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An uprooted tree serves as a guide for a broken gas line near Saint John Lutheran Church in New Minden, Ill., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. The tornado that damaged the church and surrounding homes in November was one among nearly two dozen that swept through the state, killing a total of seven. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford