At Mundo Pentecostal in Pasadena, pink and purple hues served as a reminder of a life taken too soon.
“This was an innocent child,” Jorge Mendizaban, Pastor at Mundo Pentecostal said. “Everybody is in shock right now, you know.”“We want to remember her happy,” Sandra Vasquez, assistant pastor said. “Remember a beautiful young girl.
”“She had a beautiful birthday party, a prayer during the birthday and she seemed happy,” Vasquez recalled.“I feel a lot of pain in my heart,” Maria’s neighbor said. “It has been difficult.”Maria will be laid to rest in Guatemala.Mundo Pentecostal is offering counseling and support services for children in the area.
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