Lake Union Herald

Elijah Horton

Chicago-based freelance writer.

Articles by Elijah Horton

  • Adventist street artist paints mural in honor of slain Chicago mother

    Adventist street artist paints mural in honor of slain Chicago mother

    On Sunday, May 19, at 11a.m., Chicago artist Milton Coronado, equipped with paint supplies,  arrived at the corner of 16th Street and Newberry Avenue in Pilsen, and began work on a mural, dedicated to Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, the nine-months pregnant, Chicago mother who was strangled to death and had her baby ripped from her womb.

    Elijah Horton
  • Artist adds infant to mural of slain mother; unites city in love

    Artist adds infant to mural of slain mother; unites city in love

      The mural painted by Milton Coronado in honor of slain 19-year old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez now includes her son, Yovanny Jadiel Lopez. On Saturday, June 22, Coronado returned to the corner of 16th Street and Newberry Avenue in the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen to paint the image of the baby in the arms of Jesus.…

    Elijah Horton
  • One Act of Kindness Inspires Another

    One Act of Kindness Inspires Another

    Putting herself before others comes naturally for Michigan resident, Janice Emanuel McLean.

    Elijah Horton
  • Youth offer solutions to Chicago gun violence

    Youth offer solutions to Chicago gun violence

    Just 48 hours before a gunman killed four people in a Chicago hospital, Lake Region Conference Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL) leadership held a panel discussion at Shiloh Church where youth grappled with ways to deescalate the area’s violence.   While there are no easy answers to this vexing problem, during the Sabbath afternoon…

    Elijah Horton
  • Persistence in Faith

    Persistence in Faith

    What happens when small groups disrupt the usual church routine   When William Rojas was introduced six years ago as pastor of the Elgin Maranatha Hispanic Church, Lake Region Conference, located some 40 miles west of Chicago, he knew he had to do something radical to jumpstart the fledgling church. A deeply spiritual and determined…

    Elijah Horton