Dauphin, Man. church community prays for healing after ‘horrific’ crash

“The people here, they lost their mothers, they lost their fathers, they lost their loved ones...it’ll take time.”

Dauphin’s church community is backing the families and loved ones of the victims of Thursday’s bus crash near Carberry, Man., that ended in tragedy.

Father Brent Kuzyk led parishioners through Sunday service at St. George’s Ukranian Orthodox Church, where some of the victims once prayed.

“Because of the horrific scale of this tragedy it’s been difficult on everyone,” he said Sunday morning.

Kuzyk guarantees the community knows every person who was in the minibus, which collided with a semi-truck on the Trans-Canada Highway and killed 15, or knows someone who does.

The proximity of the tragedy has people turning to faith.

“Without faith there is absolutely no step toward the future, no step toward understanding, no step toward putting everything into perspective,” Kuzyk said.

The priest said the church is always there to help guide parishioners, and bring reason and understanding to them in the wake of tragic events.

Rona Kamfoly, a member of the church, knows only time will heal the community’s wounds.