By Marilyn Miller
“And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” Colossians 3:17
The annual “Good Friday Cross Carry,” sponsored by the Men and Women of Courage of Webster Parish, focused its efforts on Downtown Minden in 2025.
The day started at 7 a.m. with a Burrito Breakfast for all, served beneath the Ash tree. At 7:30, “We walked throughout Downtown Minden with a cross (two actually) as Christians united in Jesus,” said one of the organizers, Chris Plants. “We prayed for people and businesses, showing and speaking about Jesus in the public.”
Different speakers delivered the Word of God beneath the Ash tree until about 6 p.m.
At one point, the walkers ran into Phillip, a homeless, hungry man. They discovered that he had a family in El Dorado, AR, so they took him there (see video on Chris Plants’ Facebook page).
Also, during one stop at the Ash tree, the 10th weekly drawing took place. Brian and Barbara Still’s ticket was drawn from the hopper. They are now owners of a Remington 700 SPS 30.06. According to drawing chairman Kevin McCann, funds from the drawings are used to finance the wheelchair ministry, Bible distributions, Civic Center rentals, and more.
The “Good Friday Cross Carry 2025,” interspersed with short messages from God’s Word, ended at 6 p.m.
Thanks were extended to the City of Minden, the Minden Police Department, food preparers, and to all those who joined in the walk, spoke God’s Word, and delivered the Cross from door to door and person to person.