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NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
Central Texas celebrated the 59th Annual National Day of Prayer, Thursday, May 6, 2010. Hundreds of central Texans joined together in prayer in dozens of venues across our area. The theme for this year was “Prayer for Such a Time as This” and is based on the verse from Nahum 1:7 which states: “The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him.”
Our Central Texas area was saturated with prayer all day Thursday and culminated in the Regional Event 
Thursday evening at the Expo Center. A number of the many prayer locations are listed at the bottom of this article.
The Regional Prayer Event featured a dramatically different and effective format, called a Concert Of Prayer. The event was a great culmination to a powerful day of prayer for our cities, State, and nation. Instead of a program of choirs and speakers, every attendee was offered an opportunity to pray in small groups arranged throughout the Expo Center Assembly Hall. Seating was arranged in 50
small circles of 10 chairs with each circle identified with a sign for one of the 50 United States. Participants were invited to join the state circle of their choice and to offer special prayers for the government and people of that state.
Over 350 prayer participants attended and joined in prayer as selected topics were introduced. Seven topics were introduced and participants took about 5 minutes to pray for each topic. A musical interlude provided an easy transition between topics and allowed for a comfortable transition.
Event organizers said feedback was uniformly positive and the participants were blessed by the new format. All felt the strength of our prayers in a very meaningful and powerful way.
Additional Central Texas National Day Of Prayer Events were held at many area locations including:
First Baptist Church, Salado, Body of Christ Outreach Center for the Pacific Islanders, Killeen, First Church of the Nazarene, Killeen, First United Methodist Church, Killeen, Hillside Ministries, Killeen, Metroplex Hospital, Killeen, Pershing Park Baptist Church, Killeen, Praise and Deliverance House of Prayer, Killeen, True Deliverance Ministries, Killeen, Copperas Cove City Hall, Fort Hood Comanche Chapel, Killeen City Hall, Temple Municipal Building, and St. Paul Chong Hasang Catholic Church, Harker Heights.