The Baptist Womens

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The Baptist Womens World Day of Prayer
November 5, 2007
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North American Baptist Womens Union (NABWU)
One of seven continental unions participating in
the World Day of Prayer
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NABWU Mission Statement

• NABWU exists to promote unity in Christ to
  strengthen the ministries of the member bodies
  to share gifts and resources and to minister to
  the spiritual, physical, emotional, and economic
  needs of women.

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North American Baptist Womens Union

• Is part of the Womens Department of the Baptist
  World Alliance who publish the Prayer Program
  
• Consists of Baptist women from the United States,
  Canada Guyana
• Encourages participation in the Baptist Womens
  World Day of Prayer
• Adopts projects to enable, empower and enrich the
  lives of women
• Promotes leadership and shares prayer partners
• Keeps women informed through The Tie and our
  website

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North American Baptist Womens Union

• Women gathered together around the world to pray
  and give. NABWU collectively supported the
  following
• Help youth develop leadership through Christian
  mission work. Leadership Development, Milton, VT
  
• Provided food cost for temporary residential home
  for refugees as they assist with the immigration
  process and integration into the community.
  Matthew House, Windsor, Ontario
• Support a ministry designed for children who have
  a parent in prison. Includes summer camping and
  after school mentoring. Angel Tree Camp,
  Harrisburg, PA

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World Day of Prayer 2006 Accomplishments

• Supply equipment and furniture for expanded
  facility Little Missionary Daycare/Play Group,
  Demerara, Guyana
• Christian Womens Job Corp (CWJC)
• Assist with computer equipment provide fund for
  child care, transportation and trained workers.
  Trenton, TN
• Help sponsor a 10 week session for job and life
  skills. Wichita Falls, TX
• Provide funds for courses on Bookkeeping Basics
  and Financial Integrity at Work. Tyler, TX

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World Day of Prayer 2006 Accomplishments

• Provide training event for women offering
  encouragement, life and job skills and a meal for
  participants. Crofton, KY
• Assist with upgrade of computer lab. Deridder,
  LA
• Help provide job and life skills to 10
  participants and match them with a mentor. New
  Goshen, IN

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World Day of Prayer 2006 Accomplishments

• Baptist World Alliance Womens Department
• Provide economic empowerment for sustainable
  livelihood for poor women. Build self esteem.
  Promote gainful employment in agriculture and
  micro-enterprises. Project Vineyard Nigeria
• Teach women modern techniques of farming and
  animal breeding Teach uneducated women to read
  and write. Improve living conditions of families
  by equipping women through needlework workshops
  and soap and bread making. Womens Development
  Congo

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World Day of Prayer 2006 Accomplishments

• Baptist World Alliance Womens Department
• Provide church based program for rehabilitation
  and reintegration of mothers and girls. Provide
  vocational skills training and counseling for
  excombatants, orphans or abandoned children.
  Counseling, Education and Placement Liberia
• Assist continental unions in a special project or
  event on the Continental Union level. Continental
  Union Special Projects

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On the first Monday of November, Women around
the world
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Women from seven continents Women who are our
Baptist Sisters
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Will gather and PRAY!
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Pray for the oppressed Pray against
injustice Pray for peace
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If my people my people my people
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Who are called by my name
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Will Humble Themselves
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And Pray Pray PRAY
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Then will I HEAR from heaven
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And will Forgive their sins And I will
Heal their Land!
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World Day of Prayer 2007

• It is our prayer that we will see many women
  gather together to pray and to give generously
  from their hearts. Pray with us that we will
  increase our contributions collectively by 20.

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This is your Day of Prayer and will be as
successful as you and your committee make it!
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May God Bless you as you gather with other women
and Pray!
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North American Baptist Womens Union NABWU
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1 Thessalonians 517 Pray without ceasing!
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The End!
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