{"id":18863,"date":"2010-10-03T17:48:25","date_gmt":"2010-10-03T21:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=18863"},"modified":"2010-10-03T23:19:06","modified_gmt":"2010-10-04T03:19:06","slug":"developing-story-christians-gather-to-pray-for-dominica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/crime-court-law\/developing-story-christians-gather-to-pray-for-dominica\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 300 attend national prayer rally"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAn estimated 300 people attended Sunday afternoon’s National Prayer Rally, held under the theme ‘Halting the Work of the Devil, Reclaiming our Country’ on Independence Street in Roseau to pray for the country and the many lives that have been lost in the past two weeks due to violence.<\/p>\n

The inclement weather did not seem be a deterrent as pastors from across the spectrum continue to call for government officials to return to the days of putting God first. They have also called on the nation\u2019s people to refrain from badmouthing their land and calling evil and destruction to it.<\/p>\n

\"\"About 11 pastors spoke of national repentance, repentance of the church, exhortation, and prayer for pastors and churches and worship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must repent from witchcraft and evil in the church, \u201c said pastor Chad Prince, who prayed for the hurting families.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter tonight, we expect to see great results in our country,\u201d said Pastor Lennox Timothy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is happening around us is the works of darkness exposed, not against the government or the cities, but against the church of God in Dominica.\u00a0This series of murders, demon possession and wide spread violence, witchcraft and the cloud over the land can only be discarded by a strategic attack by the church. I declare there is not going to be one more murder in our country,\u201d said Pastor Bill Daniel.<\/p>\n

On Friday, acting Prime Minister Reginald Austrie had uttered a call to religious leaders to gather their congregation and pray for the faith of the island and a stop to the bloodshed.<\/p>\n

Dominica has recorded six murders in the past two weeks, adding to another four the eight months prior. Law enforcement officials have made arrests in some cases while investigations are ongoing in determine the identities of those involved in the others.<\/p>\n

Police spokesman Claude Weekes said last week that the situation was becoming infectious and he too had called for an increase in prayer for the Nature Isle of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s proceedings are expected to go on through to the mid hours of this evening and being broadcast on most radio stations locally.<\/p>\n