On 7-7-2007, my brothers and I went with our youth group to The Call Nashville. I knew that it would be a day of fasting and praying, but I was not prepared for what I experienced. Let me tell you what that day was like... We got up at 6:00 that morning to load up in the church van and head out so that we could get to the stadium by 10:00. On the way to Nashville, we worshiped. The presence of God was thick in that van! As we neared Nashville, the traffic became increasingly congested, which wasn't really out of the ordinary, but we started noticing the license plates on the vehicles. Ohio, Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, it was AMAZING! Church vans were passing us, too. I remember one van carrying a black youth group from TN, these people were singing and whooping and praising God just like we were. We were nearing LP Field and saw the repentance walk marching through the downtown area. The repentance walk was one of the events taking place in conjuction with The Call. It was a silent walk through the downtown area and ended in LP field. Participants had the oppotunity during that time to repent of sexual immorality and any other sins He placed on their hearts. Thousands of people were walking! We parked and got out of the van and could hear singing already coming from inside the stadium. Anyway, we got into the stadium, settled into our seats and began worshipping. Soon, Michael W. Smith came onstage and read a letter from the President. Members of different ethnic groups came forward and called us to prayer and reminded us of the reason we were there. For 12 hours we worshiped and prayed for the turn of our nation, for the end of abortion, and for forgiveness for the U.S. for allowing sin to become the norm. I left that night with such a passion in my heart for God and a desire to be sensitive towards the heart of God. Through the Call, I was introduced to the Bound for Life ministry. I am now disgusted when I hear that over 46,000,000 babies are killed each year just because they were an inconvenience. I have joined Bound For Life and wear a red Life band which is a silent reminder to pray for the ending of abortion and healing for those who have had an abortion and for those who have performed abortions. My life is changed. It was amazing to see 84,000 christians unite to fast and pray for forgiveness for our nation and God's mercy. These pictures are from the Call. The one on the far left and far right is from the prayer walk. (It just gives me chills to see it again!) Bound for Life has a website if you would like more info. Also the videos at the bottom of the page are about the Call. If you click on one of them to watch it, you have to scroll up to the top of the page to view it.
Sorry this was so long, you guys!
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I am tremendously proud of all 3 of you for participating in this. I just weep each time that I see or read anything about The Call. What an amazing experience for you! Next time, God willing, you won't get such terrible sunburns.
Love,
Mom/Melissa Kerley
Please do not take this as a rude comment, but I would really like to know what you and your fellow Christians achieved from "fasting" the young children that were there? I too was there, but not as a participant, I was part of the security detail from Fort Campbell, (I am a soldier and that's who your security for the day was, soldiers,) and we witnessed so many people passing out or almost having severe medical problems because their mother's and fathers would not let them even drink water in the 102 degree heat that we had that day. What were you people trying to accomplish? I don't understand. I can understand worshiping the Lord, as I am too a Christian, but I do not understand some of the method's that people chose to utilize that day. Do you remember the people in the yellow shirts that day that helped so many of you? Yes, I was one of them, I helped you and for my help I was told that I was a sinner and that Jesus Christ did not love me for choosing to do what I did as a profession. I don't understand the motives behind some of the "Christians" that were there that day. Please help me to understand..
Please do not take this as a rude comment, but I would really like to know what you and your fellow Christians achieved from "fasting" the young children that were there? I too was there, but not as a participant, I was part of the security detail from Fort Campbell, (I am a soldier and that's who your security for the day was, soldiers,) and we witnessed so many people passing out or almost having severe medical problems because their mother's and fathers would not let them even drink water in the 102 degree heat that we had that day. What were you people trying to accomplish? I don't understand. I can understand worshiping the Lord, as I am too a Christian, but I do not understand some of the method's that people chose to utilize that day. Do you remember the people in the yellow shirts that day that helped so many of you? Yes, I was one of them, I helped you and for my help I was told that I was a sinner and that Jesus Christ did not love me for choosing to do what I did as a profession. I don't understand the motives behind some of the "Christians" that were there that day. Please help me to understand..
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