When Landon Whitley was just 8 years old, his life changed forever. On October 19, 1997, an ambulance collided with his family’s car, instantly killing his father. Landon himself was critically injured and had to be resuscitated multiple times that day. “I didn’t see what he was yelling at,” his mother, Julie Kemp, recalled, “but I remember him yelling.”
Rescuers initially missed Landon due to the wreckage but eventually found him after spotting his shoe. He was airlifted to the hospital, where doctors warned Julie that his chances of survival were slim. “They told me that if he lived, he’d be like an 8-year-old baby,” Julie said. Despite the grim outlook, she prayed relentlessly for her son.
During this challenging time, Julie struggled with her faith. “I felt abandoned by God,” she admitted, deeply heartbroken. As she attended her husband’s funeral, she grappled with her belief, all the while praying for Landon’s recovery.
Incredibly, after two weeks in a coma, Landon opened his eyes. He later shared that he had visited heaven and returned with a message from Jesus. “He was all that I had,” Julie said, expressing her deep gratitude for her son’s survival.
Landon’s miraculous recovery had a profound impact on both him and his mother, who came to believe that his survival was a direct answer to her prayers.
