come here and look after it so st peter's and paul's cathedral will be the first evangelical lutheran church to be given back to the congregation they hope it will set a precedent and that the russian state will return other churches as well. of course on a mini show and joins me now from there and she's standing in front of the cathedral and we just how important is this handover of the church that. well as you just saw it's very important for the congregation itself and the archbishop you just saw in the piece said that this could set a precedent for other churches being returned and also that it's of the beginning of a restoration of historical justice after all the evangelical lutheran were persecuted here not only under the atheist soviet union the soviet government but also because there seemed to be german and after the second world war that of course had a lot of stigma attached to it and i just. was among the journalists who spoke to himself and he said that this is an important gesture not only for the church but also a gesture of openness towards dialogue with germany and any time

that come and look after it to st peter's and paul's cathedral will be the first evangelical lutheran church to be given back to the congregation they hope it will set a precedent and that the russian state will return to other churches as well. you didn't know to enliven law school any just how important is the hand of off this church for people there well it has a huge symbolic importance and of course it's the official reason for steinmeyer his visit steinmeyer himself as foreign minister had asked the russian government to return this church which is located in the capital so that's the hope there is that it could set a precedent as you saw in the report and of course it's very important for the congregation it could be the first step in the return of of more property to the evangelical lutheran church in fact there is some information that there's a clock on the f.s.b. building that actually belonged to that church so it could be the first step there

the church great communicator i'm talking about martin luther with an english clausen from the lutheran church in germany the ek d. welcome to the g w interview. thanks for inviting me mr clausen exactly five hundred years ago luther nailed his ninety five feces to the door of the castle church in victim back an innovative way of communicating a message was luther the first blogger. yeah i'm yes. i mean might not really have used to hammer a nail but he didn't just use the printing press to convey his message. he created publicity and before that there hadn't been a public arena for debating and spreading ideas. you favor a traditional means of communication the book your latest one is called ninety five questions about the reformation it includes unusual questions such as who invented the most popular luther quote. so who was it that. you know it's a nice quote that goes even if i knew the world were ending tomorrow i would plant an apple tree today and we don't know who came up with it and a lot of luther quotes were made up and that one dates to after the second world war. there was a messa

if you're a lutheran church wants to reach out to catholics there are still fundamentalist elements in the catholic church who believe in the infallibility of the pope which is exactly what luther opposed will you ever reach agreement. i think we'll have to live with the fact that there are different forms of christianity we should learn to stop moaning our differences and live with diversity which if you fight really is for you personally the luther years meant hundreds of festivities church services podium discussions it's very stressful what do you gain from the luther year more interest in the church more people joining the church and not just attending church conferences but other events to. raise public awareness of basic issues that we address and which matter. and the media has played an important part and i think in addition to all the events there have been many high quality t.v. programs radio programs and newspaper articles that show that there is considerable public interest in finding out more. everybody wants to be recruited to the church . but they're interested in read

paul cathedral in moscow the russian government is officially returning it to the evangelical lutheran church of russia as part of festivities celebrating five hundred years since the reformation. an air of celebration at a normal sunday service the last one before this evangelical lutheran congregation in moscow officially gets its church back. lutherans are religious minority here in russia most in the community have german roots their ancestors came to russia centuries ago on the invitation of the czars who promised land and religious freedom but later the soviet government persecuted lutherans and seized church property including this cathedral the community led by archbishop to take power has been using it again since the fall of the soviet union but so far it has remained russian government property. with the courts here on a case like someone started living in your apartment and it's not yours anymore so

divider of the church great communicator i'm talking about martin luther with clausen from the lutheran church in germany the ek d. welcome to the interview. thanks for inviting me. exactly five hundred years ago luther nailed his ninety five feces to the door of the castle church invited him back an innovative way of communicating a message was luther the first blogger. yes. i mean might not really have used to hammer a nail. but he didn't just use the printing press to convey his message. he created publicity and before that there hadn't been a public arena for debating and spreading ideas. you favor a traditional means of communication the book your latest one is called ninety five questions about the reformation it includes unusual questions such as who invented the most popular luther quote. so who was it that. you know it's a nice quote that goes even if i knew the world were ending tomorrow i would plant an apple tree today and we don't know who came up with it and a lot of luther quotes were made up and that one dates to after the second world war. there was a message of hope and attri

