By Message staff WASHINGTON, D.C. (LBM) – The nation’s capital became the center of a prayer movement Saturday, Sept. 26. A number of Louisiana Baptists joined more than 100,000 prayer warriors around the National Mall and another 3.8 million from 57 counties who watched via livestream Prayer March 2020, for the spiritual march organized by Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Association. Many also participated in the Return, a global prayer event held on the National Mall the same day. Participants cried out to God for repentance and revival during a time of division and unrest in the United States. Various Christian leaders spoke during prayer stops at seven locations during the two-hour march. Leading prayer were Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California; Darryl Strawberry, a former Major League Baseball player; Andrew Brunson, a formerly imprisoned pastor in Turkey; and Kelvin Cochran, a former fire chief in Atlanta, Georgia. Michael W. Smith, a Dove and Grammy award winning Christian contemporary artist, also prayed and led the crowd in times of worship by song. Vice President Mike Pence even made a surprise appearance and thanked the crowd for their … [Read more...]