'He Will Go Down as a Hero': Pastor's Dog Dies Saving Family from Tennessee Tornado

Dan Andros : Mar 10, 2020
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"If our dog had not alerted us, who knows where we would have ended up?" -Pastor Darrin Crockett

[Faithwire.com] Pastor Darrin Crockett just wanted his dog to shut up and go to sleep. (Screengrab image)

He recalled being awake before the devastating tornado struck down because their beloved family dog "Doc" was barking incessantly, which was a bit unusual.

"It was really making me angry because I wanted to sleep. I went out several times to check and there was nothing outside, there was nothing going on. "I remember praying, 'God, You are Sovereign over all things, can You please make the dog stop barking? Make him shut up?' But I think the Lord had other reasons for the dog barking."

Doc kept on barking away, however. This meant Crockett was awake when the alerts started coming across the phone that there was bad weather in the area.

When the thunderstorm warning turned into a tornado warning, Crockett ushered his family into their laundry room, which is their safety room for severe weather.

"Barely gotten the door shut when the house started shaking and it was on us. Next thing you know it was gone."

The house literally came down on top of them, one of the many victims in the powerful EF-4 tornado that ripped through Cookeville. Miraculously, Crockett, his wife, and three daughters came out of the chaos relatively unscathed... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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