ELCA News Blog
February 20, 2008
ELCA synod requests prayer for Minnesota's Cottonwood community
by Melissa Ramirez Cooper, ELCA News Service
The Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Redwood Falls, issued a prayer request for the families and community of Cottonwood, Minn., on the news of four children who died Feb. 19. Police said a van struck their school bus on a rural highway in southwestern Minnesota. The children's names have not yet been made public, the synod reported. A community prayer service will be held Feb. 20 at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church, Hanley Falls, Minn.
"Prayers of healing are requested for those injured" and "prayers of strength are also needed for the rescue workers who first responded, medical teams and area pastors who continue to provide support in this tragedy," according to the synod.
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