Healing services were held a week after a woman opened fire at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood megachurch in Houston on Sunday, Feb. 11. Osteen and his wife Victoria, welcomed community members.
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“Lord, we think of your faithfulness, especially this week, Lord, what you brought us through,” Osteen said. “We don’t take it for granted. Your angels were watching over each one of us.”
During the services, Osteen and his wife were joined on stage by city leaders, including Houston Mayor John Whitmire.
“You know, you never question God’s will,” Whitmore said. “But certainly, after the tragedy of last week, he had a purpose in bringing us together to show how united our city is.”
On Sunday, Feb. 11, a shooter, identified as Genesse Ivonne Moreno, walked into the church with her 7-year-old son and started shooting. Moreno was killed during an exchange of gunfire with off-duty police officers working security at the church. Moreno’s 7-year-old son was struck in the head during the exchange and was in critical condition.
During this Sunday’s Feb. 18 services, Osteen and his congregation prayed for the boy’s recovery. According to a church spokesman, typically 40 to 50 officers work security at the church weekly; he did not know whether that number was higher this Sunday, Feb. 18.
SERVICES RESUMED ON SUNDAY AT CELEBRITY PASTOR JOEL OSTEEN’S LAKEWOOD MEGACHURCH IN HOUSTON — A WEEK AFTER A WOMAN OPENED FIRE.
OSTEEN WELCOMED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CITY LEADERS INCLUDING HOUSTON’S MAYOR FOR HEALING.
JOEL OSTEEN: “You know, it’s something that we never dreamed we’d have to deal with. This is our home. You know, somebody to come in and you kind of feel violated. But again, I’ll go back to God’s on the throne. And yeah, I can’t tell you all the details, but I can tell you this. There are so many there are so many things you can just see the hand of God.“
ON FEBRUARY 11TH, A WOMAN WALKED INTO THE CHURCH WITH HER 7-YEAR-OLD SON AND STARTED SHOOTING.
THE WOMAN WAS KILLED DURING AN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE WITH OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICERS WORKING SECURITY AT THE CHURCH.
HER 7-YEAR-OLD SON WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD AND REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
DURING THIS SUNDAY’S SERVICES — OSTEEN PRAYED FOR THE BOYS RECOVERY.
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