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Tag: West Texas

In aftermath of West, Texas, explosion, a town turns to faith

April 22, 2013Laymanexplosion, faith, fertilizer, West Texas

By Rick Rojas WEST, Texas — The crowd that had gathered — lighting candles, offering prayers, crying as they tightly embraced family and friends — had streamed from the dimly lighted sanctuary of Assumption Catholic Church, but Kelly Nelson lingered behind. “The people who we lost, these are people I know, I see on a…

A witness of God's works in a tragic situation

April 19, 2013NathanKeyAbbott School, Debbie Little, explosion, fertilizer, West Texas

The destruction caused by the deadly explosion at a fertilizer company in a Texas town is obvious. People were killed, many others injured, and homes and buildings were damaged extensively by a blast comparable to a magnitude 2.1 earthquake. And while the situation in West, Texas, certainly appears bleak because of the tragic circumstances that…