sarah helverzon-conno. i'm hear as a pastor in the christian faith and certainly for us in this time of advent we recognise the darkness in the world. all of us have felt so much darkness today. we watch this unfold, this scare com and frightening time in the life of the unite stated and for us here in south cal. i stand in mere with the faith in god that we share together. i stand here and ask that all of us take a time for prayer this evening, to hold your family close and to remember that our islamic brothers and sisters are not at fault here. this is not about the muslim faith. we stand together, muslims, christians, jews, people of all faith knowing that when we come together we can be the best that god has called us to be, so we can serve our nations and communities as best as we can. we join our muslim brothers and sisters here in this region in prayer. >>> thank you. next i would like to invite reverend whitelock, senior minister of the a & m church. mark whitlock senior minister of christ redeemer