{"id":1839,"date":"2022-06-03T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/?p=1839"},"modified":"2022-06-05T15:35:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T20:35:55","slug":"girl-9-was-known-to-share-jesus-before-uvalde-killer-murdered-her-in-cold-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/03\/girl-9-was-known-to-share-jesus-before-uvalde-killer-murdered-her-in-cold-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl, 9, Was Known to Share Jesus Before Uvalde Killer Murdered Her in Cold Blood"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We stand with and pray for all the victims and their families in the recent wake of all these mass shootings. \u00a0We believe that we must do our part to to work with the government, businesses, other faith and civic organizations to stop this violence.<\/p>\n

Any solution, in our humble opinion must address:<\/p>\n

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  1. management of gun licensure similar to automotive licensure so that only trained good guys can procure these<\/li>\n
  2. addressing the 400 million or so firearms already in circulation in our country today<\/li>\n
  3. some method of identifying persons of potential risks earlier and an intervention as needed (all while respecting due process<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Our hearts go out again to the victims and their families – may God be with them and mobilize Christians to comfort and support them!<\/p>\n

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    \"\"Ellie Garcia was taken from this world too quickly by a sadistic gunman in her Uvalde, Texas, classroom. She left her stamp on this Earth during her nine years here, however \u2014 and her family can be assured of seeing her in the next world, too.<\/p>\n

    Garcia, one of 21 innocent victims in the Robb Elementary School<\/a> attack, is being remembered for sharing the message of Jesus on social media before her tragic death.<\/p>\n

    (As more details come in on the Uvalde school shooting, The Western Journal will provide the news and analysis you won\u2019t hear from the mainstream media \u2014 all from a Christian, conservative perspective. If you support our coverage, please consider\u00a0subscribing<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

    According to Christian outlet CBN<\/a>, Ellie \u201chad posted a short video to TikTok about Jesus before she died.\u201d<\/p>\n

    In the 15-second clip, reposted to Facebook in the wake of her death<\/a> by her father, Steven, Ellie talked about Jesus sacrificing His life for us on the cross.<\/p>\n

    \u201cHey guys. I just wanted to give you a little catchup,\u201d Garcia said in the video.<\/p>\n

    \u201cJesus. He died for us. So when we die, we\u2019ll be up there with Him,\u201d she continued. \u201cIn my room, I have three pictures of Him.\u201d<\/p>\n

    In another post from Jan. 7, her father shared a picture of his daughter praying<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \u201cCaught my Ellie Gee in the middle of her talk with our almighty\u2026 I love you baby girl and I love the way you pray,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

    On Thursday, he reposted the picture \u2014 along with a tribute to his daughter.<\/p>\n

    \u201cShe prayed every night out loud so we can pray with her,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI remember this day we had just bought the lamp that is on and she wanted to sleep with it on so she aired up her air mattress gave Us a hug and kiss and went to pray as mom made treats in the kitchen!!!<\/p>\n

    \u201cThese memories are all I have left\u2026\u201d the father of the Uvalde victim<\/a> concluded.<\/p>\n

    As CBN noted, the posts had quite an effect on social media users.<\/p>\n

    \u201cHer faith is inspiring, seeing these posts makes me realize how much I have to learn from such a young soul who was wise beyond her years,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n

    \u201cShe will always be remembered. You and her mom are in my prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Another user assured her parents that Jesus\u2019 promise wouldn\u2019t go unfulfilled: \u201cHe was waiting for that baby at the gate,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

    \u201cRIP Baby girl you are now with Jesus lil Angel,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n

    So many have been so touched that a GoFundMe page established for the girl\u2019s family has raised well more than twice its original goal of $50,000.<\/p>\n

    It\u2019s a tragedy of unspeakable proportions that this 9-year-old girl was taken from her parents by incomprehensible, inhuman evil. However, we also remember Jesus\u2019 promises to His flock about eternity \u2014 perhaps delivered most evocatively in Luke 23:39-43<\/a>, as Jesus was being put to death on Calvary:<\/p>\n

    \u201cOne of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: \u2018Aren\u2019t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!’\u201d the Gospel reads.<\/p>\n

    \u201cBut the other criminal rebuked him. \u2018Don\u2019t you fear God,\u2019 he said, \u2018since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.\u2019 Then he said, \u2018Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cJesus answered him, \u2018Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

    This sweet, precious child of God is at rest now with Christ Jesus<\/a> in paradise. One can only hope that, thanks to her testimony, others will be led there, as well. The Lord can open hearts at the darkest of moments, after all. We pray this is one of them.<\/p>\n

    The post Girl, 9, Was Known to Share Jesus Before Uvalde Killer Murdered Her in Cold Blood<\/a> appeared first on The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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