Tyler’s Day of Prayer and Fasting

TYLER — Tyler Mayor Barbara Bass has issued a proclamation calling for Saturday, August 6, to be a day of prayer and fasting. That’s in conjunction with “The Response U.S.A.,” Governor Rick Perry’s prayer rally in Houston that day. The event will be simulcast at Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler. Green Acres Pastor Dr. David Dykes invites everyone to the church’s new Crosswalk Conference Center for the viewing.

Visiting with our news partner KETK, Dykes said America is “a nation in crisis, and it’s not just a debt crisis or a political crisis, it’s really a moral crisis and a spiritual crisis, and prayer is the answer to that.” He adds that Christians don’t always know how to deal with the problems the country is facing, “but every single day, Christians can pray, and that is the one thing, really, that brings Christians together of all different denominational stripes.” The Houston event and the Tyler simulcast are set for Saturday from 10:00am till 5:00pm. You can contact the church for more information.