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Louisiana Baptists Executive Director led state missions staff gathered in a special prayer time March 16, 2020. Brian Blackwell photo

State missions staff gathers to pray in wake of coronavirus pandemic

March 16, 2020

By Message Staff

ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) –  During a special time of prayer March 16, Louisiana Baptists Executive Director Steve Horn told state missions staff to not succumbed to panic but to pray.

“We pray because we should always pray,” Horn told the Baptist Message. “Specific to our present crisis, we pray because we need God’s intervention. We also need God’s wisdom. Pastors are literally having to throw out one model of ministry and develop an entire new model for ministry. We are having to do that as a state mission services staff as well.”

Horn led state missions staff in prayers for God to stop the pandemic and save lives; for President Donald Trump and other government leaders; for the Lord to grant wisdom in this moment of fear; and for God to protect SBC missionaries and their families, and emergency responders.

The same prayers were the focus of Southern Baptist churches during a day of prayer on Sunday, March 15.

Horn offered Luke 18:1-8, James 1:5 and 2 Chronicles 6:28-31 as encouraging verses to look toward in the days ahead.

State missions staff will continue to pray at 9:30 a.m. daily at the Baptist Building in Alexandria until further notice, Horn said.

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