Prayer Breakfast held at First Baptist Church
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

(photos top, top left and center) The Kilgore Lions Club volunteered to cook pancakes and sausage for the Prayer Breakfast, Lions Pat Nault and Bob Ellzey flip flapjacks. Pastor Eddie Hillburn opens the ceremony and Courtney Culpepper, a senior at Kilgore High School gets her pancakes from Lion Bobby Bittick.

Today is the National Day of Prayer and in honor of that day, the Kilgore Ministerial Alliance sponsored a prayer breakfast.

Rev. Eddie Hilburn and the First Baptist Church of Kilgore hosted the event starting at 7 a.m.

Brian Bittick provided the musical inspiration as he opened the ceremony with a song.

With more than 100 people in attendance, the Acts of Prayer started with Shawn Billings who gave the Adoration, recognizing God's greatness; Mark Hendrick gave the Confession (admitting sin), Courtney Culpepper led the Thanksgiving, acknowledging the source of good things; and giving the blessing for Supplication were Jan Wylie, for the schools, Brian Nutt for government and Mayor Joe T. Parker for the churches.

The breakfast of pancakers and sausage was cooked by the Kilgore Lions Club.

In years past the Ministrerial Alliance has observed national Day of Prayer with a gathering at Kilgore's Sesquicentennial Park.

News Herald Photos by Lester MUrray (photos top right and above) Mayor Joe T. Parker leads the prayer for supplication and Brian Bittick led off the ceremony with a spiritual song.