Prayer vigil for Northwest Baltimore explosion victims

Prayer vigil for Northwest Baltimore explosion victims

GRAHAM THE MORGAN STATEUNIVERSITY STUDENT WAS ONE OFTWO KILLED IN MONDAYEXPLOSION TONIGHT, THE PASTOROF EMPOWERMENT TEMPLE CHURCHALSO HELD A PRAYER VIGIL FORTHE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIESWMAR-2 NEWS RAY STRICKLANDJOINS US LIVE NOW AT THE SCENEAND RAY, THE CHURCH IS HOPINGTHE POWER OF PRAYER CANCOMFORT NOT ONLY THE VICTIMSFAMILIES, BUT THE ENTIRECOMMUNITY AFFECTED BY THETRAGEDY.YEAH THE PASTOR OF CHURCH TOLDME HTHE GRAHAM FAMILY ON ACONSISTENT BASIS TRYING TO LETTHEM KNOW THEYAND THFOR THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITYSTILL SHAKEN BY THE DEADLY GASEXPLOSION.nat pop G.J Barnes, pastor ofEmpowerment Temple Church LEDa prayer vigil for the victimsof the deadly gas explosionnat pops The message was oneof hope as families continueto process the unthinkabletragedy.“We continue to talkto people.

One of the thingswe canvass the neighborhood weask people what else do youneed, people said we donneed anymore water.

We reallyjust need prayer” The blastalso hits close to home forBarnes His church is less thatwo miles away.

More than 100of his members live in thearea“We were actually in thechurch when the explosion wentoff.

We felt it” Theexplosion ultimately destroyedthree homes and damaged dozensmore but it also left familiesheartbroken The blast killEDtwo people including JosephGraham.

Barnes says hein contact with the family Hesays the church is going topay for the funeral.“Wegoing to make sure thatless thing thatmind, as theythe unfortunate events ofhaving to plan a memorialservice” Barnestharound them and also thecommunity which she says isstruggling to move forward.“Peopleuprooted this is a majortraumatic thing.

One familythat i talked to yesterday is amother and her children.

Shesaid her kids canbecause they think itto happen again” But with thepower of prayer the hope TOprovide peace and comfortforpeoplechanged.“We prayed that thecommunity will come togetherand that even out of thistragedy that it will bring ustogether stronger and closer”NOW, THE GRAHAMS WERE NOT HEREFOR THIS PRAYER VIGIL POSSIBBECAUSE OF THE RAIN BUT WEWERE TOLD THAT THEY WILL HOLDANOTHER ON SATURDAY LIVE IN NBALTIMORE RS WMAR2 NEWSTWO DAYS AFTER THE GASEXPLOSION IN NORTH