Southern California church headed by popular evangelical Pastor Rick Warren announced Saturday that Warren’s 27-year-old son has committed suicide.
The Official Statement Reads:
“Matthew was an incredibly kind, gentle and compassionate young man whose sweet spirit was encouragement and comfort to many...Unfortunately, he also suffered from mental illness resulting in deep depression and suicidal thoughts. Despite the best health care available, this was an illness that was never fully controlled and the emotional pain resulted in his decision to take his life.”
Rick Warren, wrote the multimillion-selling book “The Purpose Driven Life”.
Church spokeswoman Kristin Cole said he died Friday night.
Over the years, Matthew Warren had been treated by America s best doctors, had received counseling and medication and been the recipient of numerous prayers from others, his father said.
Mathew had told his dad years ago the following words, ‘Dad, I know I’m going to heaven. Why can’t I just die and end this pain?’
Warren's church's grown to 20,000.
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