By Brittany Holbrooks
For 13 years, Awake America Prayer Meetings have been a staple at Blairsville City Hall. Over that time, the meetings have spread to surrounding cities and even other states while maintaining a constant presence in the heart of Program Coordinator Lydia Long’s community.
Back in 2009, Long learned about the Awake America movement that was growing across the country in the wake of one of United States’ worst tragedies. Each year on 9/11, people all over the nation were stopping to pray at noon to remember the fallen and support the country.