With much joy, Jeremy looked forward to the mid-term break that was to begin 1 October. To kick off this event, he and a few friends planned to spend the last September weekend at a farm in Karen (a countryside area about ½ hour from Nairobi town). The farm belonged to his best friend Michael’s granddad.
 
Michael’s grandfather picked up the 5 boys in his pickup. Michael and Jeremy sat beside the granddad who drove. Two other boys sat behind and the last boy out back in the open. Everybody was happy and looking forward to a wonderful weekend kicking football, barbecue, and all kinds of things boys do when they manage to be rid of their parents.
 
The road to the farm was rough, and just as the grandfather was maneuvering his way through the dusty road, an animal ran right in front of the pickup. Michael’s grandfather swerved in an instant, but what with the sudden move and the poor condition of the road, the pickup unbalanced and flipped over twice, landing on its side! In the midst of the tumble, Jeremy’s seat-belt snapped and he was tossed about within the vehicle. When the car finally stopped, Jeremy realized he had ended up in the back seat and there was blood trickling down his face. He managed to scramble out of the side-window. Suddenly, when what occurred hit him, he went down on his shaky knees to give thanks that he was
alive!
 
As everybody began to assess the damage, they quickly removed themselves from the pickup, afraid that it might burst into flames. Nobody was badly hurt, when suddenly they remembered one person was missing! The boy who was out behind in the open truck was thrown out when the pickup flipped and landed in the middle of the road where there’s on-coming cars! They rushed to drag him to the side and realized the boy was in such a terrible shock that he was shaking and foaming at the mouth.
 
With help from other vehicles, they rushed the boy and the grandfather to the hospital. The rest stayed behind for the police and to watch over their belongings in the pickup. When things began to get organized, it suddenly occurred to Jeremy that he had just escaped with his life! The truck was such a wreck and yet God had kept all of them alive. For the second time since he got out of the truck, Jeremy again went on shaky knees at the side of the road and started praying. His friends thought he had hurt his legs when they kept seeing him go down on his knees!
 
Afterwards, when they finally got to the farm, Jeremy kept telling them of God’s wonderful protection. All the boys decided they must go to church the next day (Sunday), even though few are Christians!
 
Our whole family gives thanks to God for He is faithful. Jennifer cried when Jeremy was giving this testimony in church the Sunday after the accident.
(Jeremy escaped with a cut in his head and some bruises to his side, otherwise, he is well and basking in the attention of all his school mates because of the accident.)