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Irish Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Student killed by out-of-control helicopter as oblivious best pal takes photos
A politician's son was tragically killed in a horrifying accident when a helicopter plummeted from the sky, striking him as he walked down the street. Isiah Otieno, the 23 year old son of a Kenyan minister, was a student when he was killed in this freak accident as a helicopter fell from the sky and hit him. Shockingly, his father, former Kenyan Public Service Minister Dalmas Otieno, learned about his son's death through an email. In 2008, Isiah was studying at the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. On May 13, he went to post a letter to his family in Nairobi. However, as he crossed the street, a Bell 206 helicopter conducting power line inspections plummeted from the sky, crashed into him, and burst into flames, according to Nairobi Leo. Eyewitnesses reported that the aircraft appeared to struggle in the air before spiralling into an explosive wreck on a quiet residential street, reports the Express. Tragically, several people reportedly tried to shout at Isiah to move, but he was wearing earphones and may not have heard the noise of the helicopter or the cries from those nearby. Pilot Edward Heeb, 57, and BC Hydro employees Dirk Rozenboom, 45, and Robert Lehmann, 37, also died in the crash, along with Isaiah. Earlier this year six people were killed in another Bell helicopter tragedy in New York City. Horrifyingly, one of the eyewitnesses to the tragedy in 2008, who took photos of it unfolding, was Isiah's best friend. One witness, Elmer Bautz, said: "There was a pedestrian walking on the street across from me and he was just about at the back alley and I don't think he even knew what hit him." The 23-year-old was on his way to post letters to his family (Image: -) A second witness added: "It didn't crash at a high speed. The pilot had been trying to control it, but the motor was out at that point and he fell the last 15 feet. Unfortunately, it hit a pedestrian on the sidewalk." Devastatingly, the tragic news reached Isiah's heartbroken father, Dalmas Otieno, through an email. Isaiah's friends used his email account to break the awful news to his dad. The devastating loss was subsequently confirmed by Canadian authorities. Isaiah's father had chatted to his son on the phone just an hour before he was tragically killed. The College of the Rockies organised a memorial service to remember Isaiah. The college's then-President and CEO, Nick Rubidge, described him as a kind, cheerful, and gentle young man who was a brilliant representative of his country. "He had a wonderful, gentle nature and was an excellent ambassador for his nation," Rubidge said. An investigation subsequently revealed the helicopter had suffered a sudden engine failure. In a final heroic effort the pilot aimed for the street, to avoid any homes but took down Isiah in the process. Following the inquest, a jury put forth eight recommendations to Transport Canada and the Transportation Safety Board. These encompassed more explicit regulations for helicopter operators, a mandate for dual-engine aircraft when flying over cities, and compulsory data trackers on all commercial helicopters. After his son's tragic death, Dalmas Otieno travelled to Cranbrook, accompanied by his wife and the Kenyan High Commissioner to Canada, demanding compensation for the tragedy. The former Kenyan Public Service Minister expressed no amount of compensation could replace his son. The engine from the helicopter was meticulously disassembled and examined by the Transportation Safety Board. Senior investigator Damien Lawson admitted that determining a cause for the accident would be a challenging task. TSB spokesman Bill Yearwood stated that investigators were fortunate that despite the fire which engulfed the helicopter post-crash, the engine remained largely intact. Given the absence of a flight data recorder on the helicopter, information derived from the engine was vital and confirmed that the crash had been caused by engine failure.
