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Father, we pray for continued healing for Ralph Yarl. Hold the man who shot him accountable, Lord, and let your justice prevail. Bring peace, truth, and justice!
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Ralph Yarl was shot twice last week, but he was released from the hospital after 4 days. Praise God! Let’s pray that this miraculous healing would symbolize a healing of the racial division and tension in America.

From Daily Mail. A teenager shot by a white homeowner in Missouri after mistakenly ringing the wrong doorbell has been released from hospital.

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Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot twice through glass at the front of the house in Kansas City, just a block away from the property his twin brothers were waiting to be picked up from.

He reportedly pulled into the driveway of the home at 10pm on April 13, rang the doorbell, and was immediately shot in the head by the homeowner.

But his family have confirmed that he has been released from the hospital four days after being shot, and will continue to recover at home with his mother who is a nurse. …

Lawyer for the family, Lee Merritt, also confirmed that the suspect was detained for just two hours before being released, and that cops took a statement from Ralph on Friday from his hospital bed.

Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson said his office has not yet received a criminal referral from the Kansas City Police Department to present charges for this case.

However, the prosecutor said his office is working with police to speed the process up so they can review the case and determine if charges are appropriate. …

More than $1.5million have been raised by a GoFundMe account to help Ralph and his family with the medical bills. …

The teenager’s family branded the incident a ‘hate crime’.

Ralph’s aunt, Dr Faith Spoonmore, claims when the teenager fell to the floor, he was shot again but miraculously managed to run next door to a neighbor for help.

She said her nephew had to knock on three doors before he was helped, and even then was told to lie on the floor with his hands above his head.

‘This was not an ‘error.’ This is a hate crime. You don’t shoot a child in the head because he rang your doorbell,’ she said. …

On their GoFundMe page they say that he is ‘doing well physically’ but has a ‘long road ahead mentally and emotionally.’

Ralph was known among his peers for his intellect and for being a ‘musical genius’, before he was shot in the head and arm.

The teen had received a letter from Yale Undergraduate Admissions Board identifying him as a ‘good candidate’ for the prestigious university. …

He had big dreams of attending college after being recognized as a Missouri scholar academy alumni in 2022.

The alleged gunman was taken into custody soon after the incident to give a statement but was later ‘released pending further investigation.’

Police discovered the firearm used in the incident while searching the house, and say there has been a delay in charges being brought to allow Ralph to make a statement. …

Police Chief Stacey Graves said her department is working to quickly prepare evidence in the case for the Clay County prosecutor. …

Are you praying for healing for Ralph Yarl and the the racial divide in our nation? Share your prayers and scriptures below.

(Excerpt from Daily Mail. Photo Credit: Canva)

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Ana
April 20, 2023

Lord, heal Ralph! Heal his family. God, remove all trauma from this experience out of all their lives.

Stop Hollywood’s obsession with making movies that include violence as heroic. Take the love of those movies out of the hearts of people so that violence is no longer in the minds and homes of our nation. In Jesus’ Name.

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Pamela Lynn
April 20, 2023

Praying for a complete recovery. Lord we pray for strength for the family. Hold them close

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B. H.
April 20, 2023

So this past weekend in Chicago, hordes of black youth took to the streets downtown wrecking havoc! They jumped on and destroyed cars. Many people got hurt. 2 people were shot. They beat up a Hispanic man who had to go to the hospital. They chased and cornered and beat up a white woman and not only did I not hear anyone call these hate crimes, I’ve heard nothing of the outcome of these 2 people from the media! I have also not heard anyone say guns should be banned! We are living in times folks where we need to be slow to speak and quick to pray! Dear God help Your people to be different from the world! You said we are to be in the world but not “of” the world! That means we should sound different. Look different. And report different. Please give us the Mind of Christ! Set us apart for Your Glory and Purpose and use us to bring healing and restoration to evil people in JESUS Name

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andrew
April 19, 2023

Faith (and prayer) without works is dead. Let all set a Christian example and get rid of your guns.

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Roberta
April 19, 2023

FATHER GOD please heal the young man that was shot, and the man that shot him! Please send healing and reconciliation between blacks and whites in America! Please forgive the media and most democrat politicians that foster this lie of tension and lack of respect and lack of love between the races! Change the atmosphere in America to one of mutual respect and love between blacks and whites in JESUS NAME!

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R
April 19, 2023

From this story printed here, I see nothing to call this a hate crime. I’m black and tired of racial this and racial that! Here racial, there racial, everywhere racial! What did the man that shot him say? I’m sorry this young man was shot, and I’m sorry for the persecution the man that shot him is already going through! I’m in my 70s and even during Jim Crow, was not everything considered racial. FATHER GOD please send YOUR angels to surround and protect and heal both the young man that got shot and the man that shot him and their families. Help us all to love our neighbors as ourself and to trust YOU everyday and in every way in the MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS! Amen!

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    Doris Ehlenfeldt
    April 19, 2023

    Thank you for your comments. I appreciate your insights. I agree with you in prayer.

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Darlene Estlow
April 19, 2023

Father, I ask that peace would prevail and not hatred in the light of the possibility of riots. Touch Ralph Yarl’s body and bring healing. I pray for the man who shot him for repentance and justice and for the neighbors who didn’t help Ralph to repent. Thank you for sparing his life. May your good come from this.

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Cindy
April 19, 2023

Father, the plans you have for Ralph Yarl are still good and are irrevocable! Recalibrate now Ralph’s steps to include Holy Spirit leading him toward salvation in Christ and for a life that will honor you. Turn what the enemy meant for evil around for good. And Father, for the general population who havent humbled themselves to call on Your Son Jesus as Savior, open their hearts to Godly things, not worldliness. And help them trust You and not the news stations and evil movies that produce in them fear that causes extreme actions as this homeowner displayed. It’s in Jesus’ Name, we pray and thank You, amen.

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Sue J
April 19, 2023

Father- May justice be done in this case. Thank you for sparing Ralph’s life. Please heal him completely; physically, emotionally and spiritually. In Jesus Name, Amen

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