Following Christmas Day gang violence that left three innocent bystanders dead in Pasadena, California, several community leaders including GCI pastor Glen Weber (in the picture above at upper right) gathered with about 100 city residents to pray for peace. Rev. Kerwin Manning declared, “We’re here to declare peace over our community and our city.” The leaders asked the assembled crowd to take an active role in promoting peace.
Among the dead Christmas Day was Victor McClinton, a longtime Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department employee and founder of the nonprofit Brotherhood Community Youth Sports League. He was killed by a stray bullet from a gang-related shooting.
Read more at http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_22285680/community-members-leaders-rally-peace-pasadena#ixzz2GerwdlNS.
This kind of violence is a regular occurrence up here in Oakland, CA. May such community prayer action help prevent this from taking hold in Pasadena. Thanks Glen for taking part in this in still my “home town.”