So, about 23 hours ago, our phone begins to ring. There was a wrong number a night or two ago so I wasn't quick to answer. But then my wife's cell phone rang, and then the house phone rang again. I picked it up and it was our pastor's wife, so I gave it to my wife.

We learned that a group from Little Rock traveling to the Black Methodists for Church Renewal conference was in an accident, and that the bus had flipped over, but everyone was OK. I began checking my cell phone and spoke with our VP for Student Affairs. A few minutes later one of the students called and said everyone was OK.

So, I tried to go back to sleep. I was thinking the bus tipped over, but it couldn't have possibly flipped like I was told.

The students, as well as the persons from several churches returned at 2 today. I was there to meet the bus. It looked like a scene from a disaster movie- crutches, bandages, splints, neck braces, patched eye, lacerations, etc. I was told that the bus flipped 2 or 3 times, and people were thrown from the bus.

A staff member and 2 students pulled everyone out, and help began to arrive. They went to a hospital in Greenville, MS where they were closest, and stayed there until about 11 a.m. then headed back.

3 of the 11 students had dinner at my house and told us the story. This was truly a miracle, because those kinds of crashes usually have fatalities. So as a community, we are truly thankful that their lives were spared.

Maybe this miracle should not have been a surprise. One of the students on the bus is named Miracle.

The Prez