Alive Again!

About the Book

On January 28, 2006, at nine o’clock in the morning, I suffered an aneurysm of the thoracic aorta. It was a severe pain that was ripping through my body from the upper chest down into the lower stomach and into my lower back. Immediately I realized that I was at the point of death, and if this was my last and dying breath, I wanted my wife to be assured of my deep and everlasting love for her! My first words were, “Evelyn, I love you!” Once I arrived at the emergency room and was taken into surgery, I lost track of the many days that went by while they frantically fought to save my life. Even though I was on life support and was comatose, I was deeply aware of the Lord’s presence with me. I died five times while on the operating table and at least two more times during other procedures. I saw the extraordinary beauty of heaven and heard the terrifying horrors of hell—many voices howling and wailing. While I was in heaven, I found my two moms: my mother and mother-in-law. I asked the Lord, “Can I stay with them?” They were eating and enjoying themselves. I laughed and they turned around, looked at me, and smiled. I started to run toward Mom . . .

About the Author

Bishop Lorenzo L. Kelly, Pastor Faith Temple Church of God in Christ Rapid City, South Dakota Bishop Lorenzo L. Kelly was born in Winter Park, Florida, in 1943. His family moved to Evanston, Illinois, in 1955. He and his wife were teenagers when they met and were members of Springfield Baptist Church. After their marriage in 1964, three sons were born, and they later joined Faith Temple Church of God in Christ. The Kelly family relocated to Rapid City, South Dakota, in 1982 to establish a ministry and named the new church after their Evanston church. Their Rapid City congregation has existed for the past twenty-seven and one-half years. God has done wondrous and mighty things in the lives of Bishop Lorenzo L. Kelly, his wife, Evelyn, and the Faith Temple Church family.