29 July 2005
Sasquatch
Okay, so Grady has been blogging fodder recently. Let's move to Sasquatch now. Sure, Sasquatch is a legend, but aren't legends fun? Let's exchange urban legends. On your mark, get set... wait! These cannot simply be urban legends you found on the Internet because you haven't heard any or can't think of good enough ones on your own. Okay, now ...go!
True Story
Okay, this will be a little long, but I have an amazing testimony to share with you! Terry and Kevin are friends of mine who work in Moncton. Kevin sells cars and recently took Terry to Halifax to pick up a car. They each drove a car back to Moncton, Kevin in the lead, Terry behind.
Terry says there was a semi doing at least 130 km/h (82 mph) down the highway on the return from Halifax. He was following a small car from Ontario, while Kevin was several cars ahead. The semi passed Terry and the Ontario car and was caught behind a slower vehicle. The semi driver didn't pass right away. The Ontario driver, whose family was originally Chinese, decided to pass the semi and the slower vehicle. As the Chinese man pulled out, he noticed that the semi was coming over into his right fender. He slammed on his brakes to avoid being run down the embankment on the left side of the highway.
The brakes were applied too hard, the car spun a little, and they flipped over several times. Terry watched as the car flipped over, and the fourteen-year-old girl in the backseat was thrown out of the vehicle by the force of the crash. The still-flipping car crashed on top of her then flipped off. Terry had pulled over and cell phoned Kevin by the time the car came to rest. While Kevin drove ahead to look for a spot to turn around, Terry ran across the highway to the totaled vehicle.
On the way he passed the unconscious girl who lay mangled by the side of the road. Upon reaching the car he found that the girl's mom was unconscious, bleeding badly, and suffering a severed arm in the passenger seat. The father was conscious and struggling to move out of his seatbelt. Terry ran to him and told him not to move in case he had serious injuries. The man babbled something deliriously, and Terry felt prompted by the Holy Spirit to ask if the man were Christian. He asked. He waited and asked again. Finally the man said, "Jesus...in my heart." Terry was glad and offered to pray with him. The two men prayed together and had a conversation.
After the prayer, Terry called 911. They weren't far from Halifax, but they were far enough that the dispatcher told Terry how to check some vital signs. All three people in the accident were in terrible condition. He continued talking to the dad. When the paramedics arrived, they tried to help him, but the man kept asking them to help his daughter first. The paramedic didn't follow his instruction, so Terry said, "He said to check his daughter first." The paramedic looked at him funny and said, "Whatever, man. He's babbling." Terry insisted, so they checked the daughter first. Kevin was there by this time and helped carry the mother to a stretcher. Terry helped with the daughter.
Once back in Moncton, neither Kevin nor Terry could sleep. Terry witnessed the whole thing, and both men were affected by the condition of the car and the gory state in which they found the family. Terry called the hospital, who would tell them nothing other than the fact that the family were all alive in the ICU. He left his number in case anyone would be willing to call from the Chinese family.
Later that day Terry got a call. It was a pastor of a Chinese church in Halifax. Apparently, the Chinese man is an assistant pastor at a Chinese church in Toronto and had just been a guest to the Halifax church. He and his family were on their way home when the accident occurred. The pastor let Terry know that the Chinese man and his family were all alive and improving. The dad was doing relatively well. The mom had surgery that reattached her arm and was recovering. The daughter would need many surgeries, but she was approved to go home with her family.
Terry said, "Praise the Lord!! Why didn't the man call if he's doing okay? May I please speak with him again?"
The pastor said, "Well, I'm sure you can, but I doubt you want to." When Terry asked why not, the pastor continued, "That assistant pastor can't speak one word of English. You'd never understand him."
If that doesn't give you a "Wow! God's amazing!" moment, then you should get to know Him a little better. :)
Terry says there was a semi doing at least 130 km/h (82 mph) down the highway on the return from Halifax. He was following a small car from Ontario, while Kevin was several cars ahead. The semi passed Terry and the Ontario car and was caught behind a slower vehicle. The semi driver didn't pass right away. The Ontario driver, whose family was originally Chinese, decided to pass the semi and the slower vehicle. As the Chinese man pulled out, he noticed that the semi was coming over into his right fender. He slammed on his brakes to avoid being run down the embankment on the left side of the highway.
The brakes were applied too hard, the car spun a little, and they flipped over several times. Terry watched as the car flipped over, and the fourteen-year-old girl in the backseat was thrown out of the vehicle by the force of the crash. The still-flipping car crashed on top of her then flipped off. Terry had pulled over and cell phoned Kevin by the time the car came to rest. While Kevin drove ahead to look for a spot to turn around, Terry ran across the highway to the totaled vehicle.
