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As many of you have already heard from my Facebook or Twitter stream (or perhaps from watching the news), our friend & community member Michelle Funderburg had to fly home to Denver to be with her family to face the tragedy of two deaths.  For reasons unknown, her 12 year old cousin shot and killed his parents, then attempted to kill his two younger siblings.  The details are horrific, made more shocking by the fact that the boy had never shown any signs of such violence or anger before.

Please keep them in your prayers.  Thankfully, they are part of a large and supportive family who doing their best to bring the surviving children through this, as well as doing what is best for the boy who committed the acts.  This will be a journey of many years, so your prayers are very appreciated.

With Michelle’s permission, I also wrote a reflection on these events called “While the Blood Dries: Loving Our Enemies” at Tony Campolo’s Red Letter Christian site.  Stop by there and share your thoughts in the comment section.

Finally, as you can imagine, an emergency ticket to fly home to Denver without notice is rather costly.  Most airlines have discontinued their emergency rates, so it has cost Michelle a great deal of money.  As a missionary relying on support, this was a huge hit to her financially.  If you would like to help out, please feel free to contact me.

Tags: Missional

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