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  • Felicia Sanders, who was one of the three survivors of the 2015 shooting at Emanuel AME Church, remembers her son and looks to the future.
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    Felicia Sanders On Surviving The Charleston Church Shooting | Survivor Stories | TODAY

Комментарии • 71

  • @jjthejetplane1794
    @jjthejetplane1794 6 лет назад +47

    may god grant you peace and healing to Tyrone and Felicia and their whole family. I turn 30 this year and i could only imagine the pain my own mother and father would have. You two are incredibly strong. Sending love and prayers your way.

  • @doc.fuller7010
    @doc.fuller7010 5 лет назад +33

    He died A HERO
    Rest now son, REST.

  • @Takano8508
    @Takano8508 5 лет назад +38

    'This is America' brought me here. I hope they get justice and peace☮️.

  • @taijayphoa6302
    @taijayphoa6302 6 лет назад +26

    I utterly understand where the husband is coming from. If somebody shot all those family members of mine, I would not have the ability to forgive. I can not begin to think or imagine what it is like to loose somebody that is close to my family, in the hands of another human being. When she said that she may not be bruised on the outside, but she’s bruised on the inside, I immediately teared up. What a lesson in the power of faith in god and I can honestly say that this couple has the power of forgiveness that I will never have. Thank you for sharing that.

  • @UnfilteredAmerica
    @UnfilteredAmerica 5 лет назад +19

    Makes me so sick inside, I feel a deep sense of anger honestly. I’m so angry that Dylan Roof draws breath while these amazing people died. For no reason other than the color of our skin...

  • @scareglare
    @scareglare 6 лет назад +24

    Wow, parents outliving their children....I wish I could hug them both.

  • @genesisiceprincess
    @genesisiceprincess 5 лет назад +19

    Im crying so much, im so so sorry. You beautiful souls 💙 you deserve healing, peace, and prosperity💙 i wish i could hug you all 😭💔

    • @korihagerud4624
      @korihagerud4624 3 года назад

      Bless her soul you can hear her trying to comfort her son in the 911 call . 😢

  • @DesertPepper
    @DesertPepper 6 лет назад +26

    I live here in Charleston. It was the worst feeling. My heart cried.

  • @tyrahjerideau8582
    @tyrahjerideau8582 6 лет назад +19

    I was just thinking about this horrific tragedy. I know she needed therapy just like the other survivors. It was nothing short of remarkable how the well the citizens of Charleston handled it!!
    Everyone will b in my thoughts and prayers.

  • @iTzShakenJoE
    @iTzShakenJoE 6 лет назад +12

    😢😢😢😥 I’m shedding tears now. Here after mass shooting in Pittsburgh. G-D my soul can’t take it anymore. I’m so broken inside :(

  • @nelixsulu6201
    @nelixsulu6201 5 лет назад +14

    Poor people. He was a very handsome young man!

  • @jakebrandystapleton7062
    @jakebrandystapleton7062 4 года назад +5

    People need Jesus . the shooter who did this was pure evil . For those who lost a loved one , so sorry for your loss. God bless 🙏🏻♥️

  • @salliereese4137
    @salliereese4137 6 лет назад +18

    God bless them 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @Berry2U_
    @Berry2U_ 5 лет назад +9

    This happen for a reason to change others to be honest the nasty comments aren’t needed think of it as your love one I pray for the family 🙌🏾🤦🏾‍♀️🙏🏾

  • @patriciaromanowski7100
    @patriciaromanowski7100 6 лет назад +9

    Oh my......I cannot imagine going through such horror. Thank you for sharing your truth. I love you in Jesus Your son was truly a national treasure. A good man who loved God. What one of us would have the presence of mind to look up at our attacker and say “ we mean you no harm “. Precious in the eyes of the Lord, the death of His saints. Jesus surround this couple with much mercy, love, and grace to fully forgive and live in Your joy again!😢💐🎼

  • @Leirae92
    @Leirae92 3 года назад +4

    That church was home for my father's family. My grandmother is the treasurer still to this day. She was blessed to have not noticed the date. She was supposed to take her report down to the church that night. I called her after hearing the news at 4 in the morning. She didn't immediately answer & omg, the fear in my heart. I knew most of those people, grew up at Mother Emanuel. It breaks my heart to know what happened to those people in that room we migrated to after service to eat and fellowship further. I can't imagine the pain they feel.

  • @twyncolen4124
    @twyncolen4124 6 лет назад +8

    That was terrible!! hate crime.....😐

  • @dorrakey234
    @dorrakey234 5 лет назад +5

    this is so sad!!!! I feel for them. Seems like such a good family! Why?

