Blog 11: Families around world grieve after mass shooting

There was a mass shooting on the campus of Oikos University in California on Monday.  Families around the world are grieving the loss of sons and daughters, husbands and wives.  One of the husbands of the victims was still living in the Philippines, waiting for things to become stable before he joined his family in the United States.  Another victim was born in Sikkim, India, near the Himalayan Mountains.  The point is, people across the world are going through the grieving process, from this one event.  School shootings are not something to be taken lightly; families are severely affected by this.  Some of the victims were finishing up their last semester before starting their careers.  Devastated families across the world are mourning the death of loved ones. 

Whether we know it or not, one action in one area of the world can have a domino effect and impact other areas of the world.  Those who are grieving as a result of this mass shooting are not just from the United States.  There are families in the Philippines, India, as well as other areas that are grieving the loss of family members.  An act that may seem central to the United States has affected the lives of the families of the victims.  These families across the world have to come to terms with the loss of a son or daughter or a sibling.  One act of terror on one day in a small area has a ripple effect.  Not only are the people at the school affected, their families whether they are in the United States or across the world and the surrounding area have all been affected by this one act of terror.  

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