Craig Gandy, Manager of the Family Bookstores outlet in Killeen Mall has spent the last few weeks sending flyers to the Zondervan's Co.'s 128 stores throughout the nation, and several churches all over the world.
The flyer, Gandy said, requests people to pray on Friday for the continued healing of the Killeen area. The flyer reads in part, "Prayer warriors wanted for national day of prayer for healing in Killeen, Texas ... Pain and fear can be healed through the power of prayer."
In addition to the 128 retail Christian bookstores, Gandy and JCI Productions, a Killeen-based production company, contacted churches in military communities all over the world and sent more than 300 flyers to Christian businesses.
"The response has been very good," Gandy said. "People have been excited."
Gandy moved to Killeen last year, two days before the Oct. 16 shooting. Following the shooting, "I saw the fears of my wife walking to the mailbox and the fears of my children going to school and the pain of people in the store," he said. "At the time the Lord placed on my heart that out of this horror, good things would occur," Gandy said. "To heal broken bodies is easy, but healing internal parts is hard, they have to come to the surface."
The local store manager and JCI Productions have also scheduled a concert Friday night and a praise and worship service Saturday.
Gandy, who has children in the Killeen schools, said, "Many students and children were affected last year, and we wanted to do something positive on that day." Friday's concert runs from 7 to 11 p.m. at Bethel Temple at 3102 S. Fort Hood Road in Killeen. Headlining will be Dedication Crew, a Christian rap band from Austin. Also, Red Ink, Millennial Reign and 20/20, all from Houston, will play.
On Saturday, a "Cross Over to Victory Sing Fest" will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Killeen Amphitheater on Business Highway 190 across from AppleTree. The event will include singing and testimonies.
The concert and sing fest are free and open to the public. A love offering will be taken at the concert. "We just want the community to come and have fun together," Gandy said.
Response in the Killeen Daily Herald
I was out of town that weekend and could not have heard about the courageous act of Mr. Quayle. It is not easy in this day of Christian-Judeo values putdown, to stand up or kneel for what you believe. God bless you Craig Gandy, Dan Quayle and the USA.
Marilyn Dombroski - Killeen
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Austin American Statesman
Dear Editor
Not much was reported about Vice Presidents Quayle's visit to the Luby's Memorial in Killeen, Texas on October 17. There were a few of us fortuante enough to see the man behind the office. We were at the local amphitheater beside the memorial site, when a helicopter overhead caught my attention. I looked up to see police cars and limosines pulling up in front of the memorial site. Secret Service agents secured the area, and the Vice President stepped out of his car with a dozen, white carnations. He quietly walked up to the memorial site, placed the flowers on the site, fell to knees and prayed for the victims of the worst mass murder in our country's history. He started to walk back to his car when one of the ladies beside me said "Thanks for coming.". He turned and walked over to us. As he shook my wife's hand she told him our children are athletes in school and want to be able to pray before their games. When coaches start quitting, as recently occured in Arizona, it is time Christians come out of the closet and support leaders submissive to God. A man wise enought to humble himself before God is a man strong enough to lead our country. I told him we respect the moral values he and President Bush represent for our country. My wife made a comment that really stuck with me today. She said, "My family have always been democrates, but before I am a democrat, I am a Christian." This is a year of light and darkness. Check what Clinton and perot are saying on the issues of prayer in schools and abortion, compared with what Bush is saying. God will hold us accountable for the decisions we make this year.
Prayer for Healing to Family Bookstore
Prayer for Healing Press Release
Recent Article on Killeen Healing and Houston Newspaper Reports
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