
As epidemics collide, 'spiritual first responders' turn to boxing and the Bible
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As COVID-19 recedes, an unprecedented trio of deadly epidemics is still raging in one of America’s poorest communities where street chaplains are keeping hope alive.
They’ve ditched their masks but not the Naloxone kits or the power of prayer. As COVID-19 recedes in much of the country, volunteer street chaplains in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia are bearing witness to an unprecedented trio of deadly epidemics still raging in one of America’s poorest communities. "I’ve never seen anything like this," said Kevin Bernard, a retired police officer and director of the chaplain program at Rock Ministries, a local non-denominational Christian organization. "I grew up here. I walked these streets as a kid." WATCH: Go inside Kensington tonight at 7pm ET on ABC News Live Prime for a closer look at the impact of three simultaneous epidemics and how street chaplains from The Rock are trying to help.More Related News
