” I will give my angels charge concerning you. They will bare you up in their arms, lest you dash your foot against the stone.” Psalm 91:10

I shared in my last post about the radical awareness I had about Almighty God’s presence and authority being  present in our crash.  I shared about how this crash experience was life changing and truly a miracle beyond what we could imagine. Now I will share the details of the physical side of the crash.

I remember like it was yesterday, cruising about 60 mph down Highway 97 in Klamath Falls, heading home to Bend Oregon. I was sitting in the passenger seat, windows down, my hair blowing in the wind…. I was singing to a song on the radio,  my feet up on the dash, and excited to be close to home.  Suddenly a car pulled into our lane. Heading directly towards us, on a two lane highway. We had nowhere to go. There was a cement barricade against the mountain on our right and cars lined up bumper to bumper, on the left.   I screamed as I knew we were going to crash.  I remember the feeling of hitting, slamming, floating, slamming, pulling, pushing, floating, hitting again then stillness. I remember thinking, “We are in a huge crash and wondering when it will stop.” Next thing I remember is almost a hush in the air, as I was sitting on the side of the road, my legs straight out in front of me.  Immediately a scripture came out of my mouth as to declare, “No weapon formed against me shall prosper.”.  I looked to my right and there was my two and a half year old baby girl Lily right next to me. .It was as if the angels had gently placed her there. There was not a scratch on her.  I talked to her in a calm voice, grabbing her and placed her on top of my bloody legs. I held her closely and comforted her. I felt fierce and strong, like a mama bear with her cubs. My eleven year old son to the left of me. He landed on his stomach. He began to move and moan, bloody from head to toe. I spoke to him, as I prayed over him and said, “We are ok. God is with us.” My five year old was another 15 feet away. I yelled her name, no answer. I yelled out to her saying, “In the name of Jesus, Emily Wake up.!” she began to cry. I spoke out loudly because I could not move and said, ” Emily, you are o.k. We are ok. ” This strength, these words, were not mine. They were spoken with confidence and I am convinced it was the Holy Spirit speaking. I felt calm, and confident and so alive. I began to intercede for my family praying for each one and their healing.  Eric, my fifteen year old, had been in the van. He had had his seatbelt on. He got out of the van and began to walk around in a daze.  He was barefoot and glass was all over the highway. He was looking for his dad. I told him, “we are o.k. Get your shoes on: Your dad is ok.”  People were getting out of their cars, flooding to us, covering us with blankets, kneeling next to me, praying for us. I continued to pray in the Spirit. I did not know where my husband was, but knew he was o.k.  I began to pray for him, with authority and strength, that was clearly not mine but Jesus, I had a boldness I had never experienced.  I prayed out loud as others, strangers joined me.  I prayed for my husband’s healing and for strength.  He was under the van, on the other side of the highway.  People were coming to me, consoling me, thinking he was dead, but I knew he was alive. Eric, our 15 year old, and the driver of the car that was directly behind us, tried to lift the van off of Brew, but were unable.  A third guy came along, and they lifted the van while Eric, my fifteen year old, pulled his father out from under the van by his ankles.  Brew was broken from head to toe, but alive!!! I did not see this but was told later by my son.  I was not concerned about what was going on around me. I just stayed in constant prayer, constant awareness of God in the midst of us.  We were in the fire, so to speak, but it did not consume us.. His presence was bigger than the circumstance, and of that, I was a witness. We were not overwhelmed by disaster, because if God is for us, who can be against us?.  I began to hear ambulances.  What a blessing that this happened only five miles from the nearest hospital.  We had been traveling on long stretches of highway, far from even gas stations, yet we were now close to the help we needed.  They took us two by two to the hospital. My husband placed in ICU, unconscious from a massive head injury along with many broken bones.  My children were placed all together in a room, to be checked for broken bones and other injuries. I was covered in glass and gravel from top to bottom. They kept me in a separate room, strapped down in case of a possible broken neck, while they first tended  to my children. The hospital was busy that night. We were big news! The media was notified immediately as many fatalities are on that road, and now a crash as big and crazy as ours happens, and we are all still alive!
The result was, my children were fine and were to be discharged from the hospital! This is truly a miracle. Eric, my fifteen year old had a few stitches in his finger, Nathan, my 11 year old, had road rash from head to toe on the left side of his body, but on the superficial layer of his skin (no scars). Emily had two small patches of gravel and glass about 1″ that were cleaned out, and a minor break in the growth plate of her arm that did not even require a cast but only a sling to be worn for two weeks.  Lily, my two year old, had a minor skull fracture, but not a drop of blood or any bruises on her body.   My four children, three of them thrown over fifty feet, landing on the concrete, were now to be released from the hospital! But their parents were not. Where would they go?  Please stay here with me for a moment. This is the scripture played out, completely seen and understood, “His angels were in charge concerning us. They bore my children up in their arms and laid them down on the road.” Thank you Almighty God! He spared their lives in such a huge, miraculous way. I was in awe and knew He would definitely work out the details of what was next and take care of my children. I had to go into surgery to have all the glass and gravel removed from my body, especially my legs. They found over 300 pieces of glass in one knee alone. I also had a broken foot, a broken toe, a severed tendon in my little toe, road rash on both legs, a couple of broken ribs, a big gash in my head, and my sternum was hurt, but I was ALIVE and well. Brew was still unconscious and would be for a few days.

When Brew woke up three days later, the first thing out of his mouth was, “Did you feel Him?”

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.” Isaiah 42:5