PrayerGate up and running

PrayerGate, a Marion-based prayer request hotline, is now functioning with live answering eight hours a day. The rest of the time, an answering machine will take requests. Local certified public accountant Larry Orr, who was diagnosed with cancer last year, started the program. It currently has a list of 30 individuals seeking daily prayer. Last year, Orr said the program's prayer warriors provided intercessory prayer for 41 individuals. Calls are being answered at 965-4300.