* PETER AND LINDA WARREN

There have been good days and hard days and some days, as Linda Warren describes them, when "we have felt maxed out."

With her husband, Peter, Warren is co-director of Youth With a Mission-Denver. That's the local branch of the nonprofit, international Christian missionary group that was the first place targeted by killer Matthew Murray, a dropout from the group.

YWAM will observe the anniversary of the tragedy Monday with quiet gatherings and prayer.

On a practical level, counseling has been available all year to the staff and student missionaries.

Numbers-wise, enrollment is down by about 20 percent, though the poor economy may be the reason. That's OK, says Warren: "God knew what we could handle, and I don't know if we could have handled the extra 20 percent. We felt maxed out . . . stretched."

The Warrens brought Murray's parents, Ron and Loretta, together with survivors and families, starting a healing bond that has deepened into friendships.

At one dinner, the Warrens got a call that their daughter, visiting in California, had been thrown from a horse and seriously injured. Ron Murray, a physician, immediately got on the phone to help faciliate the long-distance medical help, Linda Warren says.

YWAM is the subject of a film documentary, Jesusfreaks, which explores "spiritual transformation through tragedy." It's due to open next year.

Healing and forgiveness has become a central theme in Peter Warren's talks, which he gives to groups around the world. His message, Linda says, "is that ultimately in life, you can only move forward in freedom if you forgive. Don't hang on to bitterness; it ruined Matthew's life. Let it go."

* DAN GRIEBENOW

Dan Griebenow, recovered from a gunshot wound to his throat, is working in the mountains, "taking a break from doing my everyday stuff."

Griebenow, 25, was the boyfriend of Tiffany Johnson, who was killed in the attack at Youth With A Mission-Denver. He works for Keystone resort and is still connected to Snowboarders and Skiers for Christ, which Tiffany also belonged to.

Inspired by Griebenow's full-body tattoos, his buddies got "Remember" tattoos after the attack. Too ill at the time to take part, Griebenow later got a memorial tattoo, from foot to knee, of an iconic Japanese image - a koi fish morphing into a dragon. It matches a design Tiffany wore.

The couple had planned a missionary trip to Japan this year. Instead, Griebenow will spend next summer in Israel with friends.

More reticient than some of the other survivors, Griebenow pauses when asked how he's handled the grief: "It's all right," he said.

* CHARLIE BLANCH

"Hi! You've caught me cleaning up a burned-out house," chuckles Charlie Blanch, reached this week on his cell phone.

Fully recovered from his leg wound, he's living with his parents in the Minneapolis area and working for a home restoration firm.

Blanch, 23, is studying communications at a local college. His 911 call on the night of the killing rampage is part of the film documentary, Jesusfreaks. He may return for the opening next year. As for healing? He knows it takes time."I'm completely fine, but I'm aware there's still stuff I will probably need to process that hasn't come to the surface yet," he said.

"But I believe God will show me those things over time." He's spent time this year pondering the reality of evil and the role of forgiveness: "I've never been through anything tough before. Now I guess I have . . . you've just got to stay in touch with God."