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In a video released by Church of the Woods in Lake Arrowhead, California, Mike Wetzel, one of the people killed during the mass shooting in San Bernardino on Wednesday, lights the first Advent candle with his family.
Wetzel Family Advent Candle Lighting_Hope from Church of the Woods on Vimeo.
The Church of the Woods community is also coming together to support Wetzel’s widow, Renee, and their six children. Click here to help.
Pictures and names of other victims can be found here, including Catholics. One of them, Benetta Betbadal, fled Islamic persecution in Iran for a better life in America.
Image: Courtesy Church of the Woods
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