Joyce Sartin

It Had to Happen Joyce Sartin

It Had to Happen is a heartfelt journey with God, seeking the promises of things seen and unseen.

Why my child? Surely, God could have chosen another seven-year-old for His purpose. Marcus was an adventurous child growing up in Mississippi. He loved playing with his siblings and riding his bike. This all came to a screeching halt on that dreadful day in September 2000.

Beeeepppppp! "Ma'am! We're losing him." Standing in the emergency room cloaked in silence, no longer able to comprehend the commands given by the physicians, I was losing the prince God had given me. I mustered enough breath to say, "Please, save my child."



"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations" (Jeremiah 1:5).