SELMA, Ala. (AP) — The Sunday after a tornado devastated much of the historic city of Selma, church congregations raised up prayers of gratitude for lives spared and prayers of comfort for lives lost elsewhere to the storm that tore across the South. The tornado destroyed the daycare at Crosspoint Christian Church, but the 70 children inside were unharmed after workers got them inside the bathrooms. The Rev. Leodis Strong, who pastors the historic Brown Chapel AME Church, said many in the community are hurting, but they will rely on faith and each other to get through this.
In tornado-ravaged Selma, prayers of thanks
