More than a dozen clergy, caregivers, cancer survivors, and allies sweated as they stood in a circle on Saturday.
They spent an hour outside the Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church where they felt ferocious heat from the mid-morning sun during a cancer prayer vigil organized by SISI, Sisters Inspiring Sisters Incorporated.
“Our communities are hurting,” said cofounder Terry Spicer when asked why they willingly endured sixty minutes of heat-fueled discomfort. “We get calls every single day, all day. And there was one day that I received a call from someone who had just been given a terrible diagnosis. And I felt overwhelmed myself. So I reached out to these incredible clergy members, to join us. For pastors, you know, they have to get ready for Sunday service. And I heard Steve this morning saying there’s a 106 heat index for today So we want to get in and get right out. And we are on Facebook Live. I said to everybody who couldn’t be here for wherever you are in the world, pray with us because God cares. And He will answer.”