Pastor Kelly was born to unwed parents. This was December 16, 1959, during this time children like Pastor Kelly was considered spawn of Satan. This would follow him through his life. As you look at his life, you will see what Satan meant for evil God turned into good.
His unwed mother Mary, was not allowed to keep him because the court had decided that this family was unfit for him. His mother loved him and would not sign any adoption papers. This only added to his shame because it appeared that no one would want him. But again God had an unique purpose in his life.
Life at first was very rocky. When he was just a baby one of the foster parents he was living with was not able to take him to the Riley Hospital for children. The Foster and Good Funeral Service was sure that he was not going to make it took him to the hospital in a funeral car. They did not feel he would even make it to the hospital. The trip to the hospital is around two hours. Of course he did not know this at this time. He was just so sick that he did not know what was going on with him.
He spent almost a year at the hospital recovering from his illness. He was anemic and he had epilepsy. He also had several learning disabilities at this time in his life. But the nurses were really good to him and he loved playing with them as he could.
In this first home he was raised by his sisters. This ultimately was a good home for him. However, they did not want foster children to become too attached and would move him around constantly. This would later create emotional issues that would be carried out through the rest of his life.
He was then put into another home, this was the Martin home. They really wanted to adopt him, but he once again got sick again and had to go back to the hospital. The doctors would not advise them to adopt him, because their own son was very sick and it would be too much of a strain for them.
They had given him a white pony, but he would have to leave them and his pony behind. But he never forgot about that pony. His love for animals was born the day he was born.
When he had been living with the first family, the Towns, a vicious dog was next door to him. He would crawl inside the dog house of this vicious dog. The dog would carry him by his diaper. But this was actually a safe place because no one would dare mess with him. His parents had to keep an eye on him because he would keep going over to this dog, and they had feared for his life. But this too was a crucial point in his life because he would become an animal defender.
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