The tenants come out on porches to watch and wave. They have come to expect these marches in the neighborhood. The March ends in the park in the middle of the complex. A worship band is playing lively music. The most of grills fills the air.
Teams go out with care packages of food for residents.
Yong people swing the kids in circles and toss footballs. Young and old, rich and poor, black and white, all together. It's more than a picnic. Missions statesman Don McCurry has told countless stories of the ways music and the arts have opened up opportunities for the gospel in various Muslim areas. This has led to Don adding a new module to his summer missionary training courses preparing furloughing missionaries for ongoing Muslim evangelism.