Balloon memorial launch held for Houston teen

Youth Pastor John Warren, right, prays with Renne and Thomas Dowler, center, at a balloon release for their daughter, Faith Dowler, who was killed in a two-vehicle accident in West Virginia Sept. 9 that claimed the lives of two others. Family and friends gathered at the Central Assembly of God’s student center, The Rock, where Faith was a student worship leader and was on the praise and worship team. Faith would have turned 17 Jan. 11.

Youth pastor John Warren, of Central Assembly of God church in Houston, led a balloon release for Faith Dowler, 16, who was killed in a two-vehicle accident Sept. 9 en route to a Christian outreach program.

More than 120 friends and family gathered at The Rock Student Center in Houston for a balloon release to commemorate the 17th birthday of Faith Dowler, who was killed Sept. 9 in a two-vehicle accident in West Virginia en route to a Christian outreach program. A member of central assembly Of God church, Faith was a student worship leader at The Rock and was on the praise and worship team.

More than 120 friends and family gathered at The Rock Student Center in Houston for a balloon release to commemorate the 17th birthday of Faith Dowler, who was killed sept. 9 in a two-vehicle accident in West Virginia en route to a Christian outreach program. A member of central assembly Of God church, Faith was a student worship leader at The Rock and was on the praise and worship team.