A Message of Hope to Red Lake Victims...

ibreakdrumsticks · 05-09-2005, 06:54 PM

A Message of Hope to Red Lake Victims...

May 05, 2005

The attack on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northwest Minnesota ranks as the deadliest school shooting since Columbine. At the risk of reliving their own painful memories, three Columbine survivors recently visited the reservation to share the students’ grief and bring a saving message of Hope.

"I've been able to cry with the students and faculty, and I've been able to tell them there will be a light at the end of the tunnel," said Lauren Bohn, formerly Lauren Beyer, a Columbine freshman on April 20, 1999.

"This brought back all the memories," shared Bohn, 21, the wife of a youth pastor at a church about 250 miles from the Red Lake Indian Reservation.

Since the Columbine attack, she has traveled nationwide talking to church groups and ministering to victims of violence.

"I was a Christian before Columbine, but that experience strengthened my faith," Bohn said. "My Christian faith is why I came here."

Another Columbine freshman from 1999, Holly Pardue, who also visited the survivors and tribal members, shared her faith and testimony of how Jesus healed her after Columbine.

"I believe that everything in life happens for a purpose," said Pardue, currently a student at Northwestern College, a Bible-based college in St. Paul, Minnesota.

"I believe God is using my experience to help others," she said. "Lauren and I are living proof there is hope after violence like this."

Pardue hopes to launch a ministry called STEPS–Students Together Encouraging Peace in Schools–that will spread the peace of Christ through youth groups and schools.

Besides Bohn and Pardue, Sara Houy, another survivor of the Columbine shooting, also talked with Red Lake victims, representing West Bowles Community Church, spreading "the hope and peace I have come to have through my Lord Jesus Christ."

Houy, a nursing student at Metropolitan State College of Denver, said she has traveled to the scenes of other mass shootings in the United States and Europe to offer her Christian message to the victims.

Tribe members gave the women an honorary Chippewa Indian name, “Little Bird,” because they had come to “spread peace and hope to the community.”

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jcdesertvoice · 05-11-2005, 10:21 PM

I still cry when I think of the Columbine shootings. I cringe when I think of what happened and those who died for their faith. What a testimony even in their death.

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ibreakdrumsticks ibreakdrumsticks Edit Prophet/Prophetess	A Message of Hope to Red Lake Victims... A Message of Hope to Red Lake Victims... May 05, 2005 The attack on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northwest Minnesota ranks as the deadliest school shooting since Columbine. At the risk of reliving their own painful memories, three Columbine survivors recently visited the reservation to share the students’ grief and bring a saving message of Hope. "I've been able to cry with the students and faculty, and I've been able to tell them there will be a light at the end of the tunnel," said Lauren Bohn, formerly Lauren Beyer, a Columbine freshman on April 20, 1999. "This brought back all the memories," shared Bohn, 21, the wife of a youth pastor at a church about 250 miles from the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Since the Columbine attack, she has traveled nationwide talking to church groups and ministering to victims of violence. "I was a Christian before Columbine, but that experience strengthened my faith," Bohn said. "My Christian faith is why I came here." Another Columbine freshman from 1999, Holly Pardue, who also visited the survivors and tribal members, shared her faith and testimony of how Jesus healed her after Columbine. "I believe that everything in life happens for a purpose," said Pardue, currently a student at Northwestern College, a Bible-based college in St. Paul, Minnesota. "I believe God is using my experience to help others," she said. "Lauren and I are living proof there is hope after violence like this." Pardue hopes to launch a ministry called STEPS–Students Together Encouraging Peace in Schools–that will spread the peace of Christ through youth groups and schools. Besides Bohn and Pardue, Sara Houy, another survivor of the Columbine shooting, also talked with Red Lake victims, representing West Bowles Community Church, spreading "the hope and peace I have come to have through my Lord Jesus Christ." Houy, a nursing student at Metropolitan State College of Denver, said she has traveled to the scenes of other mass shootings in the United States and Europe to offer her Christian message to the victims. Tribe members gave the women an honorary Chippewa Indian name, “Little Bird,” because they had come to “spread peace and hope to the community.” www.battlecry.com
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jcdesertvoice jcdesertvoice Edit Prophet/Prophetess	I still cry when I think of the Columbine shootings. I cringe when I think of what happened and those who died for their faith. What a testimony even in their death. __________________ Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every nation for you are a word out of the mouth of God and you will not return unto Him void.
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