Betty Cade, left, and Anne MacNeil continue talking after the Mission Mississippi meeting Tuesday at the Natchez Children's Home Services. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Anne MacNeil, owner of Elms Court, speaks during the Mission Mississippi meeting Tuesday at the Natchez Children's Home Services. "Whoever walks through the door, I want them to feel welcome," MacNeil said, "It's important to me." MacNeil said she had to really think about that her ancestors practiced slavery and how to present what happened. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Anne MacNeil leads a prayer during the Mission Mississippi meeting Tuesday at the Natchez Children's Home Services.(Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Helen Smith reads a prayer at the begining of the Mission Misssissippi meeting Tuesday at the Natchez Children's Services home. Mission Mississippi will be having a "Collective Focused Prayer Time" for racial reconciliation from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Oct. 20, at First Presbyterian Church. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)