  • @okay._.._.9351
    @okay._.._.9351 5 лет назад +6

    This is scary and makes me worry for my own safety, nowhere feels safe for me anymore

  • @brandonmurray9677
    @brandonmurray9677 6 лет назад +14

    Yes God is real 👼❤

    • @mrtony80
      @mrtony80 5 лет назад

      Why would god allow this to happen in the first place? In a church! Please, someone explain this to me. Why would god allow this in a place where the people are there to worship him?

    • @onion1322
      @onion1322 5 лет назад +3

      @@mrtony80 god has a plan for everyone we dont know why but he made this happen it's all in his plan

    • @ForestAnon
      @ForestAnon 4 года назад +1

      @@mrtony80 Hear me out, I know it's hard to believe, that question you asked is everyone's question and it's a dang good one, but hear me out; God gave humans free will so that we could experience what it means to be able to love eachother. Love is the best feeling on earth but you can only do that of your own will. If someone forces you to love eachother, then it's not really love, it's fake love and we can't feel the depth... But with free will came freedom of choice, and many people abuse their free will and choose to do evil... But God still let's bits of 'Good' come from the suffering we cause, whether it is lessons on how to help, overcome, love, how to keep hope, how to stop hate, etc.. that's what people mean when they say "It's a part of His Plan". Now the evil and pain we cause for eachother isn't a part of his Plan, but the lessons we learn on Loving one another and how to evolve is a part of it. That's why at the end when she says "I can help white Supremecists learn to not hate, we've got to learn to love one another".. that is true, pure wisdom of God that comes from pain and hurt, and other people will see her strength and what believing in God does for her, and they become inspired to feel that love and forgiveness. When Jesus was crucified he had a moment of humanity on the cross, for a split second he had thought God betrayed him, but said of his torturers: "Father forgive them, they know not what they do." Those words were the greatest words ever spoken in the history of mankind. Because people saw that moment and thought "If the Romans could hurt this man and in the end he prayed for God to forgive them, that kind of Love is something stronger than anything on this earth". And that doesnt come from non belief, or without the wisdom that 'God exists, he is real and believing in him is a revolutionary world changing power'" That knowledge is a part of his plan, the abuse of our free will he gave us is a part of ours

  • @lazyday4857
    @lazyday4857 5 лет назад +13

    It’s incredible that I never even knew about this until today, even though this was 3 years ago and it’s just surprising that they hide things so well because I’m always focused on my life but I should be caring about other people too in life. We are all the same no matter what our gender is or what race we are or what our name is we are all human please take this into consideration but we need to speak out about stuff like this and one more thing I’m 12 and I’m caring about this.

  • @dupemcfcchampions7196
    @dupemcfcchampions7196 6 лет назад +4

    To the boy who shot God ppl you better ask for forgiveness

  • @CelesteFrazier1
    @CelesteFrazier1 3 года назад +2

    ThiS BREAKS MY HEART EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT IT.

  • @elizabethnichols3109
    @elizabethnichols3109 2 года назад +1

    MY BEAUTIFUL BLACK/HEBREW PEOPLE YOU ARE THE PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE.
    HOW WE GOT INTO THIS MESS IS WE-OUR ANCESTORS DIDN'T FOLLOW GOD'S LAWS, STATUES, AND COMMANDMENTS. WE ALL HAVE BEEN LIED TO. THIS BOOK IS OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR, BIBLE AND GOD IS THE AUTHOR OF IT. YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BIBLE FOR YOURSELF, ASK GOD FOR WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AND HE WILL SHOW YOU THE SCRIPTURES.
    YOU ARE THE PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE, THE HEBREW ISRAELITES. SHALOM

  • @theforgottenone8937
    @theforgottenone8937 3 года назад +2

    My soul and heart aches with every fiber of my being....I pray all the survivors and family find peace in there lives

  • @reggiedavis8045
    @reggiedavis8045 4 года назад +1

    Restinparadise to the 9 lives, 🙏🙏 to the Sanders and the AME ⛪ congregation, May you FatherJehovahJesusChrist protect each, give them Joy and Peace and faithful hearts of perseverance, and we give thanks always to you, with ❤, in ChristJesus, amen, #InChristJesusWeTrust #Equality4AllHumanity

  • @leighannesmith9483
    @leighannesmith9483 6 лет назад +4

    My prayers are with everyone involved.

  • @phenomenawashington4718
    @phenomenawashington4718 4 года назад +2

    Beautiful well spoken people ❤️❤️❤️

  • @beatrizj.5138
    @beatrizj.5138 2 года назад +1

    Blessed are those who die on the presence of God

  • @elizabethnichols3109
    @elizabethnichols3109 2 года назад +1

    YOU DON'T HAVE TO FORGIVE. GOD'S VENGEANCE WILL BE SUFFICIENT

    • @elizabethnichols3109
      @elizabethnichols3109 2 года назад

      6The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border. 7Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head: 8And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.

