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to marchByUSAFIPPSTribune staff writerIf s not a protest.If s not political.It's simply a celebration. And, “it's just for Jesus,” said Rita Har-baugh.May 17 is the March for Jesus. Harbaugh is coordinating the publicity for the annual event during which people, some carrying banners proclaiming messages like “Shine Jesus Shine” walk alongFAMILYdowntownstreets.Harbaughsaid lastyear notonly werepeoplewalking,there werebabiesbeingpushed in strollers,March for Jesus was a success in 1996 as people from the community gathered downtown.(Photo provtdod)and people in wheelchairs. As they walk they sing Christian songs and after the March for Jesus they stop and pray for the community.4‘Last year we turned to all four directions (north, south, east, and west) and prayed ” It was an awesome moment, she said, adding “it gives me goose bumps just to think about it.”March for Jesus is a tune to “praise him, to worship him, Har-baugh said. “It's a joyful celebration of who he is and what he did for us, for humanity really ”March for Jesus is also a time forMarch for Jesus is a global eventEach year more than 10 million people in 170 nations participate in the March for Jesus. In the United States people in more than 625 cities will march.This year — come rain or come shine — the March for Jesus will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m, May 17.The March for Jesus begins at the parking lot of Kokomo High School; downtown campus. The parking lot is south of the gymnasium and just south of the bridge on Apperson Way.People are welcome to walk, push children in strollers or use wheelchairs if necessary. Bicycles and motorized vehicles are not permitted.Individuals and groups are encouraged to make signs and banners. However, banners and signs cannot contain the name of a church and cannot deal with issues, such as abortion. March for Jesus is a time of worship — nothing else.For more information call Jim Jacobs at 457-8201 or 4524223.the walls between people, people of all ages, different denominations, races, and classes.” Very seldom do members of God’s church get together, that’s why “we need this,” Harbaugh said.It’s also a time for Christians to “rediscover their community and find ways to share the joy of know-never enter the church building,” according to March for Jesus literature.More and more people participate each year, Harbaugh said. The March for Jesus is not just a local event, nor is it just a national event. It’s a global event. Christians around the world participate andthat’s going on around the world. Somehow I think He’s pleased.”In addition, participating in March for Jesus sets a good example for children, Harbaugh said, adding “We should not be ashamed to walk city streets and do this for him because he walked up Cal-Manf fn V\a A#1 onmofWnrr Will fnt* (11^
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Kokomo Tribune
Kokomo, Indiana, US
Tue, Apr 29, 1997
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