Nothing can surpass a mother’s love for their child.And former professional wrestler Marc Mero knows this.That’s why he talks about her in speaking engagements around the world.He’s a WCW and a WWE champion and is a motivational speaker.“My mom, she really empowered me to become special in sports,” Mero says.
Hospital staff tried desperately to revive 14-year-old John Smith after he fell through a frozen Missouri lake. God has been so miraculous and good in all the things that He has done. "The nurse had her finger on John's pulse for 27 minutes, and had gotten nothing," Joyce said. "We're not the answer -- God's the answer," John said. God will do the rest, but I want no negatives to be spoken around him. But try as they might, they couldn't get a heartbeat. "You loved me so much, you gave me a life. So I just stood way in the back,” Mero said.“I kept thinking to myself, ‘Mom, please wake up.
The day she died changed his life. Scans showed significant brain damage. But nothing worked.
"When I walked into the ER, I was of the mindset that God was there, and He was going to be with us through this.
"In the moment, we all knew that the possibility of the three of us dying was very real," John said of the day he and his friends fell through the ice.And now, this incredible family is sharing their personal testimony to prove to the world our God is very real and very active. "She told me, 'The minute you prayed, something moved up John's body with such force, it pushed me back -- and suddenly, I got a pulse.' The nurses couldn't believe it. Marc Mero Source: Marc Mero “I would slam my bedroom door on the one person who believed in me,” Mero said. He was in the icy water for 15 minutes by the time rescue workers pulled him out. The day she died changed his life.
I'm blown away by how great He is. “Anyone can achieve their goals and dreams if they choose to believe!”
"Joyce had waited 17 years for her son, adopting him from Guatemala.
"John himself doesn't remember much from the accident. But he does know just how close he was to death. Who helped you through your darkest hours? Marc Mero reached fame as a WWE wrestler but he was struggling with drugs and alcohol. It’s not what’s in your pocket that matters; it’s what in your heart that truly matters.”The organization is dedicated to keeping kids alive and off drugs and empowering them to make healthy decisions and achieve their goals.“I’m dedicating the rest of my life to helping young people know that there’s hope in this world,” Mero said on the organization’s website. '"Joyce credits her ability to pray with such authority to the Bible study, "I don't believe it was a coincidence," Joyce said. All rights reserved. After 10 years of marriage they got divorced.
She's based in Connecticut and can be reached at hi@shareably.net. "Thankfully, this incredible story on the power of prayer will soon go nationwide.
Tell us in the comment section below! "I began praying out loud, begging God for my son's life, and calling on the Holy Spirit, saying, 'Please give me back my son. And every time he hit bottom his mom was there.
Some of the kids in the audience started shedding tears in the video. And now, she faced with losing him. "We're just sharing the story so this country will see how great our God is. When you are in the room, I only want him to hear positive things. "I got the phone call, hearing my son had been in a terrible accident," John's mom, Joyce, recalled. "Living in such a broken world takes its toll. A week later, he came off his ventilator.
He spent lots of time making his mother worry about his whereabouts when he would be out doing drugs and abusing alcohol.“I’ve overdosed on drugs on three occasions where I should’ve been dead, but I believed I was kept here for a reason,” Mero told the studentsNo matter what, his mother would always leave the light on so she would know whether he was home or not.But he never appreciated his mother for all the love she gave him.“I would slam my bedroom door on the one person who believed in me,” Mero said.He was at a reception in Japan during the height of his wrestling career when he found out that his mother died.“I was so nervous to walk up to her casket. I don't even remember how I got to the hospital -- I was praying, begging God to spare my son.