2014 National Prayer Breakfast is Feb. 19 Published Feb. 14, 2014 By Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Whiteman Air Force Base will host the annual National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 19 at 8 a.m. at Mission's End. The theme of this year's event is, "Unless the Lord Build the House," and will feature Air Force Ch. Col. Gerald McManus, Air Force Global Strike Command's command chaplain, as the guest speaker. As the command chaplain, he advises and represents the AFGSC commander on all aspects of the chaplain corps mission. The prayer breakfast celebration began during World War II when a small group of congressmen and their staffs began meeting for prayer and Bible study. Today the National Prayer Breakfast is held in Washington D.C., and is sponsored by the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives prayer groups. The purpose of the occasion is to bring together the leadership of the United States in recognition of the moral and spiritual values upon which our nation was founded. Tickets cost $5 and include a full breakfast. For more information or to sign up, contact the base chapel at (660) 687-3562.