Under the encouraging eyes of his mother, Hattie R. Hudson, …

Photo by Robert K. Yosay | published: May 3, 2013

Under the encouraging eyes of his mother, Hattie R. Hudson, 9-year-old Elisha J. Hudson reads his favorite passage from Psalm 23 that begins, “The Lord is my shepherd,” during National Day of Prayer on Thursday. Youngstown and Regional Prayer Team sponsored the event downtown with about 100 participating.