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The Denver Post reports on the memorial service at the Denver YWAM base: "We're going to celebrate a life, we're not accentuating a death," said Faith Bible Chapel pastor George Morrison, in opening a memorial service today for two people killed at a missionary training school in Arvada . The service is called "A Celebration of Life for Tiffany and Philip." Philip Crouse and Tiffany Johnson died Sunday when a gunman opened fire at the school's dormitory. Youth With a Mission director Peter Warren said today both Crouse and Johnson embodied the spirit of the group. First the service focused on Crouse . "Phil gave his life to Jesus Christ and was never the same again," said Zach, a friend of Johnson's who met him years ago at a youth ministry in Alaska. At the time, Crouse was tough and wouldn't let people get close to him. "Over the years, Phil became a humble, teachable, sweet guy" who was able to reach kids with rough e...

Many of you may have heard about the terrible shooting at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) base in Denver, CO. This is close to our heart. Melissa and I trace our roots back to YWAM. Much of who we are and what we due was infuenced by our lives at YWAM. As an update, we recieved a message from Peter Warren, the Denver Base Director: Dear friends of YWAM Denver, Linda and I just returned from the hospital at 6am. Along with a number of our staff and students we were awaiting news of our four staff who were shot last night. It's with a heavy heart I need to tell you we just lost two of them. Tiffany Johnson and Phil Crouse passed away in surgery in the early hours of this morning, Sunday December 9th. They were wonderful young YWAMers in their early twenties. Dan Griebenow is in critical but stable condition with a bullet still lodged in his neck and Chuck Blanch has two bullet wounds in his legs but will be fine. Thanks for praying for us. Our whole community has been uprooted as th...