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Jessica Ghawi, one of the twelve people killed by a gunman at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado this morning, narrowly escaped being a shooting victim last month during a visit to Toronto.
You may recall that two people were killed and half a dozen people were injured during a shooting at the Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto.
In her blog, Ghawi had been in the food court shortly before the shooting began. She had wanted sushi but at the last minute had a burger and poutine instead. Ghawi wrote, “An odd feeling which led me to go outside and unknowningly out of harm’s way. It’s hard for me to wrap my mind around how a weird feeling saved me from being in the middle of a deadly shooting.”
We will never know if Ghawi had that weird feeling again this morning. If she did this time she could not escape to safety.
Ghawi had recently moved to Colorado from Texas to pursue a career in sports journalism.
There but for the grace of God.
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JmsA| 7.20.12 @ 8:56PM
I believe she was reported deceased by Fox News.
JmsA| 7.20.12 @ 9:01PM
Sorry, should've read the article before commenting. May she rest in peace.
Isaiah 43:10| 7.21.12 @ 2:19AM
The senseless taking of lives and death in general, has caused pain and suffering to many. In addition to the loss of a loved one, finding comfort concerning loved ones who have died has escaped many. However, many have found comfort in the pages of God's word the Bible (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4). In God's word we find Jesus' promise that we can be reunited with our loved ones (John 5:28, 29). We are told why there is so much senseless violence today (2 Timothy 3:1-5) and why we die (Romans 5:12). Death is an enemy of all mankind, and the God of the Bible who identifies himself as Jehovah (Psalm 83:18) will end death forever (1 Corinthians 15:26, Revelation 21:3, 4). In the model prayer, also called the lord's prayer, Jesus taught his listeners to pray for God's Kingdom (Matthew 6:10). Learning the truth about the God of the Bible (Psalm 83:18, Revelation 4:11), God's Kingdom (Daniel 2:44), and the condition of those who have died (Ecclesiastes 9:5), is the start to finding true comfort concerning loved ones who are sleeping in death due to acts of senseless violence or natural causes (John 8:32, John 11:11).
Oldefarte| 7.22.12 @ 7:27PM
'.....“Ultimately,” Huckabee concluded, “We don't have a crime problem or a gun problem – or even a violence problem. What wehave is a sin problem. And since we ordered God out of our schools and communities, the military and public conversations, you know, we really shouldn't act so surprised when all hell breaks loose.”....'