Compassion
Read through to the last sentence and tell me you're not awed by their grace.
Donations pour in
Donors from around the world are pledging money to help the families of the five dead and the five wounded in amounts ranging from $1 to $500,000. The families could face steep medical bills.
Though the Amish generally do not seek help from outside their community, Kevin King, executive director of Mennonite Disaster services, an agency managing the donations, quoted an Amish bishop as saying: “We are not asking for funds. In fact, it’s wrong for us to ask. But we will accept them with humility.”
At the behest of Amish leaders, a fund has also been set up for the killer’s widow and three children.
Donations pour in
Donors from around the world are pledging money to help the families of the five dead and the five wounded in amounts ranging from $1 to $500,000. The families could face steep medical bills.
Though the Amish generally do not seek help from outside their community, Kevin King, executive director of Mennonite Disaster services, an agency managing the donations, quoted an Amish bishop as saying: “We are not asking for funds. In fact, it’s wrong for us to ask. But we will accept them with humility.”
At the behest of Amish leaders, a fund has also been set up for the killer’s widow and three children.
posted by ccap at 11:24 AM
3 Comments:
A little choked up here.
amazing and inspiring.
Apparently some of the Amish community leaders sat down with the killer's parents in order to express their forgiveness.
Talk about life-altering faith.
Wow.
Forgiveness is the mark of a great person.
Bless them for it!!
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