Car Accident

As many of you probably know, we were involved in a car accident last Wednesday. We were on a filming trip for Discerning History and our Ford Excursion flipped while we were in Annapolis, Maryland. Above is a picture of the wreck. All in the car, the five in our family plus Erik Woodard and Stephen Breagy) were taken via ambulance to the hospital except my father, who was taken by helicopter. The injuries turned out by God's grace, to be much less serious than they could have been. Rachel had only bruises, Stephen a cut on his elbow, Erik broke his pinky, and I had about 13 staples and 5 stitches. We were all released in a few hours. Stephen Breagy got staples in his head, and was kept overnight for a concussion. My parent's injuries were a bit more serious. My father had a broken collar bone and has a neck brace for his vertebrae. He was released Friday. My mother has a neck brace and a lot of deep cuts on her head and hand and was released Saturday. We are all home now, and Lord Willing all will recover quickly. Thanks to all those who prayed, and are prayer for us!

Deer vs. Volvo

On Friday, while driving to the 6:00 AM morning meeting at our church, a deer jumped out in front of us. My father couldn't see it until it hit us because he was driving 55 mph. He never saw the deer, but he's pretty sure it went over the car, because the headlights went out for a few seconds. We pulled over because he thought that the car would probably not run. I suggested he try to start it, and it worked. So we drove to the meeting, then afterward dropped it off at our new house, and got a ride to work from one of the men in church that lives near our new house.

We are so thankful for the Lord's protection toward us. My father said that the first year we drove to Wake Forest for the men's bible study he had to hit the brakes to miss deer very frequently, then God gave us a season of six years where we never had to hit the brakes, but we frequently saw deer standing beside the road. We are also thankful we were not in the Vitara when we hit the deer, because it probably would have gone through the windshield. Praise the Lord for His grace, mercy, and kindness!