Jasmine's Place Issue No. 19 - September/October 2017 | Page 63

Every few weeks when I am out around my town , someone – usually a young person will stop me and say , “ You ’ re the lady that came back to life !” Or , “ Aren ’ t you the lady that died ?”
I always say , “ Yes ,” ask their name and shake their hand .
I ’ m always blessed and deeply affected that in my dying and living again , a generation of young people have taken notice and their belief in God is strengthened !
After four months of extensive testing , my heart has proven to be 100 % normal !
The medical community continues to shake their heads and simply say , “ You ’ re a miracle …” I believe God healed whatever was not quite right in my body and “ reset ” me for the future because there is much more for me to do !
It has been an unlikely and unexpected leg of my journey , but the conclusion of the whole matter is this : I am so blessed , and so deeply , deeply in love with a Lord whose kindness and tender mercies toward me are unfathomably real , and continually cause me to weep .
Even now , so I ' ll close ...
Laletrice “ Lee ” Brooks is a dedicated intercessor , former pastor , biblical counselor , and teacher of God ’ s word . With over thirty years of experience working in California civil service , Lee brings a wide range of insight for Christian women in the business world . In March 2016 , Ms . Brooks founded When Women Pray the Movement ( wwpmovement . com ). The mission is to equip intercessors to pray over the church , our nations and the world . Through this nondenominational ministry , she organizes and hosts community-wide worship and prayer gatherings , and writes a faith- blog . Lee also authors daily prayer devotionals for social media .
Ms . Brooks stands firmly on the precepts of II Chronicles 7:14 , “ If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray …” and believes the church is called to world influence ! She believes the praying church can effect radical worldwide change in the areas of politics , global terrorism , cures for newly emerging diseases , human trafficking , famine , drought , and so much more .
Lee has witnessed and been the recipient of the miraculous , having experienced sudden cardiac death and a subsequent “ resurrection ” in March 2017 . Following that experience , and being convinced more than ever that the praying church is unstoppable , Ms . Brooks developed the curriculum for The School of Intercession to assist intercessors in taking next steps in their personal prayer lives and ministries . Today she continues as an instructor , and is the leader of the school through her home church .
Lee is the mother of one adult son and the grandmother of three . When she is not writing , she loves to read a good story , watch a moving drama , or listen to beautiful music . She is passionate about “ millennials ,” and loves spending time investing in their lives . Ms . Brooks resides in northern California .
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