This isn't how I wanted my 15 minutes of fame... Thank God I didn't die under a ton of hair gel!







Yesterday, on my way home from my men's group, the car I was driving was crushed under the trailer of a truck that had tipped over. One minute I was sitting in my car, thinking about how I was going to be home to see my son get off to school, the next there was a truck trailer six inches from my face. Initially, I could not breathe, but with the help of some other drivers who had come to the scene, I was able to get out of the car and crawl to safety. Amazingly, I suffered no immediate injury: I am not paralyzed, no broken bones, no lacerations. I was whisked away to St. Jude's in Fullerton where I was treated well and quickly and was home before noon! I truly believe God protected me yesterday. I am reminded that He has a plan; there is more for me to do while I am here. I have a wife, five children, a ministry at Biola University and my church, and those things are where I need to be focused.


I am still getting my head around what happened to me right now, and I will write more about it as the days go on. The most amazing thing so far to me is the interest that the media has had in the event. I have been interviewed by all the local LA stations and, just this morning, by Inside Edition. The Inside Edition folks said that I would be on tomorrow's (Wed 10/11) show. Here are a couple of links to stories from the local media:

KCBS TV news Got my first name wrong in the story.
Orange County Register
Fox 11
NBC 4

Thanks to Bruce Chambers from the OC Register for these pictures and to Holly Robaina for encouraging me to blog about it.

Labels: accident, Mustang

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