Thread by @britneygrayson

#prayforCovenant
Just 4 hours ago, we arrived The Covenant School in Nashville. Our dear friends invited us to speak at Chapel and stay and visit their girls' classrooms, pictured below. The kids were great. We taught them about life in Kenya and what it means to be a missionary.

We drove away at 10:12am and less than 20 minutes later, at least 3 children were shot right there on the campus.

There are no words for this feeling. I think the normal feeling is supposed to be relief- relief that we were already gone and our lives are safe. (2/)

But to do what I do makes me literally one of the most qualified people on the planet to help in that situation. Why had we driven away just minutes before? Could I have helped those children if we were still there? I feel guilty for being safe. (3/)

But furthermore, WHY ARE OUR CHILDREN BEING MASSACRED IN THEIR SCHOOLS?! I have no idea when this country will have had enough and I'm utterly, completely, totally shocked that, as a nation, we aren't there yet.

I have personally operated on a school shooting victim. I have told too many parents and family members that their loved ones are dead as a result of gun violence. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

Please join me in praying for healing for these children. Pray for the doctors, nurses, and surgeons caring for them right now. Pray for all the little hearts that weren't physically wounded but who will never be the same. Pray. Pray. PRAY.

UPDATE-
3 children are confirmed dead. 3 children who learned the word "Jambo" this morning from us in chapel. 3 children who were learning all the verses of Amazing Grace to sing for grandparents day next week. 3 children who didn't have to die. Lord be with us. Lord, be with us

UPDATE #2 We must ACT- this is a public health crisis! Inform yourself by following @GunDeaths. Check out @MomsDemand & @Everytown. Support the @RANDCorporation & their scientific research on gun policies in America. VOTE like your life & your child's life depends on it. It does.