Daily Record
5 days ago
- Daily Record
Horrifying way dad discovered son had been killed in helicopter horror
Isiah Otieno was just 23 and studying in Canada when he was killed in the freak accident as a helicopter hurtled out of the sky and knocked him to his death In a shocking tragedy, the son of a politician was killed instantly when a helicopter plummeted from the sky and struck him as he walked down the street. Isiah Otieno, the 23 year old son of a Kenyan political minister, was a student when he met his untimely death in the freak accident as a helicopter spiralled out of control and crashed into him. His father, Dalmas Otieno, who served as Kenya's Public Service Minister, devastatingly learned about his son's tragic demise through an email. In 2008, Isiah was studying at the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. On May 13, he had gone to post a letter to his family back home in Nairobi. Tragically, while crossing the street, a Bell 206 helicopter conducting power line inspections suddenly fell from the sky, crashing into him before erupting into flames, as reported by Nairobi Leo. Eyewitnesses recounted that the aircraft seemed to struggle mid-air before spiralling into a fiery wreckage on a quiet residential street, reports the Express. Earlier this year, in another Bell helicopter tragedy, six people were killed in New York. Heartbreakingly, several bystanders reportedly tried to warn Isiah, shouting at him to move away. However, he was wearing earphones and may not have heard either the sound of the descending helicopter or the frantic warnings from those nearby. The crash also claimed the lives of pilot Edward Heeb, 57, and BC Hydro employees Dirk Rozenboom, 45, and Robert Lehmann, 37, along with Isaiah. Adding to the horror of the incident, one of the eyewitnesses, who captured photos of the unfolding tragedy, was Isiah's best friend. One witness, Elmer Bautz, recounted the tragic incident: "There was a pedestrian walking on the street across from me and he was just about at the back alley and I don't think he even knew what hit him." Another witness shared their account, saying: "It didn't crash at a high speed. The pilot had been trying to control it, but the motor was out at that point and he fell the last 15 feet. Unfortunately, it hit a pedestrian on the sidewalk." In a heart-wrenching turn of events, Isiah's father, Dalmas Otieno, received the dreadful news through an email. Friends of Isaiah used his email account to break the news to his dad. Canadian authorities later confirmed the tragic loss. Dalmas had spoken to his son over the phone merely an hour before the fatal accident. The College of the Rockies paid tribute to Isaiah with a memorial service. Nick Rubidge, who was the President and CEO at the time, spoke highly of Isaiah, calling him a kind, cheerful, and gentle young man, and an outstanding representative of his country. "He had a wonderful, gentle nature and was an excellent ambassador for his nation," Rubidge remarked. Subsequent investigations into the accident disclosed that the helicopter had experienced a catastrophic engine failure. In a valiant final act, the pilot steered towards the street in an attempt to avoid hitting any houses, tragically striking Isiah in the process. After the inquest, a jury put forward eight recommendations to Transport Canada and the Transportation Safety Board. These encompassed more explicit regulations for helicopter operators, a stipulation for dual-engine aircraft when flying over cities, and compulsory data trackers on all commercial helicopters. In the wake of his son's tragic death, Dalmas Otieno travelled to Cranbrook, accompanied by his wife and the Kenyan High Commissioner to Canada, demanding compensation for the tragedy. The former Kenyan Public Service Minister expressed that while no amount of compensation could replace his son, he hopes an investigation can be concluded swiftly. The engine from the helicopter was meticulously disassembled and examined by the Transportation Safety Board. Senior investigator Damien Lawson acknowledged that determining a cause for the accident would be difficult. TSB spokesman Bill Yearwood stated that investigators were fortunate that despite the fire which engulfed the helicopter post-crash, the engine remained largely intact. Given the absence of a flight data recorder on the helicopter, information derived from the engine was vital and confirmed the crash had been caused by engine failure.
Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Student killed in freak helicopter horror as pal snapped pictures of tragedy
Isiah Otieno, who was the son of a Kenyan minister, was 23 and a student when he was instantly killed in the horror accident in Canada. His dad found out about his death via email In a horrifying incident, a politician's son was killed instantly when a helicopter plummeted from the sky and struck him as he walked down the street. Isiah Otieno, the 23-year-old son of a Kenyan minister, was tragically killed in the freak accident. His father, Dalmas Otieno, the former Kenyan Public Service Minister, heartbreakingly discovered the news of his son's death in an email. Back in 2008, Isiah was studying at the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. On May 13, he set out to post a letter to his family in Nairobi. As he crossed the street, a Bell 206 helicopter conducting power line inspections suddenly fell from the sky, crashed into him, and erupted into flames, reports Nairobi Leo. Eyewitnesses recounted how the aircraft seemed to struggle mid-air before spiralling into a fiery wreckage on a quiet residential street, reports the Express. Tragically, several bystanders reportedly tried to warn Isiah, shouting for him to move. However, he was wearing earphones and may not have heard the helicopter's noise or the frantic calls from those nearby. The crash also claimed the lives of pilot Edward Heeb, 57, and BC Hydro employees Dirk Rozenboom, 45, and Robert Lehmann, 37. Earlier this year another Bell helicopter crashed near Pier 40 in New York City, killing six people. Chillingly, one of the eyewitnesses who captured the unfolding tragedy was Isiah's best friend, who was taking photos of the tragedy as it happened. One onlooker, Elmer Bautz, said: "There was a pedestrian walking on the street across from me and he was just about at the back alley and I don't think he even knew what hit him." Another witness said: "It didn't crash at a high speed. The pilot had been trying to control it, but the motor was out at that point and he fell the last 15 feet. Unfortunately, it hit a pedestrian on the sidewalk." In a tragic turn of events, Isiah's heartbroken father, Dalmas Otieno, received the dreadful news via email. Isaiah's friends used his own email account to break the news to his dad, with the grim details later confirmed by Canadian officials. Dalmas had just spoken to his son over the phone barely an hour before the fatal incident. The College of the Rockies paid tribute to Isaiah with a memorial service. Nick Rubidge, who was the President and CEO at the time, remembered him as a kind-hearted, cheerful, and gentle lad, who proudly represented his homeland. "He had a wonderful, gentle nature and was an excellent ambassador for his nation," Rubidge remarked. Subsequent investigations disclosed the helicopter had encountered a catastrophic engine failure. In a valiant last act, the pilot steered towards the street to avoid hitting any houses, tragically striking Isiah in the process. In the aftermath of the inquest, a jury put forward eight recommendations to Transport Canada and the Transportation Safety Board. These encompassed more explicit regulations for helicopter operators, a mandate for dual-engine aircraft when flying over urban areas, and compulsory data trackers on all commercial helicopters. Following the tragic loss of his son, Dalmas Otieno travelled to Cranbrook, accompanied by his wife and the Kenyan High Commissioner to Canada, demanding compensation for the tragedy. The former Kenyan Public Service Minister expressed that while no sum could replace his son, he hopes for a swift conclusion to the investigation. The engine from the ill-fated helicopter was meticulously disassembled and examined by the Transportation Safety Board. Senior investigator Damien Lawson acknowledged that pinpointing the cause of the accident would be a formidable task. TSB spokesperson Bill Yearwood stated that investigators were fortunate that despite the blaze that consumed the helicopter post-crash, the engine remained largely intact. Given the absence of a flight data recorder on the helicopter, any information derived from the engine was vital and confirmed engine failure had caused the crash.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
A crisis of faith: ICE raids force some churches to take 'extraordinary' action
As word spread among Catholics that immigration agents were visiting places of worship to carry out deportations, the pews inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in downtown Los Angeles became less and less crowded. Isiah, a devout Catholic, was so frightened he stopped attending weekly Mass for fear that he could be swept up in the raids. Isiah, who declined to provide his last name to The Times because of concerns about his immigration status, prayed the rosary as a substitute for two weeks before his faith brought him back to church. "Church is not a place for threats," he said Thursday in Spanish. A month of sweeping immigration enforcement actions has sent people underground, leaving businesses empty and upending daily life across Southern California. It's also sparked a crisis of faith for many Catholics who have spent their lives worshiping at Sunday Mass and are now questioning whether it's safe to connect with God in such a public space. In an extraordinary move this week, Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino told his diocese of about 1.2 million people that they could stay home on Sundays to avoid Mass as concerns about immigration sweeps