Pictured (Participants of The National Prayer Walk & The Return stand in front of the Washington Monument to pray for the nation)
All Photos featured in story courtesy of Wendy Chaplin-
SNBC NEWS (Ministry team operating on behalf of Victory Christian Center-Charlotte)
Wendy Chaplin SNBC NEWS producer and anchor was apart of The Return in Washington, D.C. The event was a call to prayer by Pastor Joseph Cahn, a Messianic Jewish pastor and author. The call was for Christians around the world to pray for revival in nations around the world. Participants were invited to attend in Washington or during a live simulcast at host churches and around the world through live streaming. Please enjoy this written account of Ms. Chaplin’s time in Washington as part of The Return. SNBC NEWS will return with more stories next week.
Wendy Chaplin’s account-
The Return was an experience I was so excited for and once it was announced that a group was going from Charlotte (members of VCC were invited to attend on a travel bus with Dr. Leon Threatt- pastor of Christian Faith Church). The travel bus arrived in D.C. around 11am and from the very start it was an experience. There were so many people! I initially was taken aback at just the volume of people. I knew it would be a large group, but wow…just wow the call to prayer had brought believers literally from all over the country. I met families of all races, from all over the US. The common thread- our love for God and the love for the United States. The crowds were upwards of 100 thousand. I believe that is a low estimate, because when you saw live shots of the crowds they covered the mall.
My day started with the National Prayer Walk with Rev. Franklin Graham at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Vice President Mike Pence joined him along with other leaders who prayed instructed those in attendance how to conduct their prayer walk. Those at the event were given lanyards with little maps on the back that showed where to pray and the purpose of prayer at each location (prayers included praying for unity, the president, the nation, and for revival). The event was followed by more activities as part of the The Return with Pastor Cahn. This event featured several speakers praying over the nation, calls for prayer from ministries around the world and praise and worship throughout the day. The people, the smiles from strangers, the prayers for the nation, people praying for each other laughing and talking, children playing with each other. I recall telling a person in our travel group that is from a different country, “This is the America I wish people would see more often. Not the America the media shows”.
It was a wonderful experience that I am so grateful to be apart of this event. I encourage those who were there, or watched online or at a simulcast event to continue praying for the U.S., revival in our nation and the same for those around the world (there were Christians around the world featured in video that also asked for prayer for their nations and for revival in their various countries).
Photo montage below Courtesy of Wendy Chaplin- SNBC NEWS
(Ministry team operating on behalf of Victory Christian Center-Charlotte)
