A local Christian Student Organization called Face the Nation sponsored a City Prayer walk this morning, which is a holiday, Sir Seretse Khama day. Festivities began at 0630 on a cold day.
I ran over to the starting point and joined up with the group before the first prayer-stop. What was most shocking was the size of the group. A conservative guess would be about 300. The second-most shocking was that the average age was maybe 20-21 years, and that's averaging in a 63 year old (me).
Our first stop was the UN building. Wow, there's no shortage of things to pray for around the world. A UN security gurad came out and led prayer with the whole group.
Next we went to the Botswana Parliament. No shortage of things to pray about there either.
From here we walked through Main Mall to a large sport field where paryers were offered for the schools. Clearly young people need our prayers.
At about 1000 we arrived at UB, near my office. Brenda and I were both pleasantly surprised to hear one of the leaders mention and pray for the rampant cheating that goes on at UB. Not sure we would have been so honest in the USA.
The penultimate prayer stop was at the Botanical Gardens near our home. The final stop was at the Sports Center next door. They had two bands there to celebrate the end of the walk.
As I have written before, prayer is NOT the most popular spiritual activity among Christians. This prayer walk combined walking, a changing landscape, and prayer. It went by quickly.
Maybe this would be a hit in the USA? I think we ought to give it a try. Prayer is extremely important and extremely unpopular.
Let's give it a try.
I ran over to the starting point and joined up with the group before the first prayer-stop. What was most shocking was the size of the group. A conservative guess would be about 300. The second-most shocking was that the average age was maybe 20-21 years, and that's averaging in a 63 year old (me).
Our first stop was the UN building. Wow, there's no shortage of things to pray for around the world. A UN security gurad came out and led prayer with the whole group.
Next we went to the Botswana Parliament. No shortage of things to pray about there either.
From here we walked through Main Mall to a large sport field where paryers were offered for the schools. Clearly young people need our prayers.
At about 1000 we arrived at UB, near my office. Brenda and I were both pleasantly surprised to hear one of the leaders mention and pray for the rampant cheating that goes on at UB. Not sure we would have been so honest in the USA.
The penultimate prayer stop was at the Botanical Gardens near our home. The final stop was at the Sports Center next door. They had two bands there to celebrate the end of the walk.
As I have written before, prayer is NOT the most popular spiritual activity among Christians. This prayer walk combined walking, a changing landscape, and prayer. It went by quickly.
Maybe this would be a hit in the USA? I think we ought to give it a try. Prayer is extremely important and extremely unpopular.
Let's give it a try.
Indeed it was a walk to remember<<
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