PRAYER GUIDE
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WEEK 43 - Sunday, OCTOBER 18, 2026 to Saturday, OCTOBER 24, 2026
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SUNDAY, October 18
Pray Today For:
UMCOR Sager Brown. Baldwin, Louisiana. Providing opportunities for both
short and long-term volunteers to engage in hands-on mission work. Cleaning,
hygiene and school kits are verified and packaged by short-term mission
volunteers for distribution to those in need during times of disaster,
and providing opportunities for long-term volunteers. umcmission.org/umcor-relief-supplies
Birthdays:
Francine Ilunga Mpanga - Missionary
From Democratic Republic of Congo
Serving in Abdijan, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
fmasuka@umcmission.org
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MONDAY, October 19
Pray Today For:
Scholarship Recipient Velma Sie. Scholarship to pursue a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Christian Education at Harris Memorial College, Philippines.
Birthdays:
Barbara Skarbowski - Deaconess
Serving in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Lancaster, PA
bskarbowski@gmail.com
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TUESDAY, October 20
Pray Today For:
Haiti. Center of Hope, Inc. Hinche, Haiti. Providing cultural, economic,
social, financial and advisory resources to develop and maintain the Center
of Hope (Haiti), an orphanage and school for children living in extreme
poverty in Hinche, Haiti.
Birthdays:
Mary Rose Taliwaga - Deaconess
Serving in Illinois Great Rivers Conference
Effingham, IL
umrose_john@yahoo.com
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WEDNESDAY, October 21
Pray Today For:
Scholarship Recipient Syvain Kalambayi. Scholarship to pursue a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Agriculture & Community Development at Africa University,
Zimbabwe.
Birthdays:
Stephanie Suggs - Deaconess
Office of Deaconess/Home Missioner
Serving in North Georgia Conference
Atlanta, GA
ssuggsie@gmail.com
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THURSDAY, October 22
Pray Today For:
Democratic Republic of Congo. Child Action Initiative. Educating HIV/AIDS
orphans and providing micro-credit for women, farming, clinics, installing
wells.
Birthdays:
These staff members have unspecified birthdays this week:
Mikhail Chaudhury - Staff**
Program Manager, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
mchaudhury@umcmission.org
Elizabeth McDevitt - Staff**
Program Manager, US Disaster Response
lmcdevitt@umcor.org
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FRIDAY, October 23
Pray Today For:
Cambodia. Street Children Ministry. Creating educational opportunities
for street children to improve their quality of life.
Birthdays:
Gonzalo Alers Rivera - Missionary
From Puerto Rico
Serving in San Juan, PR
galers@umcmission.org
Young Kim - Missionary
From Northern Illinois Conference
Serving in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
ykim@umcmission.org
Rebecca Kerubo Maiko - Missionary
From Kenya
Serving in Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo
rmaiko@umcmission.org
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SATURDAY, October 24
Pray Today For:
Cornerstones of Care (formerly Spofford Campus). Kansas City, Missouri.
Designing and delivering Behavioral health programs to improve the lives
of children and families. Providing services to over 15,000 children and
families in Kansas and Missouri. cornerstonesofcare.org
Birthdays:
Roberta Boyd Bragan - Deaconess
Serving in New England Conference
Methuen, Massachusetts
rh.bragan@cox.net
Renee Hayes - Deaconess
Serving in Western North Carolina Conference
Trinity, NC
renee.hayes1956@gmail.com
Mamei Sombo Lansana - Missionary
From Sierra Leone
Serving in Atlanta, GA
mlansana@umcmission.org
Mitzi Sadler-Thorne - Deaconess
Serving in Holston Conference
Princeton, WV
mitzi.sadlerthorne@gmail.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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