Arise, Cry Out!
Moms in Touch International’s “Arise! Cry Out!” prayer event will be held from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday.
Local host sites include:
Moms in Touch International’s “Arise! Cry Out!” prayer event will be held from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday.
Local host sites include:
- Jefferson First United Methodist Church, 188 Martin St., Jefferson
- First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland, 147 N. Main Street, Cleveland
- Northside Family Worship Center, 2820 Brookwood Road, Cumming
Twenty-five years ago, a mother was concerned about the welfare of her children as they prepared to go off to school.
Instead of being overwhelmed by fear, she decided to pray about it.
Decades later, that prayer has grown into Moms In Touch International.
The group has thousands of members in more than 100 countries.
“While numbers are never the focus, there are around 100 (area) members,” said Stacey Antolik, Moms International North Georgia area coordinator. “Some school groups may have two moms praying while another may have a dozen.”
To celebrate the group’s 25th anniversary, the organization has planned a special prayer event — “Arise! Cry Out!”
“Our mission is to impact children and schools worldwide for Christ by gathering mothers to pray. (For the event) moms will be gathering in local, intimate church settings throughout all the time zones doing a stadium-like wave of prayer as the globe turns worldwide,” said Antolik.
“The program will have praise, confession, thanksgiving and intercession as well as inspirational prayer illustrations and encouraging talks from others in leadership.”
Currently there are more than 1,000 host sites internationally; 21 are in Georgia, with locations in Jefferson, Cleveland and Cumming.
The event is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., but interested participants can drop in if their schedules don’t allow attendance for the entire program, Antolik says.
Outside of the anniversary event, group members meet regularly for prayer.
“Each week, moms gather to pray with other moms from their child’s school to pray for the children, teachers and staff. The day and location varies for each group,” Antolik says. “I personally have been praying with Moms in Touch for the past 11 years, since my twin boys entered kindergarten. As a mother sending my children to a public school, this provided me the opportunity to pray about my worries and concerns in a confidential, safe setting.”
Instead of being overwhelmed by fear, she decided to pray about it.
Decades later, that prayer has grown into Moms In Touch International.
The group has thousands of members in more than 100 countries.
“While numbers are never the focus, there are around 100 (area) members,” said Stacey Antolik, Moms International North Georgia area coordinator. “Some school groups may have two moms praying while another may have a dozen.”
To celebrate the group’s 25th anniversary, the organization has planned a special prayer event — “Arise! Cry Out!”
“Our mission is to impact children and schools worldwide for Christ by gathering mothers to pray. (For the event) moms will be gathering in local, intimate church settings throughout all the time zones doing a stadium-like wave of prayer as the globe turns worldwide,” said Antolik.
“The program will have praise, confession, thanksgiving and intercession as well as inspirational prayer illustrations and encouraging talks from others in leadership.”
Currently there are more than 1,000 host sites internationally; 21 are in Georgia, with locations in Jefferson, Cleveland and Cumming.
The event is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., but interested participants can drop in if their schedules don’t allow attendance for the entire program, Antolik says.
Outside of the anniversary event, group members meet regularly for prayer.
“Each week, moms gather to pray with other moms from their child’s school to pray for the children, teachers and staff. The day and location varies for each group,” Antolik says. “I personally have been praying with Moms in Touch for the past 11 years, since my twin boys entered kindergarten. As a mother sending my children to a public school, this provided me the opportunity to pray about my worries and concerns in a confidential, safe setting.”