Young Life Volunteer Says Many are 'Praying for Healing' in Wake of Sexual Abuse Confession
"We just continue to pray about the situation and continue to do what we do," Colin Gray said.
York Young Life volunteer Colin Gray of Elmhurst said the group of teens he works with and others in the community are "devastated" after hearing that a former associate pastor, who also was a Young Life volunteer, confessed to a physical relationship with an underage girl. Jim Lennon, pastor of West Suburban Church in Elmhurst, read the letter of confession from Darin Evans to his church congregation Sunday, Feb. 24. "We're pretty devastated by what's happened here," Gray said in a phone interview Thursday. "It's been very difficult for us to deal with this situation." Related: Gray, committee chairman for Young Life, said he joined the group late last year, around the same time Evans was moving to Ohio with his wife and three kids. But …
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