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Segura, Javier (1973-2004)
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+ | <center><font size="+2">'''Colombian pastor killed by a bomb in Bogota'''</font></center> |
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+ | <span style="font-variant:small-caps">'''By Robert Rhodes'''</span> |
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+ | BOGOTA, Colombia — The pastor of a Mennonite church in the capital of strife-torn Colombia was killed in a bomb blast Nov. 28 as he waited for a bus. |
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+ | At his funeral Dec. 1, friends and ministry associates recalled the young pastor's dedication to the church. |
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+ | Javier Segura, 31, pastor of a new congregation in Bogota's La Victoria neighborhood, died instantly when the bomb exploded about 10:15 p.m. outside a city building near downtown Bogota. |
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+ | Segura was the only person killed in the blast, which also wounded six other peole, according to news reports. |
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+ | Segura had been a pastor for less than a year, according to a news release from ''Iglesia Menonita Colombia,'' or IMCOL, the Colombian Mennonite Church. He had just said goodnight to his fiancee and was waiting for a public bus when the explosion occurred. |
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+ | At the time, Segura was on his way home, where he shares a dwelling with his elderly parents, according to IMCOL. |
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+ | Reports said the bomb had |
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Revision as of 17:00, 17 January 2011
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2004 Dec 13 p. 1, 2
Birth date: 1973
text of obituary:
By Robert Rhodes
Mennonite Weekly Review
BOGOTA, Colombia — The pastor of a Mennonite church in the capital of strife-torn Colombia was killed in a bomb blast Nov. 28 as he waited for a bus.
At his funeral Dec. 1, friends and ministry associates recalled the young pastor's dedication to the church.
Javier Segura, 31, pastor of a new congregation in Bogota's La Victoria neighborhood, died instantly when the bomb exploded about 10:15 p.m. outside a city building near downtown Bogota.
Segura was the only person killed in the blast, which also wounded six other peole, according to news reports.
Segura had been a pastor for less than a year, according to a news release from Iglesia Menonita Colombia, or IMCOL, the Colombian Mennonite Church. He had just said goodnight to his fiancee and was waiting for a public bus when the explosion occurred.
At the time, Segura was on his way home, where he shares a dwelling with his elderly parents, according to IMCOL.
Reports said the bomb had