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Praying our Way Forward January 6 - 12
by Upper Room on January 9, 2019
JANUARY 6, 2019
Prayer Theme: The Poverty of God
Together, we enter this 33nd week of the Council of Bishops’ call to Pray Our Way Forward. There are six more weeks before the February 23-26, 2019 special session of the General Conference begins in St. Louis. The entire United Methodist family is called to prayer and fasting for the mission and unity of The United Methodist Church.
Below you will find the names of some of our leaders who will serve as delegates. Please join us in prayer and fasting for them—that they may be guided by the Holy Spirit in their conduct, their attitudes, and their decisions. For 12 million United Methodist around the world, prayer is the most significant and positive spiritual thing we can do at this important moment in the history of the United Methodist Church. Thank you for participating in this global prayer initiative.
Please invite your family, your small group, your local congregation, your district, and your annual conference to join us in prayer.
Together we pray for a few of the 864 delegates and 200 alternates to the 2019 General Conference:
- Martha Ensley Stokes, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Thomas Martin Berlin, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Warren Randolph Harper, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Meredith Leigh McNabb, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Shirley Marie Cauffman, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Jane Denise Honeycutt, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Nathaniel Leon Bishop, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Clarence Rutherford Brown Jr., Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Virginia Leigh Greer, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Tammy Lynn Estep, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Darlene Van Camp Amon, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Theodore Smith, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Joyce Cecile Winston, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Ileana Rosario, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Gene Dwight Mims, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Peter Mason Moon, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Elizabeth Nicola Christian, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Richard Kendall Soulen, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Alison Marie Malloy, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Mark Victor Ogren, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Marshall Siddons Bailey, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Robert Emory Vaughn Jr., Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
- Nibron Galadima Haruna, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
- Tanko Lawrence Ayuba, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
- Habila Balasa Bala, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
- Gladys Maisule Apson, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
- Eunice Musa Iliya, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
- Ande Ikimun Emmanuel, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
- Sheriff Isaac Simon, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
- Thomas Azanchi Bakawe, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
- Luka Bitrus, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
- Abel Nemuel Lamido, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
- Ishaku Bagudu Nuhu, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
- Joyce Madanga, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
- James Charles Nibbelink, Laity, Desert Southwest, Western Jurisdiction, USA
- Daniel D. Hurlbert, Clergy, Desert Southwest, Western Jurisdiction, USA
- Marie Louise Kuch-Stanovsky, Laity, Pacific Northwest, Western Jurisdiction, USA
- Mary Kohlstaedt Huycke, Clergy, Pacific Northwest, Western Jurisdiction, USA
- Donald L. McCammon, Laity, Yellowstone Western Jurisdiction, USA
- Tyler Flint Amundson, Clergy, Yellowstone Western Jurisdiction, USA
Together we pray for one member of the General Commission of the General Conference:
Samuel (Duncan) McMillan, IV.
Together we pray for one member of the General Conference Staff:
Francey Hooton – Page & Marshall Coordinator.
Together we pray for a few members of the Council of Bishops in the USA and around the world:
Bishop Ciriaco Francisco and his spouse Restetita Francisco of the Manila Episcopal Area
Bishop David Graves and his spouse Nancy Graves of the Alabama-West Florida Episcopal Area
Bishop Grant Hagiya and his spouse Jan Hagiya of the Los Angeles Episcopal area
Bishop Laurie Haller and her spouse, Gary Haller, of the Iowa Episcopal Area
Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, President-Designate of the Council of Bishops; and her spouse, Dean Harvey, of the Louisiana Episcopal Area
Together we pray for one member of the Commission on a Way Forward:
Alfiado S. Zunguza, Africa, Mozambique, elder.
Together we pray for one United Methodist Commission or Agency and leader:
The Rev. Kim Cape, D. Min., serves at the General Secretary of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM). This agency builds capacity for United Methodist lay and clergy leaders to discover, claim, and flourish in Christ’s calling in their lives, by creating connections and providing resources to aid in recruitment, education, professional development and spiritual formation.