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hundred years ago will no doubt the politicians for a long time but earlier this year the german lutheran churchofficially admitted that its missionaries in south west africa didn't do enough to oppose the war of extermination in the former colony. it acknowledged that many imperialist pick and racist and the lutherans in namibia have accepted this apology in a step towards reconciliation. was. six weeks. i'm missing the museum opens in paris. livable quality games you. know with. the painting yana keep. your romance. on the. me a son mia who loves it. starting october fifteenth on t.w. and online. welcome to the year knox high rise mondays louise house on hit is what we've got is don't you.

church convention. here prominent lutherans are discussing whether the reformation benefited distant countries like thosein africa and whether the church today bears a responsibility for the mistakes of the past. the evangelical church in germany has explicitly acknowledged its guilt with regard to the genocide in the middle now it must bear fruit it must have political consequences germany has to do some. but i don't have a bad conscience about the fact that. the. specific. well known. and. have accepted. this week's highlights. a missive to the solar war museum opens in paris. livable quality. with. body painting by million akiko looks like. a roman. thirty minutes double. sustainable protection for the earth ideas designed to preserve our ecosystems they exist around the world. takes the next step protection for our planet's biological diversity trailblazing projects. g.w. dot com slash global ideas. sun media where does it come from. this is the doubly news live from then off to causing severe destruction in central america hurricane nate is now fast approaching the u.s. coast residents are scramblin

church convention. here prominent lutherans are discussing whether the reformation benefited distant countries like thosein africa and whether the church today bears a responsibility for the mistakes of the past. the evangelical church in germany has explicitly acknowledged its guilt with regard to the genocide in the middle now it must bear fruit it must have political consequences germany has to do some. but i don't have a bad conscience about the fact that. the. specific. and the. an image a snapshot a copy a work of art surveillance a document flood control a print and end in itself it's all new presents. what does photography mean today. a media and constant evolution. of our photography special and. thirty minutes on d w. going to the big w. we speak your language our spanish program to. always will inform us of what must and i can buy to always close to the action but i will by makoto cobol get one because like you can get that up to the minute news and opinions of the background to political developments. d.w. we bring you more of the oil of. germany state by state. the most colorful. the livelie

the local lutheran churches have a lot of political clout almost ninety percent of the population is christian and about half of those are lutheran. this workshop is taking place in a christian guesthouse and didn't hear. that. things. young people from namibia botswana and germany on from lutheran parishes are referencing a musical the songs and script portray the various issues they each deal with in their lives it's called live my life. the. peace of a great grandchildren of those early missionaries and of the africans who used to be called mission children. but in and gets up there the kids are focusing on the problems of everyday life in the other two african countries problems we don't really know about and when you first hear about them you think oh but it's part of their everyday life so they're tackling them. it's also their focus when we say just describe your life in africa if you could change it what would we see. before . this is life in a former township lunch at a fast food restaurant is considered a luxury here one hundred years after germany lost its colonies visitors

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peter and paul cathedral after the evangelical lutheran church of russia. the change of ownership comes as part of festivities marking 500 years since the protestant reformation. reporter: an air a celebration at a normal sunday service. the last one between this congregation in moscow officially it's his church back. lutherans are a religious minority in russia. most in the community have german roots. their ancestors came to russia centuries ago on the invitation of czars. later the soviet government persecutors lutherans and seized property including this cathedral. the community has been using it again since the fall of the soviet union, but so far it has remained russian government properly. >> it is like someone started putting in your apartment and it is notours anymore.

church convention. here prominent lutherans are discussing whether the reformation benefited distant countries like thosein africa and whether the church today as a responsibility. for the mistakes of the past. year. the evangelical church has explicitly acknowledged its guilt with regard to the genocide in the. now it must bear fruit it must have political consequences. has to do work on this issue but i don't have a bad conscience about the fact that lutherans and other protestants brought the gospel to southern africa. the question of reparation payments specifically for the . hundred years ago well known. for a long time but. officially admitted that its missionaries in south africa didn't do enough to oppose the war. in the former colony. it acknowledged that many. and racist and the lutherans in namibia have accepted this apology and a step towards reconciliation. ok . in good shape. this time we'll be talking about data the fact peta and it's better than a have no idea what that is all terms from giving the oldest surviving system just. as much more to indian holistic medicine than just relaxation

