On Wednesday night, Seth was in a bad wreck. God spared his life, and he walked away from the accident with no injuries!!!!
He was running a errand for his boss, and driving his boss's little truck. Three of his co-workers were leaving work and they had a near head-on collision. Seth was going about 30-40 and the other truck was going 50-60. The other driver was goofing off and drove in Seth's lane. Seth didn't realize that he wasn't going to get out of his lane until too late. He tried to swerve into the other lane, but his wheels wouldn't turn (there are huge skid marks on the road, so he thinks he unconciously slammed on the brakes). The other driver swerved in the ditch on Seth's side of the road but the rear end of his truck smashed into the front of the truck Seth was driving. The impact was so severe that it took the axel off of the other guys truck.
Seth was stopped in the road from the impact, but the other guy drove through the ditch, hit a culvert and flipped. The truck slid a few feet and then flipped right-side up again. None of the three guys were wearing seat-belts and they all got pretty slammed up. Seth was wearing his seatbelt which kept him firmly in his seat without him hitting his head or going through the windshield.
One of the other guys went to the hospital, but the other two, besides scratched and bruised were okay. After the accident, Seth was able to share with some of the un-saved guys on his crew about how fast it all happened. He had a neat time to help them see how they can't wait until the last moment to make things right with God.
Seth said that from when the other guy entered his lane, until the wreck was over, was probably about 5 seconds total. We are So grateful to the Lord for sparing Seth. A few seconds difference, and he could have been killed from the collision.
Earlier Wednesday morning, Micah had been prompted to pray for Seth, that he would be safe. The Lord surely hears our prayers!!! Seth's safety is proof of that!!!
"In the fear of the Lord is a strong confidence:
and his children shall have a place of refuge.
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death."
Proverbs 14:26 and 27
6 comments:
What a story! I'm so glad that God's hand was on Seth. Maybe through this incident he was able to give the gospel to these other boys and they will give their hearts to Christ before it IS too late for them.
~Kristi
PRAISE THE LORD!!! That is an awesome testimony! Especially for the un-saved co-workers. That just shows how true the verse is "And we KNOW that ALL things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose". Isn't it neat, how God will put certain people on our heart as they are needing prayer or (as in this case) in need of prayer for the future!!
Love Always,
Aliisa
God works in many ways!!! It will be soooo wonderful if his unsaved co-workers DO get saved as a result of the accident!!
Oh Yes!! Elizabeth, I'm sending out a letter to you tomorrow afternoon, so you can be expecting it this week. :)
Love Always~
Hannah Beth
Oh wow. That's scary, Elizabeth...I'm SO glad to hear that Seth is ok!! Praise the Lord for His hand of protection...we know that the whole thing was under His control. I pray that the other guys will see this as a wake-up call to be ready!
((hugs))
Wow! What an awful 5 miserably long seconds that must've been! I am so glad everyone's okay. I have to admit that it was a pretty stupid stunt those guys pulled. I pray that with the suddenness of it all they would turn to God realizing that it could've been much worse, and they could've been thrown into eternity without a moment's notice.
wow!! that was an amazing story. God sure did have His hand of protectiveness (sp?) on him! I am so glad to hear that he was not injured, Praise the Lord!
I am going to try and write your letter as soon as possible! Life is so hectic this summer! I am really sorry!
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