Praise God for that Testimony. Thank you for sharing it with us. It must have been a couple of them BIG TEXAS ANGELS that kept you from being torn up. GRIN!
God is good all the time. So many things we don't understand. Yet those we do we can all point to Jesus and what he has done for us. Happy 4th of July. Mark Jones On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 18:30:31 -0500 Richard FitzGerald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Greetings All, > > I normally just listen and pray when there is a request. This must > be > shared. God brought me through what people who saw it cannot > believe. > It > is a little long but it takes that much to get the picture of what > God > did. > > For those who do not know me, I have been disabled since 1986. I > have > had ten knee surgeries and 2 hip surgeries and I am allergic the > prosthetics that are in there now. When I try to walk my legs have > severe pains and buckle. Due to Workers Comp Complications I also > have > severe Osteoporosis. My bone density is that of a 85 to 90 year old > woman. I can cough and break a bone. I have cracked L1 through L5 > vertebra in my back and wear a back brace to sit up. My van was > modified > so I could drive using my left hand for gas and brake. > > On Saturday June 21 , 2003 I had got up early and left to meet > three > other Royal Ranger Commanders from the Church at a friends place > near > Caldwell, Texas to preview it for an upcoming Campout. I drove up > by > myself and they came together and arrived about 8AM. After > reviewing > the > site they said goodbye and left a little after 9AM. I talked to > Mack > Cox, our host and then left a few minutes later. I was Praying > about > a > number of things as I was driving as I usually do when it is just > me > an > the Lord. > > I drive a 1995 Ford F250 Van that is modified for me to drive with > a > lever for the gas and brake. I use the standard steering wheel. > About > 10:30 AM I was approaching Brenham, Texas On State Highway 36 and > reached the point where it branches into two parts, business and > bypass. I wanted to turn slightly to the right to take the bypass, > but > as I tried to turn the steering wheel would not turn. After several > tries using increasing force it turned but went too far and I > quickly > tried to correct but it as too late. The road makes a �Y� I went in > between the two top parts. I was going about 60 MPH and witnesses > say > I > rolled the van 5 or 6 times. > > I remember my head hitting the top of the drivers door had and > vaguely > remember a lot of motion. The next thing I remember distinctly is > the > van sliding on the passenger side and debris coming in where the > window > use to be and I was hanging over the passenger seat by my seatbelt. > I > could hear vehicles stopping and voices, and before long sirens. I > prayed �Lord Help Me� In a few minutes a Paramedic/EMT came > through > where the windshield had been. I had spotted my glasses and cell > phone. > I said �Sir, Please give me my glasses and cell phone.� He yelled > out > of the vehicle � He is alive and is talking and wants his cell > phone > and > glasses.� . The reply was �Can you see them?� His reply �Yes� . > Their > reply �Give them to him, for God�s sake do not agitate the man� . > I > go > my glasses and my cell phone. By that time more equipment had > arrived. > They began the task of cutting me out of my van. They peeled back > the > top and brought in the backboard and neck brace. They strapped me > down > securely and then transported me to the Trinity County Medical > Facility > in Brenham, Texas I was told by one of the nurses at the > hospital > that when the ambulance first arrived and saw my vehicle, they > called > in > and said to get ready for a major , clear emergency, have surgery > ready. I wear canvas deck type shoes and they were thrown off my > feet > and one was thrown out of the van. > > While in the ambulance they could not believe I was conscious. I > ask > them to call my daughter on my cell phone and they did not want to. > The > second attendant said �Do not upset the man, call his daughter.� > They > took my vitals etc. and we were at the hospital before long. They > cut > my > left pants leg and my shirt looking for blood. > > When we entered ER I was put in an area very quickly and several > nurses > were looking everywhere for blood. I have a lot of skin cuts one > inch > long or smaller and many scratches but nothing gushing blood. They > are > stunned! They ask me who I am, how old I am etc. One nurse says � > My > Goodness he is coherent� The Doctor comes in looks at me a few > seconds > and then it off to x-ray for about two hours. > > After the x-rays are done I am taken back to ER an am told that > there > are NO broken bones. The Doctor said my back is one of the worst he > has > seen but it is old stuff, not new. He said he cannot understand > what > is > going on. The EMT�s and Paramedics would not exaggerate. I told him > �God > did it. � I repeatedly told them that my head hit the door. I got > the > standard accident discharge at about 3:30PM > > My daughters had gone to where my van was and got my digital camera > which was still there and was not damaged! They took pictures of > the > van > with it and another camera they had with them. The nurse that took > me > to > my wife's Minion for the trip to Houston, said,� You, are not > suppose > to be leaving this way. You are suppose to be either in Intensive > Care > or going through the morgue. God had to have Guardian Angels all > over > you.� I said, � Yes Mamma, God did it� > > On the way in to Houston, we stopped by our church and Pastor > Darneal > happened to be there and prayed I would get some rest. When I got > home > I called Brother Cox and he ask if he could us me as an > illustration > in > his sermon Sunday. I told him sure. > > With Gods help, I went to Church Sunday June 22, 2003 and carried > out > all my normal duties. Yes I am very sore. I am in a lot of pain. I > had > a lot of people say you should not be here. First, No matter where > I > was, I was going to hurt. Second, If I had a problem, I would like > to > be near other people where I could get help rather than home by > myself. > Most Importantly, I wanted to give God THANKS ! > > On Monday June 23, 2003, Brother Cox called and said he used me as > an > illustration and a woman in his service saw my accident and the > fact > that I did not have any broken bones would have a lasting effect on > her > of Gods power. We went to Brenham and got my x-rays and some of my > personal stuff out of the van. My wife talked to the owner of the > place > where the van was and told him I was in the car and he did not > believe > her. He said �That driver had to have had some major injuries� She > told > him no broken bones, just cuts and bruises etc. > > Tuesday, June 24, 2003, I went to see Dr Klein. Dr Kendrick my > regular > Orthopedic is out of town. > He looked at the hospital x-rays, looked at my right leg, my left > arm > and shoulder. They x-rayed the shoulder but could find nothing > broken! > They put a splint on the left wrist so that the soft tissue > injuries > in > the arm could heal faster. Dr Klein looked at the pictures of the > van > and could not believe that I did not have any broken bones. I told > him > �God had His angels all over me.� > > I went to a Neurologist on Monday this week and he said everything > looked great > considering what I had been through. I will have a MRI and an EEG > next > week, but he does not expect to find anything. He said I was > extremely > lucky. I said no, God did it. > > I am still sore and hurt. I have some muscle tears and pulls and > many > many bruises. > Keep in mind, I wear a back brace because I can cough and break a > back > vertebrae. > I also am disabled since 1986 when Workers Comp Doctors messed up > my > legs. > I use a wheelchair or motorized scooter. > I went through the accident with no broken bones! How many times > does > that magnify the miracle? > > I am getting better day by day. > > > > Richard FitzGerald > S TX District Chartering Coordinator/Tresurer > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______ > > > List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: > http://eBible.org/rangernet/faq.htm > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit http://eBible.org/subscribe.htm > > Download a Free Royal Ranger Database. It's packed with goodies and it will make record keeping fun! Over 25 related databases and 11 years of field experience. 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