come here and look after it so st peter's and paul's cathedral will be the first evangelical lutheran church to be given back to the congregation they hope it will set a precedent and that the russian state will return other churches as well. and returning now to turkey where the trial has told to for german activists could be destroyed now and other human rights activists including two from amnesty international at the courts there joining me now is john adult reason he's the director of amnesty international's europe and central asia section is standing outside the supreme court in istanbul know john two members of turkey's amnesty international also been accused by the courts there of charges on charges of terrorism you listening to proceedings in the court behind you what were your impressions. but it was an extraordinary experience to sit there listening to this indictment being read out with all the pomp and ceremony or. of a courtroom judges listening to it taking this document seriously when this document is impossible to take seriously so for the fabrication and fulsome new endo is

five hundred years after the start of the reformation we're paying a call on the second largest lutheran church in the world. it's six million members consider themselves the modern true lutherans. i was here about it is what i expected to see was how the lutheran religion our religion has shaped africa africa picked up but when i was there i became aware of how much the religion has been shaped by tanzania it became clear when talking with tanzania and bishops that their understanding of faith healing healing through prayer that is the core of their religiosity of faith healing as i don't wish to be it so it's london care you don't really use it it alls martin luther effect exhibition marks the five hundredth anniversary of the reformation asks how protestantism has affected other denominations and religions how people from different cultures have adopted protestant teachings visitors enter through an installation based on the schism the reformation caused in the catholic church sections devoted to tanzania sweden the us and korea show how extremely heterogeneous protestantism is globally in.

as the lutheran churches spokesperson on cultural affairs what do you think is luther's cultural legacy is it perhaps that the reformation is not just a german but a european idea oh. yes that's such an interesting aspect of the reformation. lutheran germany but this year's events show that the reformation has a european context and peace and context that gives us a different understanding of our european neighbors france sweden switzerland and poland with their experience of the reformation with. england henry the eighth in the anglican churches split from the catholic church helps us understand britain and breaks it down the hatred of rome then today's hatred of brussels so many associations that give us fresh insight into today's diverse and very turbulent continent and. that leads in neatly to our part of the interview where we ask you to finish three sentences from my take home message from the luther year is an awareness of the freedom of faith as an amateur footballer i'm envious of full soccer stadiums because. because of all the people singing in public like in church in places

invited him to come on this visit and during the day there was this handover of an evangelical lutheran church the congregation at that church is largely has german roots so that was a symbolic gesture the church was handed over from the russian state to the congregation so it is symbolic gesture of openness of readiness for a dialogue there and ahead of their meeting ahead of their meeting today putin told cameras spoke to spoke to journalists as well and he he said that frank steinmeyer is is a expert an expert on bilateral relations and he said that you know he pointed out that he had been the foreign minister so that he really knows his stuff when it comes to russia so he seems happy that seems to be ready to keep the ball rolling on dialogue and on relations there and we sure went to moscow thank you. rock n roll pioneer founts domino has died at the age of eighty nine the iconic rhythm and blues singer songwriter and pianist sold over one hundred million records starting at the end of the nine hundred forty says dynamic performance style helped change the face of popular music and drew c

celebration at a normal sunday service the last one before this evangelical lutheran congregation in moscow officially gets its church back. lutherans are religious minority here in russia most in the community have german roots their ancestors came to russia centuries ago on the invitation of the czars who promised land and religious freedom but later the soviet government persecuted lutherans and seize church property including this cathedral the community led by archbishop de takes power has been using it again since the fall of the soviet union but so far it has remained russian government property. with the courts here on a case like someone started living in your apartment and it's not yours anymore so they let you turn up but the whole time you how much of the ceiling isn't yours for you on any point it could end up in the government's hands or other hands it's ours it feels like home again. but not so in the soaps and then. in the officially atheist soviet union many churches were repurposed from nine hundred thirty seven this cathedral was used as a movie theater and a film studio by then all the churches ac

and belief in its values but at the council church of wittenberg germany's leaders including chancellor merkel herself daughter of a lutheran pastor attended a service to commemorate martin luther d.s. legend has it that it was here on this day five hundred years ago that nailed his ninety five thesis through the door of the council church the document was not tacked on practices of the catholic church luther wanted to reform it not divide it but his ideas to simply to revolutionary how i'll timidly it was a liberation for the world the replace the hiroki of power and money but the new individual freedom manifested in love. in the time for service and getting back the head of the protestant church in germany which bed for to torment the hat of the catholic church in the country cardinal run up marx jointly presented german president funk by the steinmeyer with the cross as a symbol of unity after the service german chancellor angela merkel underlined the importance of religious liberty saying that ensuring it is one of the key duties of a free society. soviet justice freedom of belief must always be protected from religious

