Written By: Kaitlyn Myra
A day of prayer and service has been a tradition for Northwestern, answering God’s call to serve and taking a day to participate in corporate prayer. This spring, it will be held April 7-11 as a week of focusing on prayer and service as a community. There are no daytime classes Thursday, April 10, for a day dedicated to prayer and service. This day is a wonderful opportunity to take a break from classes to dedicate our time as a community to further God’s kingdom.
“It was so rewarding to know that we were making a difference and it was a great break from classes to serve with my friends and teammates.” – Emma Watzka, Psychology/Criminal Justice major, ‘27
There are many ways Northwestern provides amazing opportunities to participate in the week of prayer and service. You don’t have to stick to these ideas! Remember to pray with those around you and serve in any way you can!
Service opportunities:
Click this link (https://my.unw.edu/pages/week-of-prayer-and-service) to sign up for things like:
- Food packing at Every Meal
- Pulling buckthorn at Langton Lake Park
- Providing tech help or maintenance help at Johanna Shores
- Helping Settled with miscellaneous projects
Prayer opportunities:
Prayer in Nazareth Chapel is open 10:30-4:00 PM
Prayer in the Island Chapel is open 10:30-1:30 PM
Week of Prayer and Service Schedule:
Monday: Main Chapel by Dr. Corbin Hoornbeek
Tuesday: Prayer chapel
Wednesday: Praise Chapel
Thursday: Day of Prayer and Service (No daytime classes)
9:15-10am: Kickoff: “Centering and Sending” Nazareth Chapel
Service project opportunities
Project 29:7
The week of prayer and service doesn’t need to only last one week. Project 29:7 exists at Northwestern to provide people with service opportunities in our nearby community. In Jeremiah 29:7, we see God remind his exiled people that while they lived in that foreign land, they were to “seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which he had sent them.” The initiative is called Project 29:7 to remind us of our call to do the same. Visit https://accunw.my.canva.site/project297#home for more information!
Why should we serve?
Our goal as Christians should be to become more and more like Christ each day. Christ came to serve and we can show His love by doing the same. 1 Peter 4:10 says, “As each has received a gift, use it to serve on another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” God has equipped us with gifts to serve others. There are people in our community that need love and help, and the love and hope of Christ is the greatest thing we can give the world.
John 13:34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.”
For all the information about the week click here: https://my.unw.edu/pages/week-of-prayer-and-service
