By Tim Arnett
WABASH,Indiana – Local events surrounding the National Day of Prayer begin with a Prayer and Praise Gathering today at the YMCA in the Blue Gym starting shortly after 4:30. Key speakers for the gathering include Wabash Mayor Scott Long, Police Chief Matt Bruss,Wabash County YMCA CEO Clint Kugler, Wabash City Schools Superintendent Jason Callahan and local church leaders. After each speaker shares their particular prayer concerns, the gathering will pray for the issues they raise.
This year’s National Day of Prayer will be observed on May 5th, and a 24-hour long prayer vigil begins at the Hesychia House, located at 433 N. Wabash Street starting at midnight. Small groups are asked to sign up to come and pray between midnight and 6 am on Thursday and church members are asked to fill a two-hour time slots between 6 am and midnight.
In observance of the National Day of Prayer, a prayer service will take place on the Wabash County Courthouse lawn between 12:10 and 12:50 pm on Thursday, May 5th. Shirley Neale, Founder of the Hesychia House, told MiBash News that around 80 people attended last year’s prayer service at the courthouse, and that number, she added, has gone up over the years. Following the prayer service, there will be a prayer walk for downtown businesses on Market and Canal Streets. Participating businesses need to have their prayer cards on their doors at 1 pm on Thursday. Neale told MiBash News that the prayer walk is not just for pastors – it’s for everyone to attend and pray for the concerns of each of the participating businesses. To that end, the public is invited to all the local events surrounding the National Day of Prayer.
Neale on power of prayer.
Organizers of the local events ask you to invite others, as well. Those seeking more information should call (260) 571-6072, (260) 591-0047 or (260) 571-2774.