Heartbroken fathers find divine hope in secret notes left by girls killed in Camp Mystic flood

One year after flash flooding at Camp Mystic took 28 lives, three fathers are sharing how their young daughters’ private faith continues to lift their families.Speaking on "Saturday in America," Ryan DeWitt, Wade Lytal and Cole Naylor shared how their daughters' deep-rooted faith has sustained them through tragedy. DeWitt and Lytal said they found journals their daughters left behind filled with Bible verses, prayers and messages to God, bringing them comfort as they grieved."We knew that she was deeply rooted in her faith, but she wasn't outward about it or braggadocious about it.
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One year after flash flooding at Camp Mystic took 28 lives, three fathers are sharing how their young daughters’ private faith continues to lift their families.Speaking on "Saturday in America," Ryan DeWitt, Wade Lytal and Cole Naylor shared how their daughters' deep-rooted faith has sustained them through tragedy. DeWitt and Lytal said they found journals their daughters left behind filled with Bible verses, prayers and messages to God, bringing them comfort as they grieved."We knew that she was deeply rooted in her faith, but she wasn't outward about it or braggadocious about it. She felt very deeply," Ryan DeWitt said of his daughter Molly, who was 9 years old when she died in the floods."She just had the biggest heart, and we taught her as much as we could, but there was certainly something else at play, and that was her faith, and it was comforting. As difficult as those days were and still are, it's comforting to know how close she was to God," he added.DEVASTATED MOTHER BLAMES SOFT-ON-CRIME POLICIES AFTER CAREER CRIMINAL IS CHARGED IN SON’S DEATHThe fathers each recalled moments when they learned more about the depth of their daughters’ faith.
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- One year after flash flooding at Camp Mystic took 28 lives, three fathers are sharing how their young daughters’ private faith continues to lift their families.Speaking on "Saturday in America," Ryan DeWitt, Wade Lytal and Cole Naylor shared how their daughters' deep-rooted faith has sustained them through tragedy. DeWitt and Lytal said they found journals their daughters left behind filled with Bible verses, prayers and messages to God, bringing them comfort as they grieved."We knew that she was deeply rooted in her faith, but she wasn't outward about it or braggadocious about it.
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