The Women’s World Day of Prayer was held at St Peter’s church in Barnburgh, celebrating the theme of servanthood from John 13:1-17. With colourful clothing and displays and lively music, we celebrated the diversity of these islands:
As we prayed for various ministries helping immigrants, those with HIV/AIDS, teenage mothers and those suffering from cancer, we saw that all the negative factors can be replaced by positive truths from God’s word: we are blessed, included, never alone and so on.
Local ladies brought tinned food to support the food bank run by the Salvation Army in Goldthorpe:
Alison’s prayer: ‘Lord, I want to thank you for the amazing work of the churches together. Through their gifts we are able to feed and care for the people of the Dearne Valley. Lord, I want thank you for giving the food bank users the strength to open the doors and ask for help. Lord, I want to thank you that through you lives are being transformed and changed.’