A bomb blast in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday that killed three people slightly wounded a missionary who lived in Forest Lake as a young boy. The blast, which targeted a U.S. Embassy vehicle, injured Matthew Clason, 28, who was at the National Evangelical Church where he teaches. According to the Associated Press, Clason was knocked down by the blast which blew in windows of the church. He was treated at a hospital for cuts on his head, face and right leg, according to the AP report.

Clason lived in Forest Lake as a young boy when his parents, Alan and Carol Clason, were youth pastors at Grace Alliance Church in Forest Lake. Matthew Clason and his wife have been in Beirut for just over two weeks. He was back to work at the school on Wednesday.

In an e-mail sent to friends in Forest Lake on Wednesday, Carol Clason wrote: "We just wanted to take this opportunity to praise the Lord for his protection on Matt who was slightly injured in a bomb blast as he was teaching at the bible school in Beirut, Lebanon." The Clasons are now living in France  and doing mission work with the Union of Christian Missionary Alliance  Churches.

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