Thanksgiving Day of Prayer The Day of Prayer was instituted at Liberty in 1985, when Vernon Brewer was diagnosed with cancer. During that time, the campus gathered in prayer for his healing. Since then, it has become a wellknown tradition for the L U students, staff, faculty and administration to gather and pray. "It is important that w e band together as students and set that time aside to seek the Lord," Dwayne Carson, assistant campus pastor, said. It is also a time for students to worship the Lord and make their petitions known. "Prayer is a basic part of Christian life," Carson said. "Too many times, w e take it for granted that w e can come before the Maker of the universe." O n November 24 and 25, the student body assembled throughout the day and night at the prayer chapel to pray for such things as God's direction in their lives, their families, their churches, Dr. Falwell and his ministries, U.S. leaders, revival in America and world evangelization.
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