loom. It came after arrests near or at local churches. "I want our immigrant communities to know that their Church stands with them and walks with them through this trying time," he said in a statement. Rojas' decree — the first of such to be given by a Catholic leader in Southern California — underscores the challenge religious institutions are grappling with as the Trump administration carries out its deportation agenda. Religious leaders want people to turn to faith to help them navigate challenging times, but they also don't want the exercising of that faith to bring harm, experts say. "Bishop Rojas' decision signals that the Church's mission encompasses a higher calling: to embrace the downtrodden, welcome the stranger and distance itself from policies that dehumanize them. The Church sees that mission as a higher kind of patriotism — care for humanity and calling government enact the higher angels of human nature," said Richard Wood, president of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC. In May, following immigration raids in Nashville, the city's diocese became the first to say that no Catholic would be "obligated to attend Mass on Sunday if doing so puts their safety at risk.' It's a rare step for a bishop to excuse congregants indefinitely from Sunday mass, said Brett Hoover, professor of theology at Loyola Marymount University. The last time dioceses took such an action was during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were instructed to isolate to slow the spread of the virus. Such decrees were also issued during the flu epidemic in the early part of the 20th century. Decrees excusing certain individuals from Mass are generally issued on much smaller scales, giving certain congregants a pass because of issues like illness or natural disasters, Hoover said. "Bishop Rojas is registering that this is traumatizing for people — seeing families being separated," Hoover said. "Catholic teaching is very clear that immigration, particularly deportations, should not split up families." For Catholics, historically, not attending Sunday Mass was seen as a potentially "very serious sin," Hoover said. While time has softened the tradition, Rojas' decree is a way to relieve people from feeling as though they are doing something sinful if they're afraid to attend Mass. "Part of it is a symbolic gesture, and then part of it is to kind of relieve the more scrupulous Catholics of their worries about attending Mass," Hoover said. "It's very practical and pastoral too." Rojas' decree comes as more bishops have begun to speak out about the administration's deportation policy in which agents have deployed aggressive tactics and, at times, concealed their identities in ways that have terrified immigrant populations. People have been detained while carrying out typical daily activities in shopping center parking lots, car washes, bus stops and other public spaces. Since early June, nearly 2,800 people have been caught up in the immigration enforcement push in the L.A. area alone, including U.S. citizens and hundreds of undocumented immigrants without any criminal record. The raids have hit the Catholic community particularly hard, given that such a large portion of worshipers are immigrants or have family members who were born outside of the United States. More than a quarter of U.S. Catholic adults were born outside the country, compared with 15% of U.S. adults overall, according to data from a 2015 study by Pew Research Center. Archbishop José Gomez of the Los Angeles Archdiocese, who has long called for immigration reform, criticized the Trump administration in a column published in Angelus last month, saying it has "offered no immigration policy beyond the stated goal of deporting thousands of people each day." "This is not policy, it is punishment, and it can only result in cruel and arbitrary outcomes. Already we are hearing stories of innocent fathers and mothers being wrongly deported, with no recourse to appeal," he wrote. On Saturday, about 300 Catholics from across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles joined Gomez for Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City during the sixth annual Archdiocesan pilgrimage to the Basilica, the most visited Catholic pilgrimage site in the world. Gomez addressed the burden of fear and anxiety caused by immigration enforcement during the homily. 'Today we lay all our cares at the feet of Our Lady," he said. "And if we open our hearts today, if we fix our eyes on Our Lady's, we will hear her tender words to St. Juan Diego: Am I not your mother? Are you not under my shadow and my gaze? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not sheltered underneath my mantle, under the embrace of my arms?" In Orange County, Bishop Kevin Vann has not offered a dispensation from attending Mass, but the diocese has started bringing Holy Communion to celebrate Mass in the homes of people who are afraid to go to church. Vann and his auxiliary bishops posted a letter last month condemning the raids, which they said "invoke our worst instincts" and "spread crippling fear and anxieties upon the hard-working, everyday faithful among us." Rojas' decree comes after he said individuals were recently apprehended at two Catholic parishes in the area, something that intensified fear already being experienced by his congregation — many of whom are immigrants. Some houses of worship say between a third or half of their congregants are no longer showing up in person as the raids continue. According to the National Catholic Reporter, multiple people were arrested at or near diocese churches on June 20, including a man at Our Lady of Lourdes in Montclair, which ICE officials dispute. "The accusation that ICE entered a church to make an arrest [is] FALSE,' wrote Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin in an email to The Times. 