language-and-location-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T22:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:29:27","slug":"bimonthly-prayer-unites-across-language-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/bimonthly-prayer-unites-across-language-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Bimonthly prayer unites across language and location"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Despite a two-day headache and recovery from a COVID-19 infection, Madhur Lakra logged on at 19:30 local time to pray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He not only participated in but led a Hindi prayer room for MWC\u2019s bimonthly online prayer hour in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a large group welcome in English with simultaneous interpretation, the 100 participants on the Zoom call break into \u201crooms\u201d for small group prayer in English, Spanish, French, Hindi and Indonesian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPrayer is the act which God instituted that we should enjoy and must practice also with our global family members,\u201d says Madhur Lakra, English pastor at Hastings Chapel, Kolkata, India, a part of MWC member church Bharatiya Jukta Christo Prachar Mandali (BJCPM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMWC prayer hour gives us a better understanding about other Christian brothers and sisters and gives us a sense of belongingness to the greater family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his Hindi-speaking room, the diversity of the global family was evident in the 6 participants: from Brethren in Christ Odisha, Bihar Mennonite Mandli, BJCPM, Dhamtari Mennonite Church and BIC Nepal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And by the end of the hour, his headache was gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe shared words of gratitude for God\u2019s loving care recognizing that our mutual love helps\u2026to sustain our faith and to guide our healing,\u201d says Pablo Stucky, MWC regional representative for Latin America \u2013 Andean region, reporting from a Spanish room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breakout room leaders called for prayer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>for Christians in India experiencing increased government hostility;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for church leaders in Austria who are struggling financially;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for good governance in Indian Mennonite conferences;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for people suffering from police violence in Colombia;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for perseverance and hope amid rising COVID-19 cases in Indonesia;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for vaccine availability in Nepal amid political and economic instability;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for political leadership in Haiti;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for the civil situation in Argentina;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for the crisis flooding in Germany and Belgium;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for those suffering violence in Ethiopia\u2019s Tigray region; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>that those who receive misinformation about vaccinations would know the truth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHearing the cries from brothers and sisters in other places puts our own cries into perspective,\u201d says Arli Klassen, regional representatives coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many participants promise to share the prayer points raised in the meeting with their congregations or national church for ongoing prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MWC\u2019s Assembly team provides technical support while Deacons and regional representatives lead breakroom rooms and communications staff inform registrants of how to join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upcoming online prayer hour events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>17 September 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>19 November 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The prayer meeting happens simultaneously in the evening in Asia, afternoon in Africa and Europe and morning in the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/prayers\/online-prayer-hour\/\">Click here for more information about online prayer hour<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:200\" class=\"taxonomy-post_tag has-link-color wp-elements-c156640d9bee56933ae7a5b97a71238b wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-gray-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/deacons-commission\/\" rel=\"tag\">Deacons Commission<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/online-prayer-hour\/\" rel=\"tag\">Online Prayer Hour<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/prayer\/\" rel=\"tag\">prayer<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a two-day headache and recovery from a COVID-19 infection, Madhur Lakra logged on at 19:30 local time to pray. 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