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What a nice surprise: A photo of an Adventist Church building is attached to the exhibition wall of the Workshop preparing the World Day of Prayer. There is a special reason: The World Day of Prayer 2025 is hosted by the Cook Islands. The order of service was prepared by Christian women of these Pacific islands. Seventh-day Adventists on the Cook Islands are represented by 14 Churches, 1,113 members, a school, a radio station, and even some Adventist members of parliament. 8.4 percent of the Christians on the Cook Islands are Seventh-day Adventists as one of six denominations.  I read this information in the preparation booklet for the World Day of Prayer 2025.
The Munich-Nymphenburg Adventist Church participated in the WDP Service for the second time. The Evening Worship service was held on March 7 in the Catholic Church of St. Benno’s. Women of five churches in the district - three catholic, one protestant, and one Adventist - offered a diverse and touching insight into the Pacific World of the Cook Islands.
The World Day of Prayer is an international movement of Christians of many different traditions with a continuing relationship of prayer and service. People from various denominations gather for joint services, using an order of service prepared by women from a different country each year. Women, men, and young people share the language, customs, and music of that country, right around the globe.
World Day of Prayer was begun by a group of women in the United States in 1887 and has grown to include over 180 countries and regions worldwide. In New Zealand, the first nationwide worship service was held in 1931. Each year, the National WDP Committee presents it to the local communities,  deepening the understanding of the Christian community as a dynamic global unity made visible on the first Friday of March.
The leaders’ guide in the preparation packs gives supplementary information and advice to help leaders of services to better understand the intentions of the committees of the countries tasked with writing. Each pack also contains a Bible study to explore the theme and the experiences of the writing team.
The most important part of WDP is the time women of different denominations spend together in preparing a wonderful worship service. Bible study is the very essence of this Worship preparation. This year, the theme focused on Psalm 139 and the theme “Wonderfully Made” which reflected thoughts of God’s wonderful creation.
After the evening service, all stay together for fellowship and an exotic meal. The World Day of Prayer is an excellent opportunity to connect with Christian women of other denominations. Next year there will be another chance to participate with Nigeria as World Day of Prayer host country. See https://www.worlddayofprayer.org.nz/
According to a report by Heidemarie Klingeberg, Pastor from Munich, Germany