Pictures of Summerton and the Surrounding Santee Cooper Lake Country

The following are selected pictures from the town of Summerton and the surrounding Santee Cooper Lake Country in South Carolina.

More Americans Turning to Power of Prayer During COVID-19 Crisis

More and more Americans are turning to the power of prayer during the current COVID-19 crisis. While the new coronavirus pandemic has resulted in many churches closing their doors in the name of social distancing, that is not stopping tens of millions of Americans from increasingly turning to the power of prayer.

Many of the prayers by fellow Americans are very targeted – aimed at the many brave and dedicated health care workers and front line employees treating patients and keeping the flow of food, medicine, and other needed goods going. The following are some of the recent published articles on this topic:

• Majority of Americans Praying 'for an End' to Coronavirus Pandemic, Pew Research Says
• Hundreds Circle Georgia Hospital in Their Cars to pray for Workers Battling Coronavirus
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nurses Pray over Hospital amid Coronavirus Pandemic 
• Risking Their Bodies to Pray for Souls Priests Answer the Call Amid Coronavirus
• 'We Need Prayer': MSNBC Host Asks T.D. Jakes to Pray for Nation on Live TV
• Google searches for ‘Prayer’ skyrocket Around the World amid Coronavirus Outbreak

• Residents Cheer and Pray for Health Care Workers at Treasure Coast Hospitals amid COVID-19

• Members Gather Outside Murrells Inlet Church in SC to Offer Prayers for Health Care Workers at Tidelands Health amid Coronavirus Crisis

There are many more stories emerging every day about people across America and around the world praying for health care workers, patients, frontline employees at grocery stores, pharmacies, and other businesses working to keep us all safe.

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