One man's passion for rosary launches new ministry

Published: 2005-09-20

CONYERS, Ga. (CNS) -- Greg Willits is 6-foot-5 with a shaved head and a goatee. He's hardly the type of guy one would imagine doing arts and crafts. But love for his faith has inspired Willits and, in turn, hundreds of others to become rosary-making soldiers. The Willits home, looking from the outside like an unassuming family home, houses the headquarters of an army -- an organization that counts prayer as part of its artillery. Since Willits created the Rosary Army in 2003, people across the country have taken to heart the group's slogan: "Make them, pray them, give them away." The buzz surrounding the Rosary Army was slow at first, with a few people requesting rosaries through its Web site, www.rosaryarmy.com. After word got out, thousands of free, all-twine knotted rosaries have been distributed, and hundreds of "soldiers" have joined the group to make rosaries.

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