- Welcome back to The Prayer Link.

Well, we have a story foryou that you won't believe,

white police officersand community members

gathered togetherrecently to wash the feet

of black faith leadersin Cary, North Carolina.

- That's right, it was a move

that echoed the biblicalstory of how Jesus

washed his disciples' feet.

Attendees say it broughthealing and reconciliation

in the small town, andjoining us now to share more

about it is eventorganizer, Shara Chalmer.

Shara, thank you so muchfor joining us today.

- My honor.

- Well, first of all you say

God spoke to you about doing this.

What did he say?

- My husband and I werepreaching in Ashville

at our anniversary wheneverything happened

with George Floyd, andI was just distraught,

and I kept having visions ofDr. Martin Luther King Jr.

and the Unity Walk that he did,

linking arms brother to brother

as they sang in the streetsof Washington, D.C.,

"We Shall Overcome", andMartin Luther King marched in,

he wasn't even gonnarelease that prophetic dream

and an intercessor auntieon the front row said,

"Martin, share thedream, share the dream,"

and that's where he sharedhis "I Have A Dream" speech

and that dream that hasn'teven yet come to pass.

So, we were preaching two weeks ago

and the Lord said, "I want a unity walk

"but I want ya' to call your sister,

"Dr. Faith Wokoma," who is a pastor

and apostle in the area whoI've known for 14 years.

He just told me to callher and I texted her

and the Lord had alreadyspoken a vision to her to do it

and she had her church,

Legacy Center Church in Cary organizing it

and the Lord put on myhusband and my heart

to serve her vision, togather other churches

and to come underneath the leadership

of this incredible African American couple

and serve them just like Jesus' prayer

before he went to the cross,

he washed the disciple's feet

and in John 17 the prayer was,

"That we would be one as he is one

"with the father andthe son and the spirit,

"that we would be known by our love."

So, Dr. Faith's church organized this.

- Shara, we're looking at pictures

right now of this event,

several law enforcementofficers were there,

what message did they share?

- We just have to saythat the police officers,

the police chief of Cary,of Morrisville, of Apex,

came on the march, they roped off roads,

they had water stations,

they literally led the processional

and my husband and I had a vision

that they should be partof the foot washing.

Dr. Faith wanted it to be very sensitive,

that no one would feel manipulated

and there's no political agenda.

So we, actually there wastwo Christian police chiefs

who wanted to be part of the foot washing

and Dr. Faith chose to do it

at the steps of the police station

as a prophetic sign that authority

and those in leadership

will model what Jesus did,

which is servant leadership.

And so, my precious pastors,

Murray and Ashe Smith ofCatch The Fire Raleigh Durham,

came alongside Ron Lewis,who's also planted a church

on the racial faultlines in Raleigh Durham,

Kings Park International,and these white pastors,

alongside our policeofficers washed the feet

of our beloved Faith and Sobo

and did identificational repentance

standing in the gap likeDaniel chapter nine,

asking for forgiveness.

And my husband and Ijust started crying out

for another Azusa Street outpouring,

for another WilliamSeymour to be raised up,

for another outpouringof revival which will,

he said of Azusa, that theoutpouring was so great

that the blood of Jesuswashed away the color lines.

So we had a precious time,

a foot washing of repentance,

and of crying out for our nation

into the streets of Cary.

- And Shara, what was the response

from the black faith leaders?

- Well, my pastors were so sensitive

and they wanted ahead of time

to make sure that Dr. Faith and Sobo

didn't feel like, "Oh,we've already done this.

"How many times are wegonna do foot washing?

"How many times are we gonna repent

"over the same sins?"

And actually, our pastors,as they stood in the gap

and it's very clear that this is just

one prayer event thatis a drop in the ocean

to catalyze movement, of action steps,

of us coming together

to see racism end in our day,

I was just looking around,

I mean my husband and I,

we sobbed for probably three hours,

sorry, it just makes me emotional now,

but I loved seeing myAfrican brothers and sisters

just touched by the love of God

and their hearts healedfrom the trauma of racism.

And our pastors actually are from Nigeria,

they were missionaries there,

and Sobo is also from Nigeria,

so standing in the gapfor not only the sins

of slavery in America,but of the slave trade,

my pastor, Murray, isEnglish but was in Nigeria,

it was incrediblypowerful and I'm reminded

that it was 400 years of slavery

that the Israelites hadbefore they were delivered

and just this May 2020 marks 400 years

since the Mayflower came to America

and were believing for the end of slavery

and another Jesus people movement

to take the streets of America,

and for John 17 to come in our day.

- You remind me of LouIngalls vision for America,

I'm sure you're familiar with him.

- He's one of my spiritual fathers,

Lou is one of my spiritual fathers,

I've known him 20 years.

- Okay, all right, yeah, I'm getting that.

So how important is itright now for Christians,

black and white, to show unity in the wake

of this incredible racialdivision in our country?

- This is the church's greatest hour.

We cannot miss our momentto become the answer

to the ending of slavery, which is love

that looks like serving ourbrother and sisters feet,

which is love that lookslike standing in the gap

when there are police officers.

We have to arise and shinelike Isiah (audio glitch)

and model the message.

You know, the Lord spokeso clearly to Daniel and I

to serve your African Americanbrother and sisters vision.

Do not lead this, let them lead,

but put all of your strength,

all of your people, all of your resources

and empower them and Ibelieve Sydney Jacobs

gave a word that the next move of God

would be led by African Americans

and until AfricanAmericans took their place

in the parade, theprocessional of history,

that revival would carry in America

and so, I think that, as Christians,

it is our greatest hour toactually model the message

of the sermon on the mound.

Of just love that looks like something.

- Beautiful, love it.- Amen, amen.

Shara, thank you so much

for sharing this incredible story with us,

we are so blessed to have you on today.

- Yes so blessed, God bless you.

Thank you so much.- God bless you.