Rap artist JB Da Fat Boi has shared a moving message of sympathy and hope with me, one directed to the victims, families and friends of the recent Connecticut school shootings. I’d like to share it with you:

“Once again, my heart goes out to all the families in Connecticut.  I personally know how it feels being on the other side of a bullet, and every time I hear about a shooting or a life that’s been taken, it sends a chill down my spine.

Although I sometimes feel ‘why me?’ I know that even though I made it through an almost fatal shooting, God has personally stepped into my life to save me from the path I was on. But still, I suffer from the aftereffects of the shooting. I’m in pain every day, I do my best to take it in stride and not complain about it.  There’s always a person or families that have it way worst than I do.

God has personally given me instructions and guidelines on how to conduct my life.  Those rules he gave me I cannot break. What does that tell you?  It tells you that I’m so Blessed by a Gracious God that has given me a second chance at life.  He has given me a second chance to make it count, to make a difference, to be a new voice in our music culture, to be a voice in our communities.

That’s my position in this new path that I walk today.  I just ask America and the world to do your best to keep the peace.  It’s so easy to make a wrong decision, but that wrong decision could be costly.  Take it from me, I know from experience.  My job is to pass this knowledge on to the nation’s people.  That’s the way I see it.

God Bless the families in Connecticut, you have my deepest sympathy.  My name is James Alvin Barnes Jr. This is my message to the world.”

You can learn more about this amazing rap artists on the following sites:

Website – http://www.jbdafatboi.com

Twitter – https://twitter.com/JBDAFATBOI

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/JbDaFatboi

Reverb Nation – http://www.reverbnation.com/jbdafatboi

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