Erik Ogren – BGEA –
As the snow falls quietly around Abundant Life Christian School and City Church in Madison, Wisconsin small groups of people huddle together. In some ways, it may seem like just another December day. But the long line of yellow sheriff’s department tape tells a different story.
On Monday, a 15-year-old student brought a gun to the school, where she shot classmates and a teacher. The attack claimed two lives and left six others wounded (including two who remain in critical condition). The teenager also took her own life.
In the midst of “the most wonderful time of the year,” as the old Christmas tune goes, this community is instead trying to pick up of the pieces of so many broken lives.
Ministering to Grieving Hearts
Jason and Damaris Scalzi are no strangers to trauma. They’ve faced it in their family, and they’ve faced it in ministry, as they’ve led teams of Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains into places struggling with tragedy. It’s equipped them to bring hope in times of great sorrow, which is what they stepped into this week in Wisconsin’s capitol city.