In case you haven’t noticed the recent drop in gasoline price lately, Rocky Twyman would be happy to fill you in.
Twyman, 59, founded Pray At The Pump- a group that meets and joins hands at petrol stations to pray for lower gas prices- in April of this year. In the months following his first event at a Shell gas station in Washington, DC, he has held similar gatherings nationwide.
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After a success in Alabama, the group headed back to the gas station of origin and in celebration sang the popular hymn “We shall overcome”- but with the words “We shall have lower gas prices”.
In case this doesn’t seem over-the-top enough, the group also invited comedian Jay Leno to join them in praying, after he mentioned Twyman and his group during a monologue in late July:
“Hey, have you heard about this group called Prayer at the Pump?” Leno asked. “They’re a prayer group that springs up, and they go to gas stations and they hold hands and they pray for lower gas prices. Otherwise known as the Bush energy plan.” (CNS News)
What’s more, he decided not to send his request via post to NBC or The Tonight Show, relying instead on the media to deliver the message to the comedian.
This decision, of course, only after spending a day picketing the NBC studios with prayer slogans. All in a days’ work for Rocky Twyman.
(Info credit BBC, emphasis mine)