'The illegal alien chose to pull into the church parking lot [and] officers then safely made the arrest." Rojas wrote in the decree Tuesday that many churchgoers have shared 'fears of attending mass due to potential immigration enforcement action' and that 'such fear constitutes a grave inconvenience that may impede the spiritual good of the faithful.' In lieu of Sunday service, Rojas encouraged his members to 'maintain their spiritual communion' by praying the rosary or reading scripture and directed diocese ministers to offer support and compassion to the affected. On Thursday, a quiet congregation gathered for Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, just blocks away from the site where protesters gathered to oppose immigration raids last month. For some attendees, the spiritual safety of the church has proved to be a physical source of strength amid the uncertainty. "We hope the collective prayer will bring some kind of change," said Maria Machuca, whose parents are immigrants. Santi Camacho, who rarely attended church before the raids, said immigrant communities everywhere are finding themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place: facing possible arrest during worship, or hiding in their homes until they potentially subside. Still, many members of the church don't want to stop attending Mass even if leaders give them permission. 'If all you have is family and your family is at the church, you'll risk it,' Camacho said. Isiah, who had paused attending Mass during the raids, said church is really the only place he feels safe anymore. He has faith that the spiritual strength found inside the building — a place where he goes to worship God — will shield him from harm. 'My belief is that if the police came, the church and God would protect me.' Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Miami Herald
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
A crisis of faith: ICE raids force some churches to take ‘extraordinary' action
LOS ANGELES - As word spread among Catholics that immigration agents were visiting places of worship to carry out deportations, the pews inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in downtown Los Angeles became less and less crowded. Isiah, a devout Catholic, was so frightened he stopped attending weekly Mass for fear that he could be swept up in the raids. Isiah, who declined to provide his last name to The Times because of concerns about his immigration status, prayed the rosary as a substitute for two weeks before his faith brought him back to church. "Church is not a place for threats," he said Thursday in Spanish. A month of sweeping immigration enforcement actions has sent people underground, leaving businesses empty and upending daily life across Southern California. It's also sparked a crisis of faith for many Catholics who have spent their lives worshiping at Sunday Mass and are now questioning whether it's safe to connect with God in such a public space. In an extraordinary move this week, Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino told his diocese of about 1.2 million people that they could stay home on Sundays to avoid Mass as concerns about immigration sweeps loom. It came after arrests near or at local churches. "I want our immigrant communities to know that their Church stands with them and walks with them through this trying time," he said in a statement. Rojas' decree - the first of such to be given by a Catholic leader in Southern California - underscores the challenge religious institutions are grappling with as the Trump administration carries out its deportation agenda. Religious leaders want people to turn to faith to help them navigate challenging times, but they also don't want the exercising of that faith to bring harm, experts say. "Bishop Rojas' decision signals that the Church's mission encompasses a higher calling: to embrace the downtrodden, welcome the stranger and distance itself from policies that dehumanize them. The Church sees that mission as a higher kind of patriotism - care for humanity and calling government enact the higher angels of human nature," said Richard Wood, president of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC. In May, following immigration raids in Nashville, the city's diocese became the first to say that no Catholic would be "obligated to attend Mass on Sunday if doing so puts their safety at risk." It's a rare step for a bishop to excuse congregants indefinitely from Sunday mass, said Brett Hoover, professor of theology at Loyola Marymount University. The last time dioceses took such an action was during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were instructed to isolate to slow the spread of the virus. Such decrees were also issued during the flu epidemic in the early part of the 20th century. Decrees excusing certain individuals from Mass are generally issued on much smaller scales, giving certain congregants a pass because of issues like illness or natural disasters, Hoover said. "Bishop Rojas is registering that this is traumatizing for people - seeing families being separated," Hoover said. "Catholic teaching is very clear that immigration, particularly deportations, should not split up families." For Catholics, historically, not attending Sunday Mass was seen as a potentially "very