Community Support

Yesterday, the wife and daughter of Paul Walters, a local bi-vocational pastor, were in a horrible wreck. In the afternoon, Hannah Walters and her mother were riding in a Nissan Sentra. After stopping in preparation to turn, unexpectedly, they were hit from behind by a young man driving a Jeep. The impact of the crash pushed the rear seat into the front of the vehicle. The Jeep the young man was driving landed upside down.

Paul said that when he arrived on the scene he could not imagine that anyone survived. Miraculously, the young man was able to free himself from the seat belt and was attempting the help the others. Shannon and Hannah were taken by ambulance to the Greene County Hospital. Shannon survived a broken hip and other broken bones. She was airlifted to Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Later, Hannah, who received a nasty cut on the face and broken fingers, was transported by ambulance to the hospital in Hattiesburg.

Many folks from the community were present at both hospitals to support the family. Many local ministers were present. I picked up the Youth Minister at our church, Boo White, and we stayed at the hospital until Shannon was placed in the Helicopter. Then, Bro. Jimmy Holcomb and I went to Hattiesburg.

It is a blessing to be in a community that supports one another. The scripture tells us to "bear one another's burdens." How refreshing to see Christians doing just that.

Today, Shannon is to undergo surgery on her hip. Please pray for her.