>Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 06:37:53 CDT
>
>Talk about God's protective hand.
>I arrive home on Saturday night at 10:45 to hear the most incredible news.
>I was gone all day on a school bus trip (I was the driver). SO I sent my
>wife to attend our FCF Phase I in my place. She and my 2year old son
>(Scott), my 6 year old daughter (Angela), and 2 young men who were going
>for
>their testing headed out for Columbia, MO at 7:30 am. This was just a
>normal trip to Columbia. We take this same route several times a year.
>BUt
>this was not any normal day. My fellow commander who is an EMT for Audrian
>County had to work. That left my wife to take the boys for their testing.
>Everything was going fine until they got on the 54 bypass heading south.
>Moments before the second exit into Mexico, MO, a car tried to pass another
>going north bound. For those who do not know this is a two-way road. My
>wife and Keith (14-yr old Trailblazer) looked up and saw this car trying to
>pass. Then they saw the car veer back behind the car it was trying to pass
>then it veered back into their lane. The car hit the church van in the
>front driver's side which took the most impact. All had seat belts on.
>The van rolled on its side. Upon impact my daughter's seat belt snapped
>loose. She went flying through the van. Keith who was in the front seat
>caught her in the air and blocked her head from going through the passenger
>side window. Daniel (17-yr old Challenger) was holding on to my 2-yr old's
>car seat. Making sure it wasn't going anywhere. Daniel got Keith our
>first
>so they could pass Angela and Scott through the Driver side long window
>since the van was laing on the passenger side. My wife was experiencing
>chest pains so she couldn't climb out like the others. Daniel with the
>help
>of a gentleman outside of the van kicked the back door open. My wife
>(Shelly) and Daniel got out. WHen helped arrived Shelly asked the
>patrolman
>what county they were in , when she found out that she was in Audrain
>County
>she wanted my fellow commander Greg Weaver (the EMT who was working) (He
>hasn't worked a Saturday since last summer). She found out that he was
>already at the hospital. Angela had 2 bumps on her head an a bunch of cuts
>& bruises. (X-rays found NOTHING wrong at all). Keith had several minor
>cuts and bruises on his arms. Daniel had some carpet burn on his arm and a
>little on his back. Scott NOTHING wrong at all. Believe me those 5-point
>harness car seats work. Shelly was under observation because of her chest
>pains. Plus being the driver didn't help either. They found nothing wrong
>in any of her x-rays. Sunday morning she even got up and sang with the
>worship team. And even spoke about the whole event. My 2 rangers were
>even
>there to tell their stories. Needless to say the church van was completely
>totalled. The driver of the other car we understand broke her hip in 4
>places. She was driving a Volkswagen Vox. It's utterly totalled. The
>wrecking crew put the hood of her car in the back of our church van. It
>was
>a very eerie sight. Someone in our church went and took pictures. I never
>want to hear that God's doesn't do miracles anymore. There is one thing
>that I do know GOD IS AWESOME. Please keep Shelly, Angela, Scott, Keith,
>Daniel and the driver of the other car in prayer. They are going to need
>it. Thank you to all who helped in this whole event. Remember this one
>thing: GOD IS AWESOME.
>
>
>
>Lewis Bode
>aka: Quietflame
>Trailblazer/Challenger Commander
>Outpost 17
>1st A/G
>Hannibal, MO
>
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