Two Boston College students who were attacked with acid at Marseille’s train station in France have forgiven their assailant and said they are praying Jesus will heal the woman of her mental illness.
In a Facebook post following the attack, Courtney Siverling wrote: “Thank you so much to everyone who has reached out to see if I’m ok and/or has been praying for us. I did not receive any injuries from the attack in Marseille this morning and we are all safe. The French police and the U.S. Consulate have been wonderful and we are so thankful for that.”
She added, “I pray that the attacker would be healed from her mental illness in the name of Jesus and receive the forgiveness and salvation that can only come from Him. ‘This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.’ Psalm 91:2.”
Another victim, Michelle Krug, took to Facebook to note the women were “doing okay,” and said the attacker “threw a weak solution of hydrochloric acid at us.” She also wrote that people should consider praying for their attacker because “Mental illness is not a choice and should not be villainized.”
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