Health educator and author Joyce Yates will serve as one of eight guest speakers at Starkville’s Observance of The National Day of Prayer, set for noon May 7 at the Starkville Sportsplex.

Yates will speak on the importance of prayer in healthcare. The Starkville  observance will coincide with events throughout the nation, with people coming together for a time to pray for their community, their state and their nation.

The public is invited to attend. For more information about Starkville’s Observance of the National Day of Prayer, please contact Gwen Sisson at gwenwoodssisson@yahoo.com.

See this story and the National Day of Prayer preview story in the May 6, 2015 edition of The Webster Progress Times at http://websterprogresstimes.com/2015/05/06/national-day-of-prayer-observance-thursday/