개혁 교회가 특정한 날들을 기념하는 이 때에 함께 세계를 위해 기도하자
10월에는 세계 성만찬 주일 (World Communion Sunday), 종교 개혁 주일 (Reformation Sunday), 그리고 모든 성인의 날 (All Saints Day)이 포함되어 있다. 종교 개혁이 단순히 개혁 교회에 관한 것만은 아니지만, 몇몇 우리 개혁 교회들이 세상에서 행하고 있는 것들을 여기에서 잠시 나누고 싶다.
헝가리 개혁 교회는 우크라이나 남부에 있는 그들의 이웃을 돕고 있다. 우크라이나의 서브 카르파티아 개혁 교회에는 약 140,000의 성도들이 있다. 전쟁으로 인해 그들의 상황은 훨씬 더 위험해졌다.
남부 수단 장로교회는 내란으로 인해 계속해서 희생을 당하고 있다. 교회는 그 나라를 세우는데 있어서 지도적인 역할을 감당했었다. 하지만 지금은 그 교회의 중심 …
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