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Blood on Her Boots and Tears in Her Eyes, Teen Survivor of Las Vegas Shooting Turns to God, Changed Forever"I am going to love people more, think of people as if they were my best friend or as if they are my brother and my sister because they are. We are all together here for a reason." -Lynette Martinez, survivor (Las Vegas, NV)—[CBN News] When a gunman slaughtered 59 people and wounded more than 500 others Sunday night, Lynette Martinez was right there in the middle. And she tells CBN News her life will never be the same after surviving the deadliest shooting attack in U.S. history. (Screengrab: Lynette Martinez-survivor/via CBN News) "It was just gun shots and gun shots and gun shots, and a guy fell behind me, and he was covered in blood. My boots were covered in blood," she recalled. Martinez thought she was hearing fireworks, but when country music singer Jason Aldean ran off stage, she ran for her life. "I am just so grateful I get to see another day because there are people who couldn't, and I see the videos online of what happened and I can't hear it because I am numb to it and I shouldn't be getting used to gunshots," she said. This 16-year-old grew up overnight. When Martinez sees all the people filling blood banks in Las Vegas, working overtime to keep up with the life-and-death demand, she sees hope, healing and good overcoming evil. "I was waiting to get shot. I wasn't waiting to come out alive," she said. Asked how she sees the world now, she said, "So different, so different—I have so much compassion, and I thank God every single day, and I just want to be more like Him." Church is the only place she wanted to go and she's so grateful for this community. "My heart is warmed by the many people coming together even now at this church, and it's just amazing," she said. (Screengrab via CBN News) Martinez said she's forgiven the gunman. Martinez plans to take one day at a time and cling to her faith in God. While no one really knows how they'll respond when their world comes crashing down, this young woman wants to love people more than she ever has. "I am going to love people more, think of people as if they were my best friend or as if they are my brother and my sister because they are. We are all together here for a reason," she said.
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