By now almost everyone has heard of the tragedy
that took place on Sept.15,1999, when a gunman
entered Wedgewood Baptist Church here in Ft. Worth
and killed 7 people and injured 7 others before taking
his own life.
That morning had been the day of
"See you at the Pole" when students gather around their
flagpole in the morning to pray for their school and Nation.
What the media hasn't reported however, is how God
has been so evident both during and after the shooting.
He has done amazing works! Before the shooting, our
pastor,Brother Al had prayed that God would do whatever
it took to expand the ministry of Wedgewood Baptist
Church. The church is one that is used as a model of
how NOT to pick a location. Because no one in the world
knows exactly where it is.
EVIDENCE OF GOD'S CONTROL DURING THE SHOOTING;
To enter the church, the gunman walked past our
children's playground which should have been full
of kids. But for some reason every single children's
and preschool class was running late. No one had made
it to the playground.
He fired over 100 bullets into a crowd of over 400 but
only 14 people were hit.
He did not shoot the over 60 bullets he had with him.
The bottom fell off of the pipe bomb he threw, and the
bomb landed withever exploding.
One of the youth that was wounded (she was shielding a
disabled friend with her body) has scoliosis. The curve
in her spine directed the bullet away from the major
organs, saving her from serious injury.
Because the first 911 call came in on a police radio,
emergency vehicles were dispatched immediately, with
out spending precious time to verify that the call
was real.
One of the people in the church at the time was a paramedic
and he was able to stop bleeding and stabilize people before
the emergency crews arrived.
Leaders were able to get the children out of the building
without the kids having to see any victims.
Each children's worker stayed with his/her class even
though
they all had children elsewhere in the building, and
some had teens in the sanctuary. Not one worker left
his or her post.
None of the adults who died have children.
All 7 victims were not just Christians, but bold ones
who were passionate about their faith. " you intended
to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish
what is not being done, the saving of many lives."
Genesis 50:20
Cont. on next page.
