Owners cling to faith after fire destroys business

The owners of a beloved music store are working to find a temporary location after a fire destroyed their current one Sunday morning.

PEOPLE HURT....CLINGING TO FAITH.THAT'S ALL BUSINESOWNERS CAN DO AFTER AFIRE IN LEE'S SUMMITDESTROYED ALL THEYWORKED FOR.TONIGHT, THE CAUSE OFTHAT FIRE IS UNCLEAR,BUT ONE THING ISCERTAIN:THEY'RE NOT GIVING UPON THEIR WORK.Andres Gutierrez/Reporting/the owners of shining lightmusic estimate they lost atleast half a million dollarsworth of instruments and otherinventory in the overnight fire.but the impact they've had onmusic education across themetro is pricelessTHIS IS WHAT TWOYEARS......OF PIANO LESSONSSOUND LIKE..EMILY'S TEACHER: DEANAHAINES.Rachel Hilkert/Emily's Mom//she got her started throughpiano camp, got her interestedin music and has taught hereverything she knowsDeana Haines/Shining LightMusic,Founder and Owner/I love to sing.

I love to playI've used it as a form ofworshipDEANA AND HER HUSBANDBRAD ARE NOW LEANINGON THEIR FAITH IN THEMIDST OF LOSS.OverNIGHT A LEE'S SUMMITPOLICE OFFICER ONPATROL SAW SMOKECOMING FROM THESHINING LIGHT MUSICSTORE.Dispatcher: See any flamesOfficer: ...it's coming from theinside but it's not a smallfire.IT TOOK NEARLY THREEHOURS TO DESTROY THEBUSINESS THE HAINESHAVE WORKED YEARS Tobuild.Brad Haines/Shining Light Music,Co-owner/It's about sharing music andmaking sure that studentshave quality instruments intheir hands so they can trulylearn the instrumentDeana Haines/Shining LightMusic,Founder and Owner/We have professional jazzmusicians who teach here,professional orchestralperformers who are membersof the Kansas City SymphonyDOZENS OF INSTRUCTORSwho TEACH HUNDREDS OFSTUDENTS WEEKLY.Nick Rowland/Shining LightMusic,Instructor/A lot of the memories frbeing in this place is one ofthe things that makes it sohardON SUNDAY EVENINGCUSTOMERS AND FRIENDSMET AT THE FIRE SCENE TOPRAY.Brad Haines/Shining Light Music,Co-owner/God has a plan and he's beenthere every step of the way.He built the business, andhe's going to rebuild thebusinessDeana Haines/Shining LightMusic,Founder and Owner/and we will come out of thisbetter than We startedAndres Gutierrez/Reporting/and as the haines search fortemporary home they'reworking to care of thestudents who rent instrumentsfrom them.reporting in lee's summit.andres gutierrez.

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