Pastor Larry Wright, who is a retired Army drill sergeant, told the Fayetteville Observer that he was conducting a New Year’s Eve prayer service at Heal the Land Outreach Ministries when an unidentified man walked into the sanctuary with a gun in one hand and an ammunition clip in the other.
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The North Carolina pastor was surprisingly unperturbed, “I asked him can I help you?” The man, a veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, had walked into his church with a high-powered rifle and was clearly distraught. But the pastor’s calm responses comforted the gunman and, “His next words were can you pray for me?’ When he said that, then I knew everything was going to be all right.”
Wright took the man’s gun and patted him down to be certain there were no other weapons hidden on him. The man was invited to sit in the front pew, then approached Wright after the service.
Police then arrived, and the took the man to a local medical center at his own request. Once the officers were assured the veteran was back on his medication, they sent him on his way.
In an amazing turn of events, the veteran is now a member and attends the church he once threatened. Their community has welcomed him with open arms.
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