Chruch Shooting Kills Minister
Being at church while a gunman walks in and shoots your minister during the service, is difficult for adults to deal with, but for children it is shattering. 204 little angel teddy bears are on the way to comfort these youngsters when they return to church on Sunday, March 15th.
Rev. Fred Winters sermon about "Being Happy in Difficult Times" is prophetic...but hard to apply. If we can help, we must. Our prayers are with all the parishioners and family. The shooting occured at the First Baptist Church in Maryville, Ill., a St. Louis suburb.
We would like to thank First and Main, Inc. for their speedy response and thoughtful assistance.
Across Kentucky, the state hardest hit by the deadly ice storm that has hobbled parts of several states for most of this week and last, people without power spent another day Saturday crammed into the homes of relatives, neighbors or shelters. Others awaited sporadic visits from rescuers, and some still hadn't been reached at all. The American Red Cross of Western, Kentucky asked for 50 teddies to carry with them and provide for children who are now living in shelters. Many schools, and businesses have been without electricity for a long time and people are using space heaters that have started house fires. "It's a bad situation and may be quite a while before it gets better", says Hiedi Cox of the Red Cross Disaster Team.
