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WEEK 45 - Sunday, NOVEMBER 1, 2026 to Saturday, NOVEMBER 7, 2026



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SUNDAY, November 1

Pray Today For:
McCurdy Ministries Community Center, Española, New Mexico
McCurdy Ministries Community Center, Española, New Mexico. Empowering lives through education, life skills and faith-based programs for 110 years. Mccurdy.org

Birthdays:

Steve Taylor - Home Missioner
Serving in North Carolina Conference
Hillsborough, NC
staylor@nccumc.org
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MONDAY, November 2

Pray Today For:
Scholarship Recipient Rebekah Beck. Scholarship to pursue a Master of Divinity/Master of Social Work degree at University of North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina.

Birthdays:

Ardell Graner - Recently Retired Missionary
from Dakotas Conference
Formerly Served in
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
alograner@gmail.com

Richard Navarro - Missionary
From the Philippines
Serving in East/Central Asia
rnavarro@umcmission.org

Israel Painit - Former Missionary
From the Philippines
Servant/worker at
Davao Episcopal Area
UMC in the Philippines
ipainit@umcmission.org

Sandra Kaye Raasch - Missionary
from Great Plains Conference
Serving in Belize City, Belize
sandraraasch@umcmission.org
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TUESDAY, November 3

Pray Today For:
Mozambique. Anhane Center for Widows, United Methodist Women Organization in Southeast Mozambique. The women living at the center are abandoned by their families after the death of their husbands who don't typically leave a will, which results in the widows losing their homes. Maputo, Mozambique.

Birthdays:

Tracey Owens - Deaconess
Serving in Western North Carolina Conference
Asheville, NC
traceybhh@gmail.com

Jacqueline Richards - Staff**
Senior Accountant, Finance & Administration
jrichards@umcmission.org
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WEDNESDAY, November 4

Pray Today For:
Scholarship Recipient J. Hannah Claris. Scholarship to pursue a medical degree at Vellore Christian Medical College, India.

No Birthdays Listed Today
Pray for Those with Food Insecurity.
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THURSDAY, November 5

Pray Today For:
Kenya. Living Hope High School. Empowering our students through spiritual values to be ever conscious of the human rights of all, to break the cycles of poverty and AIDS, to eliminate child abuse and the use of child labor, and to prevent malnutrition and deadly diseases.

Birthdays:

Mary Ellen Kilmer - Deaconess
Great Plains Conference
Gering, NE
maryellen4k@yahoo.com
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FRIDAY, November 6

Pray Today For:
South Africa. PHAKAMISA. Economic Training for Women Caring for Orphans-supporting women who care for and provide life skills to orphaned and vulnerable children in South Africa.

Birthdays:

Louis Porter II - Home Missioner
Minnesota Conference
Minneapolis, MN
drlouisporter@gmail.com
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SATURDAY, November 7

Pray Today For:

Scholarship Recipient Faith Gatwiri Gitonga. Scholarship to pursue a Master of Divinity degree at Drew University, Madison, New Jersey.

Birthdays:

Evana Lewis - Deaconess
New York Conference
Bronx, NY
evanalewi@hotmail.com
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Addresses for Staff Members:
*777 United Nations Plaza, United Women in Faith CCUN 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017

**458 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30308



Addresses for Staff Members:

*777 United Nations Plaza, United Women in Faith CCUN 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017

**458 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30308

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