Turning It around for Good: 11-Year-Old Boy Creates 'El Paso Challenge' to Honor Victims of Texas Shooting

Tré Goins-Phillips : Aug 7, 2019
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"I explained to him that we could not live in fear and that people in our community are caring and loving. I told him to try and think of something he could do to make El Paso a little better." -Rose Gandarilla

[Faithwire.com] Sometimes incredible beauty is born out of horrific tragedy. That is exactly what has happened in the wake of the senseless horror that unfolded over the weekend in El Paso, Texas. (Image: Ruben's '#ElPasoChallenge' /via Facebook-Rose Gandarilla)

Following the devastating shooting Saturday in a local Walmart, which claimed the lives of 22 people and injured dozens more, 11-year-old Ruben Martinez is encouraging every El Pasoan to do at least 20 good deeds in honor of the lives cut short by the deadly massacre.

"My son has been having some bad anxiety after yesterday's event," Ruben's mother, Rose Gandarilla, wrote on Sunday. "After some discussion, he came to me asking if I would help him do the [El Paso Challenge]. He challenges each El Pasoan to do 20 good deeds"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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