of course firm chancellor angela merkel who has always been very open about her links to the lutheran church and the role that religion has played in her life and of course her father was also a pastor. brady infant backtracking. and the day w. will carry the whole. ceremony begins. he lives. in many of all of it and has become a worldwide religious movement in germany martin luther revolution many people even . look at the. luther like you've never seen or heard him before to the students he's the sum of it and back. and has it that it was here on this day five hundred years ago that nailed his ninety five theses to the door of the castle church the document was an attack on corrupt practices in the catholic church allowing sinners to buy their way out of purgatory. but the lutheran revolution didn't stop there he also translated the bible into german what was once reserved for the learned now became accessible to everyone by the early fifteen twenty s little as reformation movement had grown too big to be contained rejecting the pope's authority it's split from the catholic church bitter p

participating in this handover of a cathedral to st peter and paul cathedral a back to the evangelical lutheran church of russia tell us more about that. yeah that's right the handover is actually part of festivities marking five hundred years since the protestant reformation and i went to the church to talk to the people there and see what this change of ownership means to them let's take a look. an air of celebration at a normal sunday service the last one before this evangelical lutheran congregation in moscow officially gets its church back. lutherans are religious minority here in russia most in the community have german roots their ancestors came to russia centuries ago on the invitation of the czars who promised land and religious freedom but later the soviet government persecuted lutherans and seized church property including this cathedral the community led by archbishop paula has been using it again since the fall of the soviet union but so far it has remained russian government property. to be the. serenely used to shoo shoo news to tell you. that the more of the picture because that's the

putin invited him and the mood there was pretty positive there was this handover of evangelical lutheran church which is important to germany and which i had asked for as in his time as foreign minister that's a symbolic gesture that russia is open for dialogue and putin after the meeting kind of heaped praise on steinmeier he said that he's an expert in russian german bilateral relations and he and. he that he was happy that that he died meyer would keep the ball rolling in his current in his current role as president steinmeyer was slightly reserved he talked about ending it strange meant but he also talked about keeping dialogue open. positive in terms of them on a positive they end it there are a lot of talks on a positive note and we sure were reporting from moscow thank you. all right before i let you go i want to tell you about the birth of a black baby black or an all source and as you in the czech republic which is boosting hopes for the survival of this endangered species only a few hundred black rhinos are left in the wild in africa the cap was born at the beginning of this month but

church great communicator i'm talking about martin luther with johan english clausen from the lutheran church in germany the ek di welcome to the interview with thanks for inviting me. in exactly five hundred years ago luther nailed his ninety five feces to the door of the castle church in victim back an innovative way of communicating a message was luther the first blogger.

he usually lives in napa and works with saint john's lutheran church. he's part of lutheran church charities comfort dogs based in illinois which brings dogs from aross the country to help in times of crisis. these are some pictures of aaron posted on social media sites. he's one of two comfort dogs from california. the other one is named ruben and he's from yuba city. in total this group has brought more thn a dozen comfort dogs to las vegas visiting people in hospitals and showing up at vigils all, by the way, at no cost. >>> let's move on now to puerto rico. president trump and the first lady paid a visit there today. they met with officials and toured a damaged neighborhood. there was also some fence mending after the president said that puerto ricans, quote, want everything to be done for 24eth. he's having to back pedal. abc's jonathan carl is traveling with the president. >> reporter: at a church in san juan, president trump tossed paper towels to hurricane victims as if he were playing basketball. >> there's a lot of love in this room. >> report

i serve at st.marks lutheran church in san francisco. welcome and good morning to you on this sunday. i am delighted to have a guest with us today, dr. david calendar. welcome. you have the preston hodgekins america professor. welcome. you have a lot to share with us about american protestantism, but you are also a history professor. >> that's correct. >> you are also affiliated with the berkeley center for the study of religion. >> that's right. >> tell us what you did at uc berkley, area of history and this center. >> i thought u.s. history for about 25 years. i am retired now. one of the projects that i had was to try and advance the academic study of religion on the campus which had been a sort of hit and miss operation. a group of us thought we ought to do something about this. we have big grants and we now have this berkley center which works well, is very pluralistic. we study all kinds of religions. it is open for secular as well as faith commitment discussions. we like to say sometimes that the model of the center is released in

