Governor Kemp to pastors: ‘We need you in this fight’
Governor Brian Kemp, in an interview with The Christian Index, stressed the importance of churches in the current battle against the spread of COVID-19.
“It’s going to be the community that stops this,” Kemp told interviewer Maina Mwaura, citing Dr. Deborah Birx of the U.S. Coronavirus Task Force. “And the way to do that is to adhere to the directives that are coming out of Washington, the CDC, Governor’s Office, and Georgia Department of Public Health.”
“This is an all-hands-on-deck approach,” Kemp stated. “I can’t tell you how many people are letting me know they’re praying for me. We need it more than ever right now. This is going to be a tough thing to get through, but we have a strong faith in the people in our state. I want the pastors and faith leaders know that we need them in this fight.”...