Praise God Endzone!!!!!!!
In 1997 I landed myself in Prison, lost my family, and the World turned dark for me. (not that I did not deserve any of it.)
At that time I had just given my life to Jesus right before trial, and getting thrown in prison.
I was raised Presbyterian, then later methodist, and even some Baptist. So, going in prison that was my view on God. I soon got into the hands of a Large group of men that were doing strange things like laying hands on the sick, and I witnessed Cancer healed. I was there!!! All strange stuff to me, but it was the only group of believers in my wing. So, I put up with it.
Those brothers gave me book after book to read. Lots of them were Kenneth Copeland, but I read lots of Catholic books to. Whatever I could get my hands on. Well, these brothers in Prison showed me a whole different God, and I found out that Kenneth Copeland would send me any tape I request or book for free to Prison. Copeland also sent me a monthly mag and letters.
I soon started to get up everyday at 5am just to watch the believers voice of victory, and could not get enough of Brother Copeland, and latter Kenneth Hagin and Jesse Duplantis. It was a whole lot different than what they told me at the Presbyterian church.
When I was released and almost 2 years full of study and faith. My son contracted T-cell Lymphoma, a rare form of leukemia.
B-cell is the most common and if caught early it has over a 85% cure rate as of the year 2000. T-cell not so good, as it not only effects bone marrow but all the organs in the body produce tumors. Hard enough to remove one tumor from one organ.
My son went from just running a fever to being rushed by ambulance to Chicago Childrens memorial Hospital. They went to work right away with transfusions, heavy doses of chemo, spinal taps, bone marrow take from hip bone. He went though this everyday, and his body just turned more blue from all the blood vessels breaking under the skin. One the ninth day, my wife called and told me they could not save him, it would be that night or the next day I would loose my son.........
Brother Copeland taught me something though........ Never, never, never waiver and never speak against what you believe. You have what you say. He taught me the Lord is faithful, and never fails. Kenneth taught me that God is not mysterious, and always on my side. (People get a strange notion that bad and evil things is God on their side in some mysterious and unexplained way.)
Brother Copeland also taught me not to ever accept a evil report. By faith the Elders obtained a good report........... BY FAITH!!!
After I got that call on day nine, I did not move........... My son will live and not die!!!! Not one time did I ever confess he was sick, but healed. Not one time did I let worry stay on my mind. I cast it down. Jesus promised I would have what I said. Jesus is not a liar, and the devil like so many out there kept saying Copeland is false, Copeland is false. FALSE TEACHER!!!!
On the tenth day I got a call early in the morning. (Devil said that is the news of my sons death...... man, he just don't give up.) It was my wife, and she told me they did the regular bone marrow test and spinal tap, and could not find one cancer cell. They were so amazed by this that my son had to spend the rest of the day going over test, after test. (Must have been hard on him, I was on parole and could not be there.)
Now my wife, was just hearing the things I have studied two years in prison. She had a Copeland tape of mine she took with her to Chicago. A nurse saw that, and came to give her a hug for my sons cancer free condition. She told my wife that she knows who Brother Copeland is, and has seen lots of children die, but she told my wife that parents that have known Brother Copeland and others who believed for their children have different outcomes. The nurse said this is not the first miracle she had seen. She could tell a difference in outcomes when the parents were in fear.
So, I give all the glory to God, and yes............. Jesus Is Lord............and I got that from Brother Copeland, and I am so thankful to this day that God is faithful, and a whole lot better than people think he is.
God bless........
and.......... Jesus Is Lord.