A quick testimony

It started storming earlier this evening. Wyatt had been in bed for a couple of hours, when Josh and I were at the computer together. The light above us started to flicker and then the TV blinked off twice...I asked Josh if he wanted me to unplug the TV since it was lighting a bit and clearly our power was having issues. As soon as I shut the TV off, we both felt our ears pop. The air pressure had dropped instantly...then we heard what sounded like a train rumbling towards us (cliche, I know). So Josh ran into Wyatt's room and scooped him up out of bed while I attempted to get Buck into the bathroom with me. While standing in the bathroom I could see things flying past Wyatt's bedroom window, and the rain was blowing sideways. The noise was unbelievable.

I immediately began praying...I said "Heavenly Father, I plead the blood of Jesus over my family--over Josh, Wyatt, Buck and myself. I plead His blood over this apartment complex, over our neighbors, over our cars and every posession that we have. I thank You that You send Your angels to protect us. Amen."

No sooner than I could say "Amen", the storm stopped. It got very quiet and extremely still. The rain had even stopped.

Josh ventured outside once we were sure it was safe to do so...all of the trees surrounding the pond behind our building are snapped off and there are a couple of buildings that have windows blown out. Our car, a Chevy Traverse SUV, had been blown to a diagonal position in its parking spot. Based on what we have heard on the news in the last hour, it seems that the tornado started coming down right above us and touched down a little to the east of us.

I believe with all of my heart that the tornado had every intention of landing squarely in our apartment complex...but Praise the Lord! He heard mine (and I'm sure others') prayers and saved us from what could've been a disaster! This testimony hardly compares to the testimony of Easter itself...but I just wanted to share what an amazing and wonderful God our family serves!