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WEEK 40 - Sunday, SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 to Saturday, OCTOBER 4, 2025
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SUNDAY, September 28

Pray For:
Neighborhood House of Calexico, Calexico, California.
Serving the Imperial County with a specific focus on low-income families' needs within the specific
groups of older adult women, homeless women, youth, and children. nhclx.org

Birthdays:

Ruth Haney Williamson - Retired Deaconess
Served in Western North Carolina Conference
Madison, NC
rwilliamson@wnccumc.net

Bernadine Smith - Missionary
Served in North Carolina Conference
luminabeach@gmail.com

Amanda Choi - Staff*
Assistant Treasurer for Mission Funding, UWF
achoi@uwfaith.org

Unspecified Birthdays This Week:

Wambui Dsilva - Staff**
Technical Officer, Health Systems Strengthening
wdsilva@umcmission.org

Maureen Kperogi - Staff**
Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation
mkperogi@umcmission.org

Susan M. Moberg - Staff*
Corporate Secretary
smoberg@uwfaith.org
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MONDAY, September 29

Pray For:
Scholarship Recipient Aleah Panatalla.
Scholarship recipient to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education at Harris Memorial College,
Philippines.

Birthdays:

Miguel Mairena - Missionary
From Baltimore-Washington Conference
Serving in Puebla, Mexico
mmairena@umcmission.org

B. Lee Manns - Deaconess
Serving in Greater New Jersey Conference
Cherry Hill, NJ
mannslee46@gmail.com

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TUESDAY, September 30

Pray For:
Wesley's Homeless Children's Program in Robstown/Corpus Christi, Texas.
Providing daily round-trip transportation services from the homeless shelters and transitional housing
facilities to the Corpus Christi Learning Center.

Birthdays:

Rachel Patman - Deaconess
Serving in North Texas Conference
Little Elm, TX
rpatman@arlingtonmethodist.org

Maria Rodriguez - Staff*
Program Assistant
mrodriguez@uwfaith.org
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WEDNESDAY, October 1

Pray For:
Democratic Republic of Congo. South Congo Annual Conference.
Women's Desk Coordinator: Mujinga Kainda.

Birthdays:

Bruna Mahamane Kakal - Missionary
From Brazil
Serving in Siquirres, Costa Rica
bfarat@umcmission.org

Eloise Moore - Deaconess - Recently Deceased
Served in Western North Carolina Conference
High Point, NC
Pray for Eloise's Family
jimnella@aol.com

Nicole Weydt - Deaconess
Serving in Minnesota Conference
Winona, MN
naweydt@gmail.com
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THURSDAY, October 2

Pray For:
Scholarship Recipient Charles Mahati.
Scholarship to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work at Africa University, Mutare, Zimbabwe.

Birthdays:

Myka Kennedy Stephens - Deaconess
Serving in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Lancaster, PA
mstephens@dhmumc.org
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FRIDAY, October 3

Pray For:
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kindu Orphanage Improvements.
Caring for the spiritual and physical needs of those whose parents were killed in war or by AIDS.

Birthdays:

Dee-Dee Spivey - Deaconess
Serving in North Texas Conference
Wiley, TX
ddspyv@verizon.com
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SATURDAY, October 4

Pray For:
Cunningham Children's Home in Urbana, Illinois.
Serving youth and their families dealing with emotional and behavioral challenges through educational,
residential, spiritual, and community programs. cunninghamhome.org

Birthdays:

Kevin M. Nelson - Home Missioner
Serving in New York Conference
Albany, NY
kmichael07@yahoo.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

 
September 28, 2025