  • @ShaundraLee1920
    @ShaundraLee1920 4 года назад +2

    "It's all bittersweet." I can't with this.

  • @Amie40
    @Amie40 2 года назад +1

    To God be the glory 🙏🏽

  • @ShesAbsurd
    @ShesAbsurd 5 лет назад +6

    That father said a word 🙌🏽

  • @noweaponsjackson2421
    @noweaponsjackson2421 6 лет назад +1

    God bless this family my heart goes out to you. Mag bitter truth, wicked truth. I rebuke you in the name of Jesus for saying this is fake mag striking truth. The video is on that channel

  • @ruedaynee9100
    @ruedaynee9100 3 года назад +1

    🙏🏿🥰 love yall

  • @herbalistherbalist4667
    @herbalistherbalist4667 6 лет назад +10

    That was a horrific case of white terror
    💊💉😂😳😡

    • @nflanalyst6642
      @nflanalyst6642 5 лет назад +2

      Wow how u gonna blame it on white people this dude who did this is evil not because of his skin color also idk why black people think most white people are racist when it’s facts that black people are more racist to whites then the other way around so shut up

    • @nflanalyst6642
      @nflanalyst6642 5 лет назад

      Barry Midikiner lol that’s funny u bring that up this was meant for a reason it was their time to go

    • @nflanalyst6642
      @nflanalyst6642 5 лет назад

      Barry Midikiner I did not say that it was funny cause they died I Saadi it’s funny u bring that up learn to read also it was their time to go if God made them go so shut ur mouth done with this convosation

    • @ruthie6066
      @ruthie6066 5 лет назад +4

      Luke Reviews he was literally a white supremacist???

  • @loverofhistory.5826
    @loverofhistory.5826 2 года назад

    He just prayed to God BUT DONT WORRY GOD WILL DO SAME THING TO THAT RACIST WHO DID IT MORE WORST THAN WHAT HE DID TO YOUR CHILDREN!!!! ☦☦❤

  • @traceyhateley3925
    @traceyhateley3925 2 года назад

    A new breed of EVIL.. Rip all you beautiful people who lost their lives to a malignant monster. x

  • @mr.classified6167
    @mr.classified6167 4 года назад

    I attended a church as the only white dude for a year. Very good people. I don't understand why, why that guy did what he did. hatred takes no thought. I still don't know why he did it.

  • @roviannematovu8136
    @roviannematovu8136 3 года назад

    What Grace. I don't understand how the Good die young?

  • @shariholdal3699
    @shariholdal3699 3 года назад

    So horrible

  • @frankdrebin2343
    @frankdrebin2343 4 года назад +2

    77 shots , 10 feet away from her, without ear protection and she doesn't report any hearing loss? How is that possible?
    The 911 call is so suspicious too. The woman pretends she's hiding underneath the table.. the table that's literally right next to the 'shooter'. How is that hiding? She's on the phone with 911 as he's staring at her.
    Something very fishy going on here.

    • @jesusisnotgod4265
      @jesusisnotgod4265 3 года назад +1

      Do you think it was staged???

    • @frankdrebin2343
      @frankdrebin2343 2 года назад

      @@jesusisnotgod4265 obviously. have you ever been 10 feet away from a handgun going off without ear protection?
      one shot will destroy your hearing for days. She wants us to believe that she heard 77 shots.. If she really had, she would be talking about the pain she'd be experiencing in her ears, instead she says "i felt sand on my leg"... wtf?

    • @anagonyaowusu3119
      @anagonyaowusu3119 Год назад

      @@jesusisnotgod4265that’s what facist want to believe, but every time something like an asian hate crime goes on it’s always blamed on black people

  • @ghddsfhtfdfgtdr2824
    @ghddsfhtfdfgtdr2824 5 лет назад

    I applied the Charleston shooter

  • @scottyjohns245
    @scottyjohns245 4 года назад

    There's no way possible you can hear every single shot 77 times I don't believe that at all

    • @ilae.williams7675
      @ilae.williams7675 4 года назад +5

      What is that to say?---Perhaps she was speaking figuratively and not literally---What is that to say about a sad Mother??

    • @scottyjohns245
      @scottyjohns245 4 года назад

      @@ilae.williams7675 I suggest you go and listen to all of her video when she speak out about this They is different sometimes you got to face reality I don't believe her

    • @mgm57901
      @mgm57901 4 года назад +11

      @@scottyjohns245 She said she heard all 77 shots. She did not say she was counting along. If she was in the room and alive... she heard them all like she said.