3rd Annual Stand for Children Prayer Walk
Welcome, and thank you so much for joining us for our Stand for Children Prayer Walk! Your presence here speaks volumes, and we deeply appreciate your commitment to praying for the well-being of children, especially during Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Today, as we walk and pray, let’s lift up all children in our community. We focus our hearts particularly on those within the child welfare system – our precious foster, kinship, and adoptive families who provide loving homes, and most importantly, on the vulnerable biological families striving to care for their children. We believe wholeheartedly in the power of prayer to bring hope, healing, and positive change into their lives. Together, let’s stand united in prayer, knowing that prayer works to protect and strengthen children and families.
Event Timeline- April 12, 2025
1:00 PM -Events at First Baptist Church of Columbia
- Attendees arrive & check-in
- Visit with other organizations
- Artistic Performance- Foster Care Experience
- Shayne Boyle ( InsaneShayne1 ) performs marshmallow catch and helps kick off SC Steps Up for Foster Care Virtual Challenge!
- Welcome Message
- Joy shares how being a foster child and now a parent has come full circle.
2:00 PM-State House Walk & Programming
Worship Songs
- Elevation Worship- Praise
- Michael W. Smith- Our God is An Awesome God
Welcome– Kim Trainer, CEO, Fostering the Family
Message from the State– Alan Wilson, Attorney General, South Carolina
Message from DSS– New Director of South Carolina DSS, Tony Catone
Church Involvement- Dr. Elizabeth Enns, Pastor Antioch Church, Fort Mill
Featured Speaker– April Ficklin, Flourishing Families
Song
- Children’s Choir- He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
Concert of Prayer
- All Vulnerable Children of South Carolina
- Biological Families & Care Givers
- Unity Among All Agencies
- Churches
Song
- Matthew West- Don’t Stop Praying
Next Steps- Susie Boyle, Director of Outreach & Partnerships, Fostering the Family
The Lord's Prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
——————-
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
Song Lyrics
Elevation Worship- Praise
Michael W. Smith- Awesome God
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
He’s got the whole world in His hands He’s got the whole world in His hands He’s got the whole
world in His hands He’s got the whole world in His hands
He’s got the South Carolina children in His hands…
He’s got all of the families in His hands…
He’s got the volunteers and workers in His hands…
He’s got all of the churches in His hands…
He’s got the whole world in His hands…
Matthew West- Don't Stop Praying
What’s your impossible? Your “I need a miracle”What’s got you barely hanging by a single thread?What looks so hopeless now? What weighs down your heart with doubt?You beg for a breakthrough, but no sign of breakthrough yet
When you’ve cried, and you’ve cried ’til your tears run dryThe answer won’t come, and you don’t know whyAnd you wonder if you can bow your head even one more time
Don’t stop prayingDon’t stop calling on Jesus’ nameKeep on pounding on Heaven’s doorAnd let your knees wear out the floorDon’t stop believing‘Cause mountains move with just a little faithAnd your Father’s heard every single word you’re sayingSo, don’t stop praying
Don’t stop prayingDon’t stop calling on Jesus’ nameKeep on pounding on Heaven’s doorAnd let your knees wear out the floorDon’t stop believing‘Cause mountains move with just a little faithAnd your Father’s heard every single word you’re sayingSo, don’t stop praying
When you’ve cried, and you’ve cried ’til your tears run dryThe answer won’t come, and you don’t know whyAnd you wonder if you can bow your head even one more timeOh, do it one more time
And don’t stop prayingDon’t stop calling on Jesus’ nameKeep on pounding on Heaven’s doorAnd let your knees wear out the floorDon’t stop believing‘Cause mountains move with just a little faithAnd your Father’s heard every single word you’re sayingSo, don’t stop praying
Oh-oh(Don’t stop, don’t stop praying) oh, don’t stop praying(Don’t stop, don’t stop praying)Oh-oh
Don’t stop praying for the prodigalDon’t stop praying for the miracleHallelujah, hallelujah, and amenDon’t stop praying that addictions endDon’t stop praying for deliveranceHallelujah, hallelujah, and amen
Oh, don’t stop praying for the sickness healedDon’t stop praying for His power revealedHallelujah, hallelujah, and amenNo, don’t stop praying for the Kingdom comeDon’t stop praying that His will be doneHallelujah, hallelujah, and amen
Don’t stop prayingDon’t stop calling on Jesus’ nameKeep on pounding on Heaven’s doorLet your knees wear out the floorDon’t stop believing‘Cause mountains move with just a little faithAnd your Father’s heard every single word you’re sayingSo, don’t stop praying
oh, don’t stop praying(Don’t stop, don’t stop praying) hey, don’t you give up nowNo, don’t stop praying
Kari Jobe- The Blessing
The Lord bless you and keep youMake His face shine upon you and be gracious to youThe Lord turn His face toward youAnd give you peace
The Lord bless you and keep youMake His face shine upon you and be gracious to youThe Lord turn His face toward youAnd give you peace
Amen, amen, amenAmen, amen, amen
The Lord bless you and keep youMake His face shine upon you and be gracious to youThe Lord turn His face toward youAnd give you peace
Amen, amen, amenAmen, amen, amenAmen, amen, amenAmen, amen, amen
May His favor be upon youAnd a thousand generationsAnd your family and your childrenAnd their children, and their children
May His favor be upon youAnd a thousand generationsAnd your family and your childrenAnd their children, and their children
May His favor be upon youAnd a thousand generationsAnd your family and your childrenAnd their children, and their children
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If you’re interested in finding out more information about becoming a foster parent, being a Guardian ad Litem, Volunteering, or having your church take the first steps to starting a Family Advocacy Ministry… Schedule a virtual meeting with our Director of Outreach & Partnerships, Susie Boyle. Click the link below to schedule an informational meeting.