More incredible stories of God’s intervention Some things in life have no earthly explanation. It’s just a God thing. Miracles are not reserved for the characters in the Old and New Testaments; they happen to everyday people today, all around the world. Series creators Don Jacobson and K-LOVE Radio Network (14 million listeners) have joined together once again to produce a remarkable collection of modern-day miracles. Stories include: A man who was mysteriously pulled from a broken truck as it sailed over a ravine - A young boy who made a full recovery after being trapped under water for seven minutes - A young girl who defied all medical prognoses and survived after her vehicle was hit by a train - A mother, compelled to drive across town, who found her nine-year-old son stranded and alone at a busy intersection Experiences like these are far more common than one may realize. From more than 1,000 occurrences, these more than 50 stories were chosen for their ability to amaze, encourage, and inspire all who live each day with both faith and doubt, victory and despair. Each day, the sunrise itself is a sign of God’s miraculous hand, and these stories prove that it’s only the beginning. Don Jacobson’s 28 years in publishing included serving as the president and owner of Multnomah Publishers, where he oversaw the production of more than 1,000 titles and the sale of more than 100 million books. He sold Multnomah to Random House in 2006. Don founded D.C. Jacobson & Associates, an author management company, so that he could continue working closely with authors. Don and his wife, Brenda, have four adult children. It's a God Thing Volume 2 When Miracles Happen to Everyday People By DON JACOBSON, K-LOVE Thomas Nelson Copyright © 2014 Donald C. Jacobson All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-529-10551-6 Contents Acknowledgments, xix, Introduction, xxi, 1 Rescued Susie Whitten, 1, 2 Prisoners of Hope Tami Byrd, 4, 3 Riches in the Rubble Kellie White, 8, 4 The Reluctant Passenger Wendy McKelvy, 13, 5 Sunflowers and Miracles Carolyn Hoeflein, 16, 6 A Second Chance Steve Nestor, 20, 7 Miracle Glasses Tammy Neal, 26, 8 The Siege Maggie Duncan, 28, 9 He Watches Over Me Cheryl Thompson, 33, 10 The School Bill Christine Pringle-Shreve, 36, 11 A Letter to Baby Alex Shannon Edds, 38, 12 The Voice Jamey Smith, 43, 13 A Path to Healing Donna Crum, 45, 14 Faithful Provider Libby Hill, 49, 15 I Don't Believe in Coincidences Angie Williams, 51, 16 God Always Wins! Ella Brunt, 56, 17 A Sale to Remember Pamela Emmett, 63, 18 A Long Path to Healing Beverly Underhill, 66, 19 Not Unto Death Margaret Brooks, 68, 20 A Prayerful Surrender Carrie Hass, 72, 21 Strength for the Tornado Carolynn Bernard, 74, 22 A Soldier and a Car Bomb Diane Strobeck, 79, 23 Divine Appointment M. A. Pasquale, 82, 24 Falling Toward God Tammy Siligrini, 85, 25 A Gift of Life Robin Williams, 90, 26 God's Plan Is Good Pat Stone, 92, 27 Light at the End of the Tunnel Justin King, 95, 28 God's Whisper Teresa Lindsay, 100, 29 Joy Out of Pain Rebecca Backen, 102, 30 They Met My Need Yvonne Podruchny, 108, 31 Journey Jan Gibson, 110, 32 Stuck Jackie Philp, 113, 33 My Miracle Sandra Huffman, 117, 34 A Son Restored Janeen Slider, 119, 35 Saving Chris Diane Marino, 122, 36 Your Will Above All Kimberly Rivers, 124, 37 Obeying God Nicole Waltamath, 128, 38 Responding to the Spirit Suzanne Blomquist, 131, 39 The Bridge David Ridilla, 133, 40 Miracle on the High Seas Phuong Schuetz, 139, 41 A Changed Life Peggy Tippin, 143, 42 Saved Michaela Sandeno, 146, 43 All Things New Amanda Bosarge, 149, 44 The Key Barbara Thompson, 153, 45 Touched by God Cathy Rueff, 156, 46 The Wisdom of a Son Diane Belz, 159, 47 That's What God Can Do Lorie Chaffin, 165, 48 Family Meals Carey Flores, 168, 49 Snow Dog Debra J. McDougal Ward, 171, 50 Healed John Hinkley, 174, 51 Thank You for Smiling Mary Ann Burris, 176, 52 Wake Up! Fred Hatfield, 178, 53 Do You Believe in Divine Intervention? Brandy Gore, 181, 54 The College Awakening Derek Matthews, 185, 55 Back from Death Alan Flynt, 188, 56 Our God Is a Big God Ashley Green, 192, 57 Esther's Rainbow Michael Holmes, 197, 58 Restored and Redeemed Samir Aziz, 200, Afterword, 205, About the Writer, 207, About the Creators, 209, CHAPTER 1 Rescued Susie Whitten The old truck was struggling up the dirt road that wound up the hill, but it was a beautiful summer day to be out with the family. It was 1976, and my husband, Steve, was driving the liquid feed truck for my dad, delivering feed to dairy farms for their cattle. With our two-year-old daughter, Robyn, standing between us in the cab and the tank full of liquid, we were slowly making the delivery to a ranch high in the Chino Hills of Southern California. It was so warm that day, and the higher we climbed in the old International truck, the hotter it seemed to get. Near the top of the hill, just as the pull of th