On the way he passed the unconscious girl who lay mangled by the side of the road. Upon reaching the car he found that the girl's mom was unconscious, bleeding badly, and suffering a severed arm in the passenger seat. The father was conscious and struggling to move out of his seatbelt. Terry ran to him and told him not to move in case he had serious injuries. The man babbled something deliriously, and Terry felt prompted by the Holy Spirit to ask if the man were Christian. He asked. He waited and asked again. Finally the man said, "Jesus...in my heart." Terry was glad and offered to pray with him. The two men prayed together and had a conversation.
After the prayer, Terry called 911. They weren't far from Halifax, but they were far enough that the dispatcher told Terry how to check some vital signs. All three people in the accident were in terrible condition. He continued talking to the dad. When the paramedics arrived, they tried to help him, but the man kept asking them to help his daughter first. The paramedic didn't follow his instruction, so Terry said, "He said to check his daughter first." The paramedic looked at him funny and said, "Whatever, man. He's babbling." Terry insisted, so they checked the daughter first. Kevin was there by this time and helped carry the mother to a stretcher. Terry helped with the daughter.
Once back in Moncton, neither Kevin nor Terry could sleep. Terry witnessed the whole thing, and both men were affected by the condition of the car and the gory state in which they found the family. Terry called the hospital, who would tell them nothing other than the fact that the family were all alive in the ICU. He left his number in case anyone would be willing to call from the Chinese family.
Later that day Terry got a call. It was a pastor of a Chinese church in Halifax. Apparently, the Chinese man is an assistant pastor at a Chinese church in Toronto and had just been a guest to the Halifax church. He and his family were on their way home when the accident occurred. The pastor let Terry know that the Chinese man and his family were all alive and improving. The dad was doing relatively well. The mom had surgery that reattached her arm and was recovering. The daughter would need many surgeries, but she was approved to go home with her family.
Terry said, "Praise the Lord!! Why didn't the man call if he's doing okay? May I please speak with him again?"
The pastor said, "Well, I'm sure you can, but I doubt you want to." When Terry asked why not, the pastor continued, "That assistant pastor can't speak one word of English. You'd never understand him."
If that doesn't give you a "Wow! God's amazing!" moment, then you should get to know Him a little better. :)
19 July 2005
Grady
Okay, so I almost cannot believe that I just read Grady's name on my blog. Grady is the best, and I've missed him like bananas. He's cool like slugs on a porcupine and is married to Danielle, the cat's pajamas. Man, Grady, here's a shout-out to you just because I've thought about you and prayed about you so much in the past months (years?). I'm glad things are good, and I hope I'm not the only one who was glad to see you around these parts. God has lifted a burden from my heart in reading your comment (seriously), and I celebrate your procreation with great vigor!
I love Grady. I love Danielle. I love Jandon. I love baby Grady.
If you haven't heard Grady sing, he's the only person I know who made me wish I was listening to someone other than Dana Ingersoll (who did an AMAZING job at Beulah) sing "Now More Than Ever." I'm too excited to keep writing. If you know and love Grady, would you please post something here? Seriously. If you don't, as many of you likely will not, just believe that he is the best.
I love Grady. I love Danielle. I love Jandon. I love baby Grady.
If you haven't heard Grady sing, he's the only person I know who made me wish I was listening to someone other than Dana Ingersoll (who did an AMAZING job at Beulah) sing "Now More Than Ever." I'm too excited to keep writing. If you know and love Grady, would you please post something here? Seriously. If you don't, as many of you likely will not, just believe that he is the best.
15 July 2005
Thinking
If crazy thinking that drives one to start a blog happens late at night, then great thinking happens in the shower. Why is that? Is it because showers wake us up in the morning, thus stimulating our thinking? Is it the steady stream of warmth that pelts our bodies? Is it because we have nothing better to do while we go through the mindless morning hygiene rituals?
In the last week I've planned my tenth anniversary, developed an admissions counseling training packet, and put together a hypothetical worship "concert" for us - all in the combined one hour and twenty minutes I've spent in the shower.
Since I know I'm not the only one, why is this, really?
In the last week I've planned my tenth anniversary, developed an admissions counseling training packet, and put together a hypothetical worship "concert" for us - all in the combined one hour and twenty minutes I've spent in the shower.
Since I know I'm not the only one, why is this, really?
14 July 2005
Babies Everywhere
Last night Heather said she thinks everyone is pregnant. (I'm not. My wife's not. Heather's not...at least, not that I know of.) Anyway, I couldn't think of many people. She listed off some and convinced me. Jess R., Jenn M., Kristi T., Kelly T., Virnna S., and the list goes on. Then I started thinking of all the babies born recently. My perfect niece, Destiny Dawn. Gabriel Robert, born to some old friends of mine. Asa, whose middle name I forget. Brett and Danyel's baby must be born by now. It's wild, really. Is this just my age? Does everyone feel like all your friends are having babies around 24? Or is there something going around? Baby fever?
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