Saturday Prayer Walk Aims to Uplift Dixon Families, City

A little prayer can go a long way and on Saturday morning, members of Living Hope Church in Dixon invite everyone to pray and walk for the city.

The church will be hosting an 11-mile Prayer Walk beginning at the parking lot at 9 a.m.

“We are just going to walk literally around the city, all around different communities in an 11-mile loop,” Living Hope Church Pastor Jeff Myers said. “We are just going to walk and pray and really lift up the city.”

Myers said the idea for the Prayer Walk came to him after reading Mark Batterson’s book “Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears.” In the book, Batterson says “Drawing prayer circles around our dreams isn’t just a mechanism whereby we accomplish great things for God. It’s a mechanism whereby God accomplishes great things in us,” according to a description of the book on Amazon.com.

Batterson tells of the legend of Honi the Circle Maker – a man who drew a circle in the sand and would not leave the inside of it until God answered his prayers. In the book, Batterson asks his readers what impossible dream they have that God is calling them to draw a prayer circle around, according to the book’s description.

For Myers and the members of , it’s the well-being of the city and its residents.

“There’s a lot of funk going on right now and we want a healthier place to live,” Myers said. “People seem to be very excited about it, there’s a lot of buzz in our church about it.”

Members of Living Hope Church, Myers expects at least a few dozen walkers, will be walking and praying for city leaders and organizations, the schools, students, civic organizations, emergency services, businesses and the people and families of Dixon.

The church welcomes everyone to submit prayer requests that they can do along the walk. To send in your request, simply send Myers an e-mail to pastor.jeff@att.net

You can also comment on this story to submit a prayer request. If you would like to join the walk, it begins at Dixon High School, 555 College Way, at 9 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 11. Check out the attached map for the exact route. Pastor Myers recommends comfortable attire and walking shoes for all walkers.