The following report was written by Renata Arauz-DeStefano (age ten), of Chestnut Hill Meeting. She has attended many prayer vigils during the past eleven months:
On Sunday, February 20th, at the prayer vigil eight people attended. While we were in the middle of the vigil, some children came with their parents. The mother took a picture of them holding signs just like ours. Two people came and talked with Steve for a long time. They looked like they were very interested. They also took some of our pamphlets. One lady was yelling at us while she was crossing the street saying we were crazy.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE
Independence Mall Vigil for PeacePlease join us at our weekly prayer vigils for peace in the world, held in front of the Liberty Bell on Market St. between 5th and 6th, every Sunday from 4 to 5 PM. For more information, contact cityquake@aol.com.
In our reports, participants share their experiences of the prayer vigils and explore beliefs related to their participation. Reports reflect the experience of each author and do not necessarily represent the beliefs or practice of all vigil participants. We welcome your responses, which are forwarded to the individual authors (when possible). We sometimes include part of a response in a future report, unless you ask us not to.
It is meaningful to us that you share in the vigils by reading these reports and in other ways, such as joining us in prayer.
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