PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — People in Pinellas County organized a candlelight vigil to honor the 13 service members killed in Afghanistan.
"We just realize that people are hurting," Pastor Brent Stancil from Community Bible Baptist Church said. "The Bible tells us that the best thing you can do when people are hurting is you can pray."
The vigil was held Sunday night at the Community Bible Baptist Church in Pinellas Park.
As a veteran, Pastor Stancil feels for the families who are grieving.
"My heart is broken as a serviceman, as a Christian, as an American," Stancil explained. "There are moms and dads tonight that are trying to figure out how to move forward. There are husbands and wives and little children and they don’t understand. They were told mom and dad are coming home, and then they get this awful news."
Anyone was welcomed to join this group in praying for the service members and their families.
"It doesn’t matter what side of the political aisle you stand on. Whether you’re for this or that. People are hurting. Hurting people need people to come around and encourage them," Stancil stated.