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The SERVE Team partnered with KidSalt to see 460 care packages assembled and distributed to foster families across South Carolina. The Heart4Schools network continues to grow with 474 known church-school partnerships. During the pandemic, churches have served by providing support and encouragement to teachers and staff and have continued to provide food on the weekends for students who would otherwise be hungry. Approximately 282 churches were trained in SERVE ministry areas including Disaster Relief, English as a Second Language Teacher Training, Healthy Community Engagement, Heart4Schools, and Understanding Poverty Culture. Through the Hunger Relief offering, SCBC churches shared meals with 67,638 individuals. Additionally, four professions of faith and three baptisms were recorded. More than 100 volunteers processed 21,956 Christmas Prisoner Packets collected by 40 associations and distributed them to inmates in all South Carolina prisons. Prayer Requests Pray for protection from injury and disease as Disaster Relief volunteers serve others. Pray that all schools in South Carolina would have a church that loves and serves them well, providing help, encouragement, and hope. Pray for God to lead more of our churches to care for the 4,000 children in the foster care system across South Carolina.
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