After the horror

Crime | Ministry, church seek healing in the wake of Colorado murders | Lynn Vincent

The victims: From left to right, Tiffany Johnson (26), Philip Crouse (24), Stephanie Works (18), Rachel Works (16)

As a prayer coordinator for New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Jackie Johnson was used to phone calls that delivered bad news. But she was unprepared for the magnitude of the call she received the afternoon of Dec. 9: a shooting at the church. Three injured. One church member, plus the shooter, dead. Another church member in critical condition.

"I stopped right there in the middle of my hallway at home, put the phone down, and prayed," said Johnson, 46.

Around the world, prayer continues in the aftermath of twin assaults on Christian ministries in Colorado—the first in the dormitory of the Arvada, Colo., Youth With a Mission (YWAM) training center, and the second 80 miles away at New Life Church in Colorado Springs.

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