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A Veterans Day stand for unity

For the Rev. Dr. Bartholomew Orr, senior pastor of Brown Baptist Missionary Baptist Church Southaven, simplicity yielded power on Veterans Day.

The idea, simply, was to put on a roving demonstration of “Standing in Unity For Our Country” on Veterans Day.

Specifically, Brown MBC teamed with leaders and members of several other participating churches to create a unity prayer. It started at Brown’s Main Campus at 980 Stateline Rd. and stretched along Stateline Rd. to Elvis Presley/Hwy. 51.

“We, along with other churches and, really, with other believers across the country, participated in 11/11 at 11 o’clock,” Orr told The New Tri-State Defender afterwards. “A great way to celebrate veterans and honor them for their service. But, at the same time, also stand in unity and stand in prayer for America.”

Proverbs 11:11, said Brown, states that, “by the blessings of the upright the city is exalted. But by the treacherous talk of the wicked it is overthrown.

“So, instead of giving in to the toxic talk of the day we wanted to do a proactive partnership, a collaboration coming together to stand in unity.”

Prayers reverberated from 11 a.m. to 11:30 and were shared online at brownbaptist.org and through the churches social media platforms.

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