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During the convention, Commander Kellie and the Superkids, KCM's children's ministry, had announced they were going to make a movie and were conducting an open casting call for auditions. Jenny, the youngest of four children, turned to her parents. "I want to do that," she told them. The movie was to include five Superkids. Jenny auditioned for the part of Valerie, and wrote her own monologue. A lot of the kids who showed up had acting experience—and agents, Jenny recalls. Confident that she had heard from God, Jenny walked forward and gave her monologue. She got the part. Over the next 11 years she would appear as Valerie in five Superkid movies: The Intruder, 1992; Armor of Light, 1995; The Sword, 1997; Judgment: The Trial of Commander Kellie, 1999; and The Mission, 2013. Jenny's dad, who was a pilot and had moved the family to Fort Worth, also appeared as an extra in two of the movies. Being a Superkid had taught Jenny the importance of helping get the Word of God into the hearts of other children. Her parents had taught her that integrity meant doing the right thing even when no one was watching. During high school, she was able to parlay much of what she had learned into young kids through a column she wrote called "Dear Valerie" that appeared in a monthly publication called Shout! The Voice of Victory for Kids, a children's version of the Believer's Voice of Victory magazine. The question- and-answer column featured letters from young Superkids that Valerie (Jenny) would read and answer. Jenny would pray over them diligently before answering. All those years, while sowing the Word into other children's hearts, she'd been sowing it into her own as well. When Death Stalks While painting, Jenny had felt the first pangs of contractions. As hours passed, they became stronger and closer together. Finally deciding it was time to go to the hospital, she called Eddie and asked him to come home. As Eddie drove Jenny to the hospital, she heard God speak three words to her: I've got this. As nurses connected Jenny to monitors, Eddie left to sign some papers. The mood shifted as nurses began firing questions at Jenny: "Did you have any issues during your pregnancy?" "Have there been any complications?" "Has there been anything wrong with the baby?" "No," Jenny responded each time, insisting that everything had been just fine. "The baby's heart rate keeps dropping," she was told. "This isn't good…it's getting worse." Finally, one of the nurses said, "We've got to do an emergency C-section because your baby is dying." Eddie walked into his wife's hospital room to find that everything was on high alert. "What's happening?" Before anyone could answer, God spoke. I've got this. "It was about 12:40 a.m.," Eddie recalls. "They rushed Jenny into surgery, and I was all alone in the hall. I could see a little bit through a window on the double doors. I stood there praying in the spirit. I had no idea what was happening except they said our baby was dying. "I saw a nurse bring Avery past the window. She was limp, gray and lifeless. There was no life in her. I also saw that reflected on the nurse's face. I yelled, 'Breathe, in Jesus' Name!' "I kept praying and telling her to breathe. I don't know how long that lasted, but it felt like forever. Suddenly the nurse turned to me and gave me a thumbs-up. Then she went back to work on Avery." About 20 minutes passed before a doctor finally stepped out and said they were still working on Avery, Eddie recalled. Then he ducked back inside. "Jenny's family arrived soon after," said Eddie. "Jenny's mom is a prayer warrior and had everyone praying." Later, a doctor arrived to talk to Eddie. "I need you to know that this is a very, very serious situation," he said. "She could die." " I don't..." The doctor interrupted Eddie. "No, I know what you guys believe. I believe. I understand. But as a doctor, I need to tell you that this is not a good situation." "What's wrong with her?" Eddie asked. "She has a collapsed lung. She has pneumonia. Her blood is infected with E. coli, and she's not breathing on her own. I can't keep her in this 1 2 : B V O V AUG READ THROUGH THE BIBLE Old Testament New Testament Tue 1 2 Chr. 11:5-14:8 2 Cor. 3 Wed 2 2 Chr. 14:9-17:19 2 Cor. 4 Thu 3 2 Chr. 18:1-20:19 2 Cor. 5 Fri 4 2 Chr. 20:20-23:11 2 Cor. 6 Sat 5 2 Chr. 23:12-25:28 Sun 6 Ps. 93-96; Prov. 20:1-15 Mon 7 2 Chr. 26-28 2 Cor. 7 Tue 8 2 Chr. 29-30 2 Cor. 8 Wed 9 2 Chr. 31:1-33:9 2 Cor. 9 Thu 10 2 Chr. 33:10-35:9 2 Cor. 10 Fri 11 2 Chr. 35:10- 2 Cor. 11 Ezra 1:11 Sat 12 Ezra 2 Sun 13 Ps. 97-101; Prov. 20:16-30 Mon 14 Ezra 3:1-6:12 2 Cor. 12 Tue 15 Ezra 6:13-8:23 2 Cor. 13 Wed 16 Ezra 8:24-10:44 Gal. 1 Thu 17 Neh. 1-3 Gal. 2 Fri 18 Neh. 4-6 Gal. 3 Sat 19 Neh. 7:1-65 Sun 20 Ps. 102-103; Prov. 21:1-15 Mon 21 Neh. 7:66-9:38 Gal. 4 Tue 22 Neh. 10:1-11:24 Gal. 5 Wed 23 Neh. 11:25-12:47 Gal. 6 Thu 24 Neh. 13-Est. 2:18 Eph. 1 Fri 25 Est. 2:19-6:14 Eph. 2 Sat 26 Est. 7-10 Sun 27 Ps. 104; Prov. 21:16-31 Mon 28 Job 1-3 Eph. 3 Tue 29 Job 4:1-6:13 Eph. 4 Wed 30 Job 6:14-8:22 Eph. 5 Thu 31 Job 9-10 Eph.6 Jenny as the character Valerie in The Sword

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