Sussex County to Host 34th Annual Prayer Breakfast

Tickets are now on sale for the 34th annual Sussex County  Prayer Breakfast, to be held Tuesday, June 14,  2011, with Pastor Bob Carey of Delmarva Teen Challenge as this year’s featured guest speaker. The theme of this year’s event will be ‘Changing One Life at a Time.’

Pastor Carey, of Seaford, Del.,  is  executive director of Delmarva Teen Challenge, a program that provides second chances to young men affected by drugs, alcohol and other social ills by introducing  them  to a personal relationship with God. Pastor Carey, who once had a promising corporate career, will  discuss his own personal transformation through  the Teen Challenge program and how it saved him from a life of alcohol abuse, bringing him peace and to a new life of ministry.

Teen Challenge participants have a chance to rebuild their lives through education, counseling, and spiritual guidance designed to turn them away from a life of temptation and toward one that builds hope, strengthen families and supports communities. Since its first center opened in New York in 1960, the Teen Challenge program has grown to more than 400 centers worldwide.

Pastor  Carey is a graduate of the Central Bible College  – Detroit Campus, where he completed his ministers’ certification with the Assemblies of God. He began his full-time ministry in 1994 at Life Challenge of Southeastern Michigan, where he eventually served as assistant to the executive director.  He joined Delmarva Teen Challenge as executive director in 2008.

Joining  Pastor Carey as this year’s musical entertainment will be ‘The Reminders’,  with their  eclectic mix of original and familiar gospel music, as well as the Teen Challenge Praise Team and vocalist Greg Fuller.

The Sussex County Prayer Breakfast is held each year to bring citizens and community leaders together for a morning of ministry, music, and personal reflection. The event is attended by business professionals, community leaders, and various representatives of local, County, State and federal governments.

This year’s breakfast is once again hosted by the Sussex County Council. Ticket sales and community sponsorships from individuals, organizations and businesses – not County funding – pay for this annual event. Again this year, former County Councilman Dale R. Dukes is volunteering his time to coordinate the breakfast.

The breakfast will begin at 6:45 a.m.  June 14 at Crossroad Community Church, Del. Route 404 and State Forest Road, west of Georgetown.  The ministry and music portion of the program will begin promptly at 7:30 a.m.

Tickets are $15 per person, or $110 per table of eight, and will be available on a first-come-first-served basis.

For tickets or more information, call (302) 855-7743 or (302) 875-7551.