WV Mayor's Prayer Request Goes Viral: Answers to Prayer Expected

Teresa Neumann : Aug 26, 2014
Staff – WSAZ News

Mayor Steve Williams' faith helped him overcome his own personal battles. Now he's praying faith can revive his town.

(Huntington, WV)—After speaking with pastors of local churches, Mayor Steve Williams created a video in which he asked for prayer for his town to combat rising crime and rampant drug use. (Photo via WSAZ News)

It went viral.

According to a report on WSAZ News, Williams said that on top of law enforcement, recovery programs and neighborhood associations, "it was time to reach out to the faith-based community."

"There's a level of addiction in our city," he said, "[and] in our region, that is taking us down and, frankly, we're trying everything that we know possible. Anybody who's from here knows that a part of the fabric of our community is our faith."

Click here to watch the video and read more about how prayer can make a difference.