Sunday, November 24, 2024

Texas Chapters of U.S. RedCross to offer new, faith-based CPR Course

By Sarah N. Getty
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTOR--

Fort Worth, TX- Emboldened by recent political events, the states of Texas and Florida introduced new CPR classes made available through the US Red Cross starting immediately.

TPCPR (Thoughts-and-Prayers Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) curriculum had been in the works for nearly two decades in Texas.

Stephen Crossman, former pastor of a small non-denominational pentecostal church,  Faith, Faith and more Faith, said he got the idea when somebody in his congregation had congestive heart failure during a particularly rousing sermon in September of 2017.

"It was beautiful to see," He said, wiping back tears. "Everybody near brother Ralph immediately laid hands on him and began praying. An older lady named Sister Gladys immediately started trying to cast out the demon of heart failure from Ralph."
Ralph Herzog, then-77, had tried to come forward for healing when he collapsed on a fellow parishioner.

"Ultimately, it turns out that the Lord wanted to take Brother Ralph home. That actually happens a lot," Crossman said. "But that day, the seed was planted, and I knew I had a new calling."

Crossman left the ministry in the capable hands of his youth pastor Jimmy McGriff (see related article: Youth Pastor turned Pastor Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges, Fort Worth Picayune, Nov. 8, 2017.)

The retired pastor drafted a curriculum and immediately started pitching it to local aid agencies.

"You could see the devil's fingerprints in all of the rejections I received," he said. "But my faith could not be shaken, and I knew that I was called to do this.

"I sold my house as a show of faith and my sincerity, and I knew I was doing the right thing because the devil enticed my wife to leave me, taking the kids."

Crossman said,  "When you receive resistance like that, you know you are making progress."
Crosman began working on jobs while he continued to pursue his new curriculum and tried to pitch it to all sorts of different aid agencies. After the 2020 election, it became even more difficult.

"Satan's endorsement of Joe Biden, and that ***** he selected for his vice president was further proof that I was trying to make progress doing the Lord's work," Crossman said. "The more headwind, the more resistance, the more difficulties you face, the more you know that you are doing the things for God the way God wants you to do them. Only Satan would try to hold you back."
But with the reelection of the 45th president, Crossman, now living in his car, knew his time had come.

"I messaged the president-elect on Truly Social, and he responded, " Crossman said.  "He said he wants me to implement my curriculum immediately and got me in touch with the US RedCross in Dallas. Then he said he wants me to work with RFK junior to implement sweeping changes."

So Crossman packed up his car, filled out with gas, and he's on his way.

"Maybe that deadbeat can finally pay Child support," Bethany Withers, Crossman's former wife said. 

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