Due to the pandemic, those attending texted their prayer requests from their vehicles that were spaced apart in the Freeman Coliseum parking lot. Hungry for help, and so people want to pray, Lucado said. "Eight weeks later, here we are at Freeman Coliseum," said Pastor Dorian Williams, one of the Pray SA organizers. Pastor Gilbert Hernandez, another Pray SA organizer, said, everyone is welcome to the events, regardless of race or religion. Youre finally coming to me with all your questions, all your burdens.A second Pray SA event is scheduled for next Sunday, August 16, also at 7 p.m. at the Freeman Coliseum.

SAN ANTONIO An old-fashioned prayer service set for Aug. 9 and Aug.16 has been organized in response to unprecedented times by noted Christian author Pastor Max Lucado, of Oak Hills Church, and other local pastors. "This is a time for us to come together and ask God to help us, bring a breakthrough, bring a new day," Lucado said. Lucado joined with Pastor Dorian Williams, of Texas Christian Fellowship Church, and others following the protests over George Floyds infamous death while in Minneapolis police custody. "There's a need to pray to ensure that we're dealing with the force behind the faces and that we're doing it in the right way," Williams said. Guidelines can be found on the Pray SA website where theyll also need to register.