the lutheran church purchased the entire augustinian priory in one thousand nine hundred seventy nine and started reconstructing it. the priory was turned into a church conference and community center paradoxically the political pressure on catholics and protestants in communist east germany made this site or church divisions began a place of reconciliation. as for totty my know it that's what ends up at is to high shared the view that as christians we could only be credible in that atheistic environment if we work together and not against each other and does it have a condo and we did cooperate and seven steps when we dedicated the church we naturally invited the catholics. our fraternal relations with the catholic church had steadily grown here in africa since the second vatican council in the early one nine hundred sixty s. . and we did many things together which we had previously done separately and. these are the hoff. but hopes that this fraternity would continue and deepen have been dashed and it's got the. protestants and catholics began to reflect on their own identity and th

. >> at good samaritan lutheran church he has been counseling church members all week who were at the shooting and he says some are experiencing survivorer's guilt. >> i heard that phrase said maybe half a dozen times. i feel like i could have done more or should have done more and by people who were there. >> you remind people then start doing what you can now. >> last week's deadly shooting left 58 people dead and more than 500 injured. and investigators are also still struggling to figure out the motive for the shooting. and in ann't view airing on tonight's 60 minutes three police officers who stormed stephen paddock's mandalay bay courtroom tell bill whitaker there was a handwritten note in his room. >> he had wrip ton the distance and elevation he was on and drop of what his bullet would be for the crowd. so he had had that written down and figured out so he would know where to sthoot hit his tarring fretz there. >> investigators are still trying to determine a motive. law enforcement officials are starting to return belongings to victims. they've gone through 7 truckloads of it

and belief in its values but at the council church of wittenberg germany's leaders including chancellor merkel herself daughter of a lutheran pastor attended a service to commemorate martin luther d.s. legend has it that it was here on this day five hundred years ago that nailed his ninety five thesis through the door of the council church the document was not attacked on practices of the catholic church luther wanted to reform it not divide it but his ideas to simply to revolutionary how i'll timidly it was a liberation for the world the replace the hiroki of power and money but the new individual freedom manifested in love. in the time for service and getting back the head of the protestant church in germany which bed for all meant the hat of the catholic church in the country cardinal run up marx jointly presented german president funk with the steinmeyer with the cross as a symbol of unity after the service german chancellor angela merkel underlined the importance of religious liberty saying that ensuring it is one of the key duties of a free society. just as freedom of belief must always be protected from religious fan

. >> reporter: these dogs from lutheran church charities have flown in from all across the country. > sandy hook. wow. >> reporter: they were deploy after hurricanes harvey and ir ma and now the cavalry has arrived in las vegas. >> it's leaf the grief dissipated as they touched these animals. >> nurse mary lasik says it's critical to remember that those who care for people need care themselves. >> reporter: the healing will take time, but for a few precious moments, everything feels a little better. carter evans, cbs news, las vegas. >>> coming up, only on "cbs this morning," heroes in the las vegas massacre. adriana diaz interviews the three first responders in the shooting attack. >>> plus, we'll hear from president trump's ex-wife ivan na who sat down and talked about her current role in the president's life. >>> and also morgan free man sits down with us to talk about his new show "madam secretary." that's "cbs morning news" for this morning. this morning. i'm meg oliver. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "ey

john's lutheran church, part of the canine comfort dogs which brings dogs from across the country to help in times of crisis. these are some pictures of aaron posted on social media sites, one of two comfort dogs from california. the group has brought more than a dozen dogs to las vegas visiting people in hospitals and bein available at vigils. >>> honda is releasing video of this prototype robot that could be used in natural disasters. it is flexible, strong and waterproof and it can climb up stairs and ladders and walk over debris as well. honda says it needs more development still before it is ready to go into the field. >>> contra costa county is dealing with its first human cases of west nile. two people have tested positive as well as five dead birds. there's one confirmed case. to protect yourself drain any standing water. it can be a breeding ground. that's when mosquitos are most active. >>> giants manager says that he will undergo a second procedure now on his heart to repair an atrial fibrillation next week. he's been dealing with a heart condition that knocks it out of rh