serious sin," Hoover said. While time has softened the tradition, Rojas' decree is a way to relieve people from feeling as though they are doing something sinful if they're afraid to attend Mass. "Part of it is a symbolic gesture, and then part of it is to kind of relieve the more scrupulous Catholics of their worries about attending Mass," Hoover said. "It's very practical and pastoral too." Rojas' decree comes as more bishops have begun to speak out about the administration's deportation policy in which agents have deployed aggressive tactics and, at times, concealed their identities in ways that have terrified immigrant populations. People have been detained while carrying out typical daily activities in shopping center parking lots, car washes, bus stops and other public spaces. Since early June, nearly 2,800 people have been caught up in the immigration enforcement push in the L.A. area alone, including U.S. citizens and hundreds of undocumented immigrants without any criminal record. The raids have hit the Catholic community particularly hard, given that such a large portion of worshipers are immigrants or have family members who were born outside of the United States. More than a quarter of U.S. Catholic adults were born outside the country, compared with 15% of U.S. adults overall, according to data from a 2015 study by Pew Research Center. Archbishop José Gomez of the Los Angeles Archdiocese, who has long called for immigration reform, criticized the Trump administration in a column published in Angelus last month, saying it has "offered no immigration policy beyond the stated goal of deporting thousands of people each day." "This is not policy, it is punishment, and it can only result in cruel and arbitrary outcomes. Already we are hearing stories of innocent fathers and mothers being wrongly deported, with no recourse to appeal," he wrote. On Saturday, about 300 Catholics from across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles joined Gomez for Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City during the sixth annual Archdiocesan pilgrimage to the Basilica, the most visited Catholic pilgrimage site in the world. Gomez addressed the burden of fear and anxiety caused by immigration enforcement during the homily. "Today we lay all our cares at the feet of Our Lady," he said. "And if we open our hearts today, if we fix our eyes on Our Lady's, we will hear her tender words to St. Juan Diego: Am I not your mother? Are you not under my shadow and my gaze? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not sheltered underneath my mantle, under the embrace of my arms?" In Orange County, Bishop Kevin Vann has not offered a dispensation from attending Mass, but the diocese has started bringing Holy Communion to celebrate Mass in the homes of people who are afraid to go to church. Vann and his auxiliary bishops posted a letter last month condemning the raids, which they said "invoke our worst instincts" and "spread crippling fear and anxieties upon the hard-working, everyday faithful among us." Rojas' decree comes after he said individuals were recently apprehended at two Catholic parishes in the area, something that intensified fear already being experienced by his congregation - many of whom are immigrants. Some houses of worship say between a third or half of their congregants are no longer showing up in person as the raids continue. According to the National Catholic Reporter, multiple people were arrested at or near diocese churches on June 20, including a man at Our Lady of Lourdes in Montclair, which ICE officials dispute. "The accusation that ICE entered a church to make an arrest [is] FALSE," wrote Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin in an email to The Times. "The illegal alien chose to pull into the church parking lot [and] officers then safely made the arrest." Rojas wrote in the decree Tuesday that many churchgoers have shared "fears of attending mass due to potential immigration enforcement action" and that "such fear constitutes a grave inconvenience that may impede the spiritual good of the faithful." In lieu of Sunday service, Rojas encouraged his members to "maintain their spiritual communion" by praying the rosary or reading scripture and directed diocese ministers to offer support and compassion to the affected. On Thursday, a quiet congregation gathered for Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, just blocks away from the site where protesters gathered to oppose immigration raids last month. For some attendees, the spiritual safety of the church has proved to be a physical source of strength amid the uncertainty. "We hope the collective prayer will bring some kind of change," said Maria Machuca, whose parents are immigrants. Santi Camacho, who rarely attended church before the raids, said immigrant communities everywhere are finding themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place: facing possible arrest during worship, or hiding in their homes until they potentially subside. Still, many members of the church don't want to stop attending Mass even if leaders give them permission. "If all you have is family and your family is at the church, you'll risk it," Camacho said. Isiah, who had paused attending Mass during the raids, said church is really the only place he feels safe anymore. He has faith that the spiritual strength found inside the building - a place where he goes to worship God - will shield him from harm. "My belief is that if the police came, the church and God would protect me." Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
