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    2 dead, 1 critically injured, 1 wounded and the gunman still on the loose

    Posted on Sunday 9 December 2007 by Greg @ 9:36 am
    Filed under: Rants

    Our hearts break for the victims of the shootings at the YWAM Training Center in Arvada, Colorado. This tragedy took place less than five minutes away from Dare 2 Share Ministries International headquarters in Wheatridge, Colorado. This hits close to home to me personally because I live in Arvada where this horrific shooting took place. I ask all Christians to pray that the perpetrator of these horrible shootings is caught, brought to justice and then to Jesus. I ask that every Christian prays as well for the surviving victims and all the families that have been affected by this shocking and senseless tragedy.

    Also please pray for the leadership at YWAM (locally and nationally), Faith Bible Chapel and Faith Christian Academy (all on the same campus) to have wisdom on how to respond. May God be glorified, families draw closer to God and to each other and souls come to Jesus through the days and weeks to follow.

    Signed, Greg Stier
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    10 Comments for '2 dead, 1 critically injured, 1 wounded and the gunman still on the loose'

    1. On December 9, 2007 @ 1:57 pm A Plea to Pray for YWAM « brianford.com said:
      • [...] Greg Stier posted a brief entry on his blog asking for all Christians to pray “that the perpetrator of these horrible shootings is caught, brought to justice and then to Je… [...]

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    2. On December 9, 2007 @ 10:42 pm leah said:
      • I’m praying greg. don’t worry, we are praying!

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    3. On December 9, 2007 @ 11:56 pm Gary W. Cox said:
      • I just got back from the church service that Tiffany Johnson one of the two dead attended regularly. I don’t go there but my roommate Greg does. What’s moving for me is earlier today I couldn’t get the verse “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints” Psalm 116:15 out of my head. A few hours later my mother called me and told me what happened and to be careful. Then I happened to attend the service one of the victims had regularly attended. I don’t want to toot my own horn but I couldn’t stop weeping for her and the others and the families. We are to “weep with them that weep” Romans 12:15 even if we aren’t with them. I’ve gone on too long. My day surrounded the shooting even without myself realizing it. God bless Greg and my prayers are with you, Jeremy, your wife Lisa if I have that right and your daughter…her name escapes me.

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    4. On December 10, 2007 @ 7:02 am Becky said:
      • Greg it is sad about how many people who are crazy will go out and kill people then themselves.I will be praying that nothing happens futher.

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    5. On December 11, 2007 @ 9:02 am Danielle said:
      • Hi Greg!!

        When I first heard about the shootings the first people that I thought about was everyone who works for Dare2Share.My prayers go out to everyone out there!!!

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    6. On December 11, 2007 @ 12:58 pm Shane Vander Hart said:
      • Hey Greg, a friend of mine who is going to Denver Seminary had a link from the Denver Sun today that the Police have confirmed that it was the same gunman.

        We in Iowa are praying for the families of those lost.

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    7. On December 12, 2007 @ 5:40 pm Abigail E. said:
      • This news is soo heartbreaking! i can’t believe that someone would want to do something like this!I live in Colorado so i don’t really have a personal connection to this but just the thought that their are people like this has paranoid me in a really bad way!
        So there s a new guy at our youth center that has had a really bad life. Fights with hiis parents, running away from home, attempted suicide, drugs,even had a kid before marriage(he’s 17.) When he first came we found he had a knife. Me and my friends began to talk to him the next week (as soon as we made sure he did not have a weapon on him). he was so close to becoming a true Christian.Then this shooting happenend and we got really scared. Was God testing our faith by this fear or was it a sign to back away? My youth Pastor wouldn’tput us in danger.He knows this guy’s background. Should we try to change his life so he won’t do anything to our church? We are not in the best of neighbor hoods. Our church had so many people that the youth has been renting places. The curent place is by DQ and at tattoo parlor. We are scared to and i have been praying abou this but I need advice.

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    8. On December 13, 2007 @ 6:40 am Greg said:
      • Hey Abigail, great question and hard stuff. Make sure your youth leader knows some of your deeper concerns, especially in light of the shootings this weekend here in Arvada. The entire Christian community should be trying to reach this kid with the hope and freedom that comes only in Jesus Christ. Thank you for your great question.

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    9. On December 18, 2007 @ 12:01 pm Taylor said:
      • i’ll be praying for them!

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    10. On December 31, 2007 @ 12:32 am arvada shooting | Abortion article news said:
      • [...] 2 dead, 1 critically injured, 1 wounded and the gunman still on the loose [...]

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