An American who survived the Brussels terror attack gave a hospital-room interview on Friday where he discussed feeling God's presence and the power of collective prayer right after the explosions.
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Mason Wells, 19, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints survived a suicide bomber's blast on Tuesday. The young man from Utah discussed his ordeal with Fox News from a hospital in Belgium, saying the experience further cemented his belief in God.
"Everything I have lived up until this point has fortified my personal faith that God is there. I know that I felt His love several times. I know that if I could feel his love sitting on sidewalk next to a destroyed airport that God will talk to His other children, too. I know that He does listen to prayers. The prayers the people are doing right now – they make a difference – because I felt them," Wells told the network.
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The Mormon missionary suffered Achilles tendon, shrapnel injures and second- and third-degree burns during the attack. At the time, he was traveling with fellow Utah missionaries Richard Norby, 66, of Lehi; and Elder Joseph Empey, 20, of Santa Clara.
Missionary Sister Fanny Rachel Clain, 20, of Montélimar, France, was also hospitalized with "minor injuries," NBC News reported Wednesday.
Tuesday's attack by the Islamic State group killed 31 people and wounded over 300 others inside a subway system and at Brussels' international airport. At least two Americans were killed.
"We are grateful that our son, Elder Mason Wells, survived the attack and is receiving quality medical care," Wells' family said in a statement released Tuesday, KUTV 2 Utah reported. “We have spoken to him briefly and he feels blessed that he wasn’t injured more, given his close proximity to the bomb. ... As a family, we feel the power of prayer from those we know and those who only heard Mason’s name for the first time today. We will continue to pray and hope for everyone affected by this tragedy."
Wells also escaped two other brushes with death linked to Islamic terrorists. He was watching his mother run the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, when it was attacked by Chechen brothers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. He was also in France when ISIS killed 130 across Paris.
Four people died and 264 people were injured during the Boston terror attack.
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"The four of us were very, very lucky," Wells said of surviving Tuesday's carnage. "The others had burn wounds, decently bad burn wounds. ... But the four of us were very grateful to have been protected, to have been so close and to have been so lucky to not have taken more injuries."
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