Thousands of Christians pray for San Diego s schools amid COVID-19 virtual learning
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Thousands of Christians pray for San Diego s schools amid COVID-19 virtual learning
Thousands of Christians pray for San Diego s schools amid COVID-19 virtual learning | Monday, September 28, 2020
People participate in We Pray San Diego at Chula Vista High School on Sept. 26, 2020. | SD Rock/Angie White
Over 3,200 people from 98 partnering churches joined a prayer event in person and online Saturday to pray for the cityâs schools, youth and teachers.
The event was the second We Pray San Diego gathering, following the first one in June that had focused on praying for both the healing of residents infected with COVID-19 and the cityâs racial tensions. Nearly 2,000 people attended the event in person while the remainder joined online.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – On Saturday, January 30th from 9AM-10AM more than 23 San Diego churches from every corner of the county will unite virtually for the third We Pray San Diego gathering. The focus of this time will be San Diego hospitals, health care staff, first responders and those struggling with COVID.
According to the County of San Diego, as of January 24th there have been 227,195 cases of COVID-19 in San Diego County. While the current intensive care unit (ICU) bed availability for the Southern California region is 0.0%, San Diego remains in the purple tier to help bring the cases down. Hospital ICUs are at capacity, health care workers are exhausted, and families are grieving the loss of loved ones.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – More than 23 San Diego churches from across the county will convene virtually for the third We Pray San Diego event on Jan. 30 from 9-10 a.m.
This year, the prayers will focus on San Diego health care staff, hospitals, first responders, and people battling COVID.
According to the County of San Diego, 227,195 cases of COVID have been confirmed in San Diego County since Jan. 24. Southern California’s intensive care unit (ICU) bed availability remains at 0.0% and San Diego continues to stay in the purple tier.
The Rock Church Senior Pastor, Miles McPherson, joined KUSI to enlighten San Diegans on how they may participate in the event. People do not have to attend one of their churches in order to join the event.
The third We Pray San Diego virtual gathering is Saturday, Jan. 30. Folks can participate from their homes across San Diego County and around the world.