funeral services were held saturday for laura wallen at the lutheran church of st. an true in silver spring. last month they found her body in a shallow grave more than a week after reported missing. investigators say her boyfriend tyler had tessier took her to a field and shot her. tessier you remember appeared as press conference with wallen's family you se him there pleading for safe re return. he is now behind bars in charge with laura's murder. >> meanwhile another memorial service was held in maryland yesterday for a man that died in mysterious house fire. ascia cofres's pod body was found in the base the of a home. still no word on cause of fire or the manner of of his death. the homeowner made it out alive. >>> 6:10 trouble on the tarmac reg app national airport. video shows moments after air lane planes struck each other moments after landing. one came in from miami and one from dallas the planes were inexpected and towed to the gates. no one was injured. >> the first day of october new laws going into effect maryland no means no law victim of sexual assaul

is part of the canine comfort dog program run by the lutheran church charities. >>> quarterback cam newtonreporter and warning about future meddling. those are some of the headline ostown morning newsstand. "the new york times" says opera determined to sow chaos next month and next year and they also said the investigation has not been yet able to determine if russia coordinated with the trump campaign to sway the 2016 election. >>> prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty for the woman accused of dressing up like a clown in 1990 and shooting the wife of her future husband. warren was extradited on tuesday where she lived with the victim's husband for years. the "detroit free press" reports on a michigan mom being jailed for refusing a court order to vaccinate her 9-year-old son. the judge ordered rebecca bray doe for seven days for violating getting her son vaccinated. her husband wanted her son vaccinate wud she's the primary care giver. >>> all five former presidents will attend a hurricane relief concert. they'll be at the october 281st concert. it will benefit texas, puerto r

mark's lutheran church. i welcome you this morning. with me as a guest to his local. a native of california. welcome john mcknight. >> thank you for having me. >> john mcknight is the director of emergency and disaster services for the salvation army, the golden gate division -- which is a large division. >> 19 counties representing central california from san francisco down to monterey, to the nevada border. a big piece of real estate and a lot of opportunities for service in california. >> a lot of opportunities and a lot of work to do. how did you get into this work? your background is not an emergency disaster services. >> i'm a molecular biologist by training and a nuclear operator with the navy. a wide range of work experiences. this job came about purely by accident and grace. i was with the right place volunteering with the salvation army attempting a radical career change and i succeeded beyond my wildest dreams. >> you started as a volunteer with the salvation army. >> before that i was a gardener. at one of the treatment centers in san francisco. i was play

. >> reporter: the lutheran church of st. andrew in silver spring was packed with memories, broken hearts, and lives touched. >> laura is in this room with us all right now, and she is so happy to have such a fine homecoming in her honor. popular teacher at wilde lake high school in howard county. friends called her a bright light, a world traveler, a positive thinker, and a woman who fit a lot into her 31 years. >> i wanted to pay my respects to her because i feel i owe her. she shaped me to start to grow as a person. >> reporter: even her elementary school teacher said she left a mark on them. >> she was amazing. she was an amazing person, stoonlt. she touched -- student. she touched everyone. >> her spirit spoke for herself. as a little girl her spirit was kind and jovial and open and sweet. >> loving. >> and she carried that all throughout her adulthood. >> reporter: and they want the lesson she taught others to keep inspiring us all. >> let her live on through all of us and think of the positives, not the negatives. we n

. ♪ : loved ones packed the lutheran church in silver spring saturday morning to remember a life taken >> laura will always be our daughter and my little girl. laura was also an amazing woman. >> an amazing woman and teacher who touched the lives of so many. >> you were grateful you had such a positive person around you. amy: former students and graduates of wild like high school came to pay their respects to the once-teacher of the year. >> everyone that she met she touched them. she changed my life. saturdayiration that students say will be felt in the church. >> active this an mercy will follow was until she cheers us on to our arrival in the house of the lord. >> right now she is so happy to have such a homecoming in her honor. amy: honoring wallen and her unborn child. >> jesus walked with her and saved her and he loved her, and he loves her still. along with her baby boy. so they are now in the arms of god. amy: they ask any offerings made in the memory of wallen beginning to the church, an organization that supports victims of domestic violence, and another organization that sup