Occasionally, some people do get killed while on duty. You often hear that about soldiers & the police. The one that happened recently is shocking & something which really saddened me: a pastor shot dead in a church in the US.
Pastor Fred Winters was fatally shot in a church in the state of Illinois, in Midwest America, as he was delivering a sermon about happiness. The gunman just walked up the aisle, spoke briefly with Pastor Winters & shot him point blank. The audience at first thought this was part of a church skit. Winters managed to deflect the first shot with his Bible, but subsequent shots hit him in the chest. After the gun jammed, the killer took out a knife & stabbed/slashed him. It was then that a couple of people from the congregation tackled the killer & held him until police arrived. They received some wounds for their troubles. It is not yet known if Pastor Winters personally knew the killer, nor is it known what the motive for the killing is.
There u are. A man of God, a warrior for God, somebody's husband, somebody's son, somebody's father, somebody's friend, pastor to his church - killed while on duty, killed while serving God faithfully. I am very very sad to learn of this. It is simply senseless - why did it have to happen??? But Pastor Winters is now in a far far better place, & one day I will meet him there. And I hope that Winters' love for the Lord will have touched the hearts of those he left behind & many more. May God comfort Pastor Winters' family, friends, church members & others affected by the tragedy. It can only be hoped that God will use this tragedy to bring more people to know Him.
Pastor Fred Winters, rest in peace.
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