Randall's Stand

Last Friday Cathy and I ran a Bound 4 Life booth at the Atlanta Jesus Culture Conference. Cathy is the director of the Atlanta Bound 4 Life and a dear friend. Together we are fighting to see the decree of death overturned in our nation and for righteousness to be released. The Jesus Culture conference is put on by Bill Johnson's ministry in Redding, California. They have a school of the supernatural there were hundreds gather to grow in love for Jesus and contend for signs and wonders to break out in our land. They came to Atlanta to impart faith to the youth here. Before the night session of the conference we were sitting at the booth talking to some teens. A boy who was 11 years old or so, named Randall, came up to us and said hi. He had heard about our Think Fast movement and wanted to bring it to his middle school. Think Fast is a movement among high school students to contend for the overturning of Roe V. Wade. Every Friday they fast during lunch and pray for the ending of abortion in their schools. Randall's only in middle school but he came to find out about starting a chapter at his school. After picking up info on Think Fast, he looked at me with confidence and told me that his sister was going to get an abortion but he advised her not to and she changed her mind. That took me by surprise and I asked him to repeat himself and he said, "My sister is 15 and she got pregnant and was going to abort her baby. I told her that if mom aborted her she wouldn't be here today, so she shouldn't abort her child. And she listened and kept her baby." I was taken aback by his courage. Later a young white teenager came up and stood near Randall. Randall hugged him and told me that was his brother. Because they were different races, I assumed he meant "brother" to be a close friend. "He's my brother," Randall explained, "His parents have legal guardianship of me." "Oh," I said, "that's awesome, where are you guys from?" "We live in Birmingham, Alabama," he responded, and immediately I thought of The Call Alabama. Just a few months ago, I joined thousands who gathered in Montgomery for The Call Alabama to pray and fast for the ending of abortion, racial reconciliation, and healing for our nation. Now, here in front of me stood an answer to our prayers. In a state where racism has reared its ugly head, in a nation where the spirit of death has stolen our sons and daughters, and disunity has divided brothers - stands Randall. He is a testimony displaying the mercy of God and His love for this broken generation. Here he stands - a voice for life, a true witness of the spirit of adoption, a son of God. Meeting Randall brought hope to my heart. Knowing there are millions more like him is what fuels me to stand in the gap for our nation. Rescue the children Lord and raise up deliverers!