The Fast That Walked Outside

Every January, First Community Church in Decatur, Georgia, held a three-day prayer and fasting retreat. Members gathered in the fellowship hall, sang worship songs, journaled, and prayed earnestly for revival. Meanwhile, across the parking lot, a single mother named Maria worked double shifts at the laundromat, unable to afford winter coats for her two kids. One year, a new associate pastor named David canceled the retreat's afternoon session.…