Mark Knott, left, and Ray Doerschuk, center, offer prayer and guidance to Dave Plegge of Salem during Saturday’s 16th annual Men’s Rally in the Valley at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown.

A prayer shawl ministry in Halifax County is spreading God’s love to those in need. The members of the ministry crochet prayer shawls, lap robes and “loveys” — items made in the shape of ...