And those were just the ones that God let you know about!
Thankful that He is in control.
Timberjack Tim
ar cook wrote:
> Had a very interesting night last night.
>
> The evening started as usual with me leaving in the church bus at 6:00 to
> start the route. A quick check of the guages showed me that the bus had
> almost enough gas to get to the gas station. The traffic light was green,
> and I made it to the gas station. Only started the route 5 minutes late.
>
> Many extra stops later, I arrived at the church with 30 + kids on the bus 20
> minutes after church started.
>
> The weather was beautiful! One of the classes went outside to work on
> firecraft and camp setup. The other stayed in to help some of the newer
> boys get past the powder horn advancement.
>
> We started loading the bus kids back up at 8:25 - right on schedule!(This
> night was going great!) About 8:30, I told the driver that we needed to get
> going. "It looks like rain coming and I want to be home before it starts."
>
> The first 4 stops went okay. We stopped, kids got off, and we went to the
> next stop.
>
> THEN ... it really got interesting....
>
> We were driving down the street and heard a loud bang. The bus
> driver(Richard) and I looked off to the right just in time to see a
> transformer producing fireworks - white sparks everywhere.. Then, the
> weather changed dramatically. All of a sudden, it was pouring down rain and
> the wind was blowing very hard.
>
> The kids started putting windows up on the bus. One window was stuck! It
> had to be put up from the outside, but there was no place to stop at that
> time. We turned the corner and I jumped out to put the window up. Now we
> were driving directly into the wind and rain.
>
> A few minutes later, the rain and wind slowed down as we turned onto the
> street where the next stop was. The street was dark - no lights anywhere. I
> was standing up front by the driver.
>
> We both saw it at the same time! A light pole and power line had been
> knocked down and was across the road right in front of us! The driver
> slammed on the brakes. We stopped about 10 feet from the pole, sparks were
> hitting the windshield, and the power line was on top of the bus.
>
> I turned around and had all the kids move toward the center aisle while I
> went to the back of the bus to check behind us. The driver backed the bus
> up about 200 yards as I watched the back. We could still see the lines
> sparking as we backed away and turned down the side street. After a few
> minutes, my heart slowed down. I knew what had just happened, our bus was
> in contact with a high voltage wire and we were able to back out from under
> it without anyone being hurt - Miracle #1.
>
> The kids calmed down and we continued the route.
>
> Several stops later, I got out of the bus to walk some kids across the
> street. As usual, I walked in front of the bus and looked around the
> driver's side before stepping out.
>
> I heard the bus horn and saw the headlights heading for me from around the
> back of the bus at the same time. I jumped back and grabbed the two kids .
> The car passed us about a foot away! Again, nobody hurt. The kids walked
> over to their house and I got on the bus. -Miracle #2
>
> We finished the route without any more excitement and I finally settled into
> my recliner about 10PM to eat dinner, tell my family about our adventures,
> and thank God again for His protection.
>
> Twice within about 10 minutes time, God protected us from very real dangers.
> Both times, we could have been seriously injured or killed if God had not
> been watching over us.
>
> Just wanted to share what God did for me last night. It is great to be
> alive and a child of God!
>
> In His Service,
> Allen R. Cook - Cookie
> Royal Rangers Senior Commander
> Belton A/G -- Belton, Missouri
>
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