What could have turned out to be a massacre at Mcdonalds by a
24 year old boy was averted by what people can explain in no other way than to
be God’s intervention through a mother’s prayer.
This story should encourage moms everywhere who pray for
their children, and who sometimes wonder if their intercession—which can
sometimes seem so weak in the face of challenges their kids face—is heard and
acted upon by the Lord.
On Tuesday night, 24-year-old Jestin Joseph—suffering from an undiagnosed
mental illness—seemingly could not take the voices he heard in his head
anymore.Carrying a pistol, he walked into a Fort Worth McDonald's and after a few moments, pulled out his weapon, pointing it at employees and customers, who also consisted of children, and repeatedly pulled the trigger. The gun did not fire.
So Jestin then went outside, according to The Blaze report, and fired a shot into the air.
The troubled young man returned to the restaurant and again took aim at individuals inside while pulling the trigger.
And again the gun would not fire.
According to police, Jestin walked back outside and shot two rounds in the direction of a passing car, which he seemed to miss since it kept going.
Police reportedly arrested Jestin soon after that, and had "no explanation" for why the gun did not fire inside the McDonald's.
However, there may be a very good explanation.
Prior to Jestin's attempted fast food massacre, he called his mother, crying, "They're trying to kill me, Mama! I'm going to die tonight! I'm going to die tonight!"
That's when his mother went to police to warn them and try to track him down before he could hurt himself or others.
And she went to the Lord.
"Last night I told God to keep Jestin, and that's what I do believe happened," his mother later told the Star Telegram. "I did not know he even had a gun."
Robbery Sgt. Joe Loughman said, "I've never seen anything like that before."
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