After reading an article in a local Christian periodical Kathy Coleman knew she had to do something about it. It was November of 1997 and with a healthy dose of fear Kathy approached her new pastor with the idea – a day set aside for the moms, aunts, neighbors, and grandmothers of her church to join together to pray for the children in their lives.
Kathy’s pastor not only told her she could have this event, but he had some ideas for her. First he gave her a name for this special day – Mom’s Day of Prayer. Then he broadened her scope. This day was not to be only for the ladies of her church, that wasn’t big enough. This Mom’s Day of Prayer was to be for the whole community.
Although Kathy was scared no one would come she agreed to invite the community. Two months later (January of 1998) the very first official Mom’s Day of Prayer took place at East Side Baptist Church in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Women did come.
In 2003 Mom’s Day of Prayer started their web presence and God extended it’s reach. In 2004 Mom’s Day of Prayer went world wide with groups meeting in Bermuda and Jamaica.
Fast forward nine years and Kathy knew God was calling her outside of her comfort zone again. The day after the election as she watched the news she told her husband, “God is calling me to do Mom’s Day of Prayer on the Capitol grounds in Washington DC.” Her husband agreed.
So she went about the business of getting approval to have moms pray on the Capitol grounds. She called around, faxed information, waited, and prayed. God confirmed her steps. She started seeing Washington DC calendars in odd places and red, white, and blue every where. On December 10th she got her approval.
So Kathy is going to DC to pray for our children. Check out this short video about how you can get involved.
Did you hear that? Kathy wants us all to be involved. You have three choices:
1. Go to Washington DC on January 19th and meet Kathy on the Capitol Grounds from 10 AM- 12PM to pray for the kids of this nation.
2. Host a Mom’s Day of Prayer event in your home, church, community center. If you decide you want to host such an event, contact the Mom’s Day of Prayer so they know you are joining in. Currently Kathy knows of only 8 states (New York, West Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida) and 2 foreign countries hosting events.
3. Find a Mom’s Day of Prayer event in your area and attend.
Let’s join together with mom’s across the country and across the world to pray for our children. May we blanket our nation and the world in prayer.
Kathy Coleman was raised in Paragould, AR where she learned to pick cotton, work in her grandparent’s community garden, and campaign for her dad as he ran for state office. She and her husband Rod founded “Real Marriages…Real Lives” a ministry dedicated to teaching couples how to have the best marriage possible. She is a cancer survivor, mom to two, and nana to three precious grandkids. Kathy is a gifted speaker who brings honesty, humor, and real life into her presentations.
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