Even amid the sweltering afternoon sun, participants in the annual March for Jesus kept the momentum going by singing hymns of praise as they took to the streets of George Town on Saturday.
Led by organiser and Christian Association for Civics chairwoman Kattina Anglin, the 200 plus crowd, some of whom came riding on horses, bikes, scooters and many others simply walking, joined in fellowship in the second annual march.
Waving flags with messages, which included the theme ‘Thank you Jesus’ as well as ‘Jesus Reigns,’ participants began the march and motorcade with a prayer at Seven Mile Public Beach.
Following the blessing of the march, evangelist Marjorie Pitter sounded the shofar (ram’s horn) to herald the start of the walk to Albert Panton Drive.
Anglin, speaking with the Cayman Compass at the event, said, she was “delighted” with the response, which was supported by the Cayman Ministers Association, as well as the Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
She said this year’s theme was pertinent as Cayman has much to be grateful for given the turmoil happening in the world.
She said it was also important to offer prayer and worship with hurricane season on the way.
“We are already thanking him for his protection during a hurricane season and we had none last year… isn’t that a lot to thank Jesus for? We have our sons and we have our daughters. We have all of our needs met. How much more do I have to add to the list? Count your blessings,” she added.
She said all were welcome to attend, and wanted the community to know “that we love you”.
“We love everybody in the community. The love of Jesus that emanates from within us, is everybody, regardless of race, colour, creed, or religion, because Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, even commands us to love our very enemy,” Anglin said.
Anglin said she was excited to announce that a similar march will be held on 22 June on Cayman Brac and will be lead by Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly.
O’Connor-Connolly, Anglin said, was initially scheduled to help lead the march, but the premier could not attend due to official travel commitments.
West Bay Central MP and Minister Katherine Ebanks-Wilks led the march with Anglin.
Ebanks-Wilks said she was proud to be an ‘Ambassador for Christ’.
“We owe it to him to show people that we are not ashamed to walk on our streets and say that He is our Lord. And that’s why I’m here. I’m here as a leader to say that I’m proud to know that I have a relationship with Jesus and I love the theme ‘Thank you, Jesus’, because if it weren’t for him, we wouldn’t be here,” she added.
The march culminated with a praise and worship concert.
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