We always acknowledge our total dependence on God when He sends the band out to play. That was never so evident as after our concert at The Way Station in Waynesboro, PA on November 17.
After the concert we packed up and headed out for our normal post concert dinner at Applebee’s in Waynesboro before heading home. On the way home I was driving my truck pulling a Uhaul trailer full of sound equipment with Tony Langston and my wife, Ellie, on board. Coming east bound on US40 between Myersville and Braddock Heights, 2-1/2 miles from Tony’s house, I saw 2 cars in the west bound lane heading our direction. Suddenly the 2nd car decided to pass and came into our lane to do so. I figured, surely they would see me coming and move back over, but it quickly became evident that wasn’t happening as they continued on a collision course straight at us. As the distance between us began to rapidly shrink, I pulled my truck over onto the shoulder to avoid the crash, but so did the oncoming vehicle. At this point it became evident a very nasty crash was mere seconds away and was unavoidable. As we braced for impact there was a crunch of metal and suddenly we were continuing down the road. I pulled the truck back over onto the shoulder and stopped to assess the damage. The passenger side tire on the trailer was flat, the rim was massively bent and the fender over the tire was partially ripped off. But, not a scratch on my truck and all 3 of us on board were totally uninjured or touched. The driver of the car who hit us turned around and was herself wondering what had happened. But her confusion was understandable as a breathalyzer test administered by the Maryland State Police came back at .17 blood alcohol contact (.08 is the legal limit in Maryland)
Tony, Ellie and I are all so thankful and amazed that, by God’s power and grace, what looked like an unavoidable very bad night for us as well as our families and friends ended up being another display of God’s power and protection.
