Kelly Greene - Greene Publishing, Inc.
On Wednesday, Oct. 19, the students from Madison County High School (MCHS) located at 2649 W US Hwy. 90, hosted the Fields of Faith event, which began at 7 p.m., at Boot Hill stadium, which is located behind the school.
The event began with worship music that was performed by James Johnson, Assistant Principal at James Madison Preparatory High School (JMPHS); Tucker Johnson, a football player at JMPHS; and D.J. Hartsfield, football player at MCHS. They were introduced by Coach Mike Coe, who is the head football coach for MCHS.
Steve McHargue, area representative for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), said an opening prayer and made an announcement concerning Clyde Alexander's role with FCA, as the field associate for Madison County.
Students from MCHS, JMPHS, Madison Creative Arts Academy (MCAA) and Madison County Central School (MCCS) participated in reading different scriptures from the Bible, throughout the evening. Each student was picked by their peers from each respective school they attend based on the way they are seen representing a Godly life-style.
Additionally, three students: Alexis Bowen, from JMPHS; Kelsey Odom, a cheerleader at JMPHS; and Amahd Powell, football player at MCHS told their compelling testimonies that left many from the audience in tears. It could not have been easy for the students to tell their stories for everyone to hear but it was a sacrifice they made to help someone who may be struggling in the same area.
There were also two dramas presented, the first one was by the MCHS cheerleaders, about how strongholds such as materialism and addiction can be a temptation that pulls you into sin. The other one was presented by several volunteering MCHS students. The skit, referred to as Wake-up, involved a message on how people need to wake-up and be the person that God created them to be.
In closing, Volunteer Jeri Ann Webb, who is the owner of a local non-profit organization, read a poem about $3 religion, which referred to those that only want the bare minimum of what God has to offer and spoke words of encouragement to the crowd.
After Webb's message, McHargue closed in prayer. He announced, there were tents set up beside the bleachers with teachers and others to serve as mentors for any student that wanted prayer following the event.