Son's Life Saved after shooting
My name is Brenda Lenning and I am a missionary evangelist in Alabama. I am also a mother of 3 children. This testimony is dedicated to mothers of lost children .
August 28 1997 was a typical day except it was my grandaughter Michelle's birthday. Her dad Rodney which is my oldest son had come to my job just to spend the day with me. Late that afternoon he left and went over to a friend's house, as soon as he arrived he was informed that they all had been invited to a cookout at a neighbor's house which I was aqquainted with. I felt very grieved in my spirit and I told him not to go. He did not take my advise he went anyway - he said, "Oh mama everything is going to be allright." I warned him not to go again. I become very busy at home and didn't think about it again. Then at 7.45p.m my phone rang and it was Rodney. My daughter answered my phone so he told her just to tell me that he would be over at my house in about 15 minutes so he could call Michelle and wish her a happy birthday. At 8.00 p.m. there was a knock on my door, my daughter answered the door it was a friend of Rodney's and she was screaming for me. I ask her what was wrong and she said Rodney had been shot. I went into shock for a few seconds then my faith kicked in and I knew I had to get to him so I could take authority over the enemy of death.
As I approached the area I could see the rescue team with him and the police would not let me near him. They were working on him as he was bleeding very badly. The man who had shot him was still holding others hostage so I could not get to my son. I knew if he was going to die then I wanted to be with him. I just kept standing on the word of God Jeremiah 31 verses 16 and 17 and rebuking the spirit of death if I had had given into doubt one second he would have been gone, lost forever. He was in a backslidden condition at this time. They took him to a lifeflight helicopter. While in the helicopter he died and the police took pi
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