LANSING, Mich. — The Lansing community showed its support by coming together to give words of encouragement and prayer for Representative John Lewis, who recently announced he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.
Many gathered at the Capitol Tuesday to show their support.
"His never giving up, his eternal optimism, you just are heartened by that, knowing the kind of person that he is. But of course, for those of us who are people of faith, we want to call on God and ask him to restore Congressman Lewis," said Elaine Hardy, chairperson of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan.
There were words of encouragement, interfaith prayers, a vocal tribute and ringing of bells.
Lewis is the keynote speaker for the MLK Day of Celebration on Jan. 20.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan said there are no changes to the program at this time.
“The Congressman has fought so valiantly for our nation; we join him now in this fight and offer our prayers for his full recovery,” Hardy said.
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