Owen Wilson, left, and Grant Stubbs
Posted on 05/21/2008 2:50:01 PM PDT by Between the Lines
Wellington, New Zealand - It seemed like an almost literal answer to their prayers.
When two New Zealand pilots ran out of fuel in a microlight airplane they offered prayers and were able to make an emergency landing in a field -- coming to rest right next to a sign reading, "Jesus is Lord."
Grant Stubbs and Owen Wilson, both from the town of Blenheim on the country's South Island, were flying up the sloping valley of Pelorus Sound when the engine spluttered, coughed and died.
"My friend and I are both Christians so our immediate reaction in a life-threatening situation was to ask for God's help," Stubbs told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
He said he prayed during the ill-fated flight Sunday that the tiny craft would get over the top of a ridge and that they would find a landing site that was not too steep -- or in the nearby sea.
Wilson said that the pair would have been in deep trouble if the fuel had run out five minutes earlier.
"If it had to run out, that was the place to be," he said. "There was an instantaneous answer to prayer as we crossed the ridge and there was an airfield -- I didn't know it existed till then."
After Wilson glided the powerless craft to a landing on the grassy strip, the pair noticed they were beside a 20-foot-tall sign that read, "Jesus is Lord -- The Bible."
"When we saw that, we started laughing," Stubbs said.
Nearby residents provided them with gas to fly the home-built plane back to base.
AWESOME!
I respect His powers as much as the next Christian, but He had to be laughing at these two dumb@sses as he guided them back to the ground.
Come on. Ran out of gas? Didn’t know where the airstrips were along their flight route? He’s GOT to have bigger plans for these two.
Reminds me of the joke about the man stuck in a flood and he still rails at God, even though He’s sent two boats and a helicopter to save him, LOL!
Plane ran out of fuel? These pilots should be fired for incompetence and neglect.
You expressed just what I was thinking! LOL! He definitely has plans for them - I just hope they are bright enough to figure it out (having some doubts, though).
Jesus wins but Darwin shoulda....
I you wern’t a beliver before...you are now. :) Glad they are safe and sound. It’s a definite: “Thank you God.”
yep, direct communication, through Jesus..
Owen Wilson, left, and Grant Stubbs
Ping.
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