Though the Owensboro National Day of Prayer will still hold its annual event on May 7, this year they are going virtual due to safety precautions for COVID-19.
Rather than a few hundred people gathering at the Daviess County Courthouse that day, the ONDP event will broadcast live on Facebook. While they won’t be able to join together in person, having the event virtually also means they are no longer confined to a geographical area.
Each person singing, praying, leading in worship or giving testimony are all from Kentucky, but no longer just from the Owensboro-Daviess County area. Each individual involved will pre-record what they are doing, and the footage will be compiled into one video that can be seen on their Facebook page here.
EVENT DETAILS
11:30 a.m. Cyber Bible Read – can join one of two ways
- Begin reading with your family or by yourself from anywhere in the Bible for 20 minutes, or
- Go to facebook.com/owensboronationaldayofprayer and join the ONDP in praying pre-selected verses and passages; this list will be posted on their site beginning May 1 and will run daily through May 7
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. ONDP Facebook Virtual Event
- Everyone will come together to join in prayer and worship by watching a video comprised of individual prayers, songs and testimony.
- Welcome – Connie Goodman, ONDP Emcee
- National Anthem – Cathy Mullins
- Song – Joe Christian & Kathy Hardesty, ONDP worship leaders
- Church – Pastor Mark Redfern
- Family – Ryan & Cheryl Goss
- Healthcare – Dr. Turner Stauffer and Lisa Decker, R.N.
- Testimony – Pastor Bill Rieser
- Government – KY Attorney General Daniel Cameron
- Military – Capt James Barron USMC
- Business – Jess Correll
- Song – Matt Edwards
- Education – Julie Dunn
- Media – Angel Welsh
- Lord’s Prayer/Doxology – Joe Christian & Kathy Hardesty
The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation.
