Prayer walk gets a big thumbs up!
The Lawres Deanery Prayer Walk took place between Ascension Day and Pentecost to support the Archbishops of York Canterbury’s call for a wave of prayer to sweep the country.
The walk in the Deanery was co-ordinated by the Revd. Chris Hewitt and was broken down into sections of 3 to 5 miles per day. The walkers stopped at churches along the way and at each church read a chapter from St Matthew’s Gospel and prayed.
People took part in as much of the walk as they could or only walked a small part of the journey. They were welcomed at each church by people from the congregation, who joined them for fellowship, prayer and the Bible reading.
On a beautiful morning, Friday 2nd June three members from Scampton Church met the five walkers, joined them for prayer and much to their relief opened the toilet for them! They then waved them off on their way to North Carlton.
The culmination of the Prayer Walk was held on Saturday, 3rd June at Nettleham Church when the church was packed for a service of celebration. This included the whole congregation, lead by the Rural Dean, dancing round the church whilst singing Lord of the Dance.