Dodie Osteen, a co-founder of the Houston megachurch now led by her son Joel Osteen, turns 90 on Sunday -- a milestone her doctors had told her she would not see.
Dodie Osteen has been a regular participant in Lakewood’s “A Night of Hope” stadium events featuring her son, Joel, the church’s senior pastor. megachurch now led by her son Joel Osteen, turns 90 on Sunday — a milestone her doctors had told her she would not see.
Her husband uttered a prayer, she said. “I remember so, so well. He said, ‘Father, I need her, Jesus, you need her, the children need her, and the church needs her.’” Founded in an empty feed store in 1959, Lakewood Church now meets in the 16,800-seat former Compaq Center arena. The building, an unofficial city landmark, is generally packed for three services each weekend, two in English and one in Spanish. Millions more catch services via YouTube, Facebook, Roku, AppleTV and SiriusXM satellite radio, a church spokeswoman said.
“I was there, and I saw the results of the scans and I saw the results of the biopsy,” Dr. Osteen told The Times. “I know it wasn’t a misdiagnosis. Mama just didn’t get over something. She had a diagnosis from a reputable institution of cancer that had metastasized to her liver. So I mean, people just don’t survive that. She had multiple lesions that are different. … It’s just a remarkable miracle. It’s one of those things you can’t explain other than just to say, ‘God healed her.
By the time Lisa approached her first birthday, she was walking, Mrs. Osteen said. Today, Lisa Osteen Comes is healthy, is married with children and serves as an associate pastor at Lakewood.
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