By HOLLY KOZELSKY
BH News Service
A Boones Mill health care director paid the fine for the man who caused his brother’s death. Now, both men are partners in their ministry.
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Bobby and Pam Clark of Floyd died in a vehicle accident on the way home from a worship service at T.R.A.S.H. Ministry in Collinsville. Now, Bobby’s brother, J.T. Clark, and the other man involved in the accident, C.J. Martin Jr., share a message of peace and forgiveness.
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J.T. Clark (left) and C.J. Martin Jr. (right) were brought together after a traffic accident with Martin resulted in the death of Clark’s brother and sister-in-law. The two now stand as proponents of peace and forgiveness, in perhaps everything but football team rivalries.
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