During out time at Camp Casey III we heard many messages. Here I have shared what I heard and learned.
Reverend Yearwood of the “The Rev” – shared this amazing story during Saturday’s program about how he became associated with Cindy Sheehan:
The Rev was receiving an award for his peace and humanitarian work on April 4, 2004 on the balcony where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been shot 50 years to the day prior to that. During the awards ceremony The Rev felt a strong urging to pray for a soldier. The urging became so strong that he withdrew into himself, blocking out the ceremony around him. He prayed for the unknown soldier and the family of the soldier. During this inner prayer he received “message” that he would be meeting this family.
Through the next year The Rev shared that story everywhere he went. After sharing the story on April 4, 2005 at an event, he was approached by a weeping woman – Cindy Sheehan – who said, “I am the mother of that solider.” Cindy calls The Rev her “son in the movement” and he calls her his “mom in the movement”.
Upon hearing this story, I was convinced that this series of events was no accident.
Then The Rev shared this: Cindy began her vigil outside the Bush Crawford ranch on August 28, 2005 – 50 years to the day prior to that was the day that Rosa Parks sat down and refused to move from her seat on that bus she was riding.
Rev. Diane and Johnny lead an interfaith service in the Soldiers’ Memorial Garden on Sunday.
Participants in the interfaith service.
The Rev shares with us that he feels that Cindy is the next Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and how important her work is. He also tells us that he doesn’t want to see any more crosses in the ground signifying death. He instructs us to go out and help rebuild America by bringing our troops home and getting our money spent on care for those soliders, infrastructure, healthcare for our citizens and other needs that are desparately in order for our country.
Tom shades a disabled veteran during the service.
Cindy shares her thoughts about Camp Casey. She instructs us to take a piece of Camp Casey home with us into our own communities and to spread the spirit of Camp Casey in our work at home.
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 