Posted on 08/08/2013 10:38:56 AM PDT by topher
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The New London Fire Chief said Lentz was pinned in between the steering wheel and the seat. As rescuers tried to cut her out, a medical team monitored her vitals and after 45 minutes, determined she was ‘failing and fast.’
After about an hour, Lentz asked rescue workers to pray out loud. That’s when they say a priest suddenly appeared.
“He came up and approached the patient, and offered a prayer,” Chief Raymond Reed told KHQA-TV. “It was a Catholic priest who had anointing oil with him. A sense of calmness came over her, and it did us as well. I can’t be for certain how it was said, but myself and another firefighter, we very plainly heard that we should remain calm, that our tools would now work and that we would get her out of that vehicle.”
And that’s what happened. The Hannibal Fire Dept. arrived on the scene right after that and helped get Katie Lentz out. Meanwhile, the priest had disappeared.
(Excerpt) Read more at fox4kc.com ...
People start praying, and a Catholic priest appears with anointing oil.
A sense of calmness comes over the trapped driver as well as the rescue workers (who kept breaking equipment trying to free her).
Priest finally said that the rescuers' tools would work now and they would succeed in getting driver out of vehicle.
Then Hannibal (Missouri) Fire Dept. arrives, and she is free.
Priest disappears, and according to other accounts, he is not in any of 69 photos taken at the scene.
Finally, there is only one priest in the area, and he is not the priest who helped out. Road was blocked in both directions, so how did priest leave the scene?
The teenage driver was on her way to Church when the Drunk Driver crashed into her car.
It took a miracle for a priest to reach the victim.
See the Boston Bombing, where priests were turned away; http://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/the-city-gates.cfm?id=561
New London Fire Chief Raymond Reed was at the scene when the ‘mystery priest’ arrived.
Simple answer here, at least to me. The Lord Himself appeared and helped her and the first responders. Once He had done what He only can do, He left. For those who don’t believe, make up your own version. Me? I’m sticking with mine.
This sounds like someone flew in to help and then left (and the priest was one of this world).
I don't understand the chronology. Who were the rescuers breaking tools?
The 19 year old woman/girl asked everyone to pray, and that is when this mystery person arrived...
There is a description of the 'priest' is another article (USA Today article).
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Wonder if he looked like Fr. Emil Kapaun?
A USA Today article (no link because they don't allow it).
This article.
And UK Mail Online:
There is also a FreeRepublic Thread on the UK Mail Online article:
Holy man appeared from nowhere to pray with trapped girl and rescuers in traffic accident
There are also a number of other media outlets that have picked up this story...
Now since they identified him as a Catholic priest, I wonder if he was also wearing a black shirt with Roman collar.
Height — same as what was said about Jesus — about 6 feet tall... Forgot to add that detail.
I think that is an important part of this story.
The people at the scene do not understand how the 'priest' departed without anyone noticing 'him'.
Also, of the 69 photos taken, the priest/angel was not in any of them...
Angel Priest visits...
A Google search of 'angel priest usatoday' should find the article.
I bet the Freedom From Religion Foundation and athiests will love this story. To bad the founder of FFRF wasn’t there to witness it firsthand. And if no one can locate the priest or he doesn’t come forward the mystery will deepen even further...you just can’t explain everything with science.
Me: God, can I ask You a question? God: Sure Me: Promise You won't get mad God: I promise Me: Why did You let so much stuff happen to me today? God: What do u mean? Me: Well, I woke up late God: Yes Me: My car took forever to start God: Okay Me: at lunch they made my sandwich wrong & I had to wait God: Huummm Me: On the way home, my phone went DEAD, just as I picked up a call God: All right Me: And on top of it all off, when I got home ~I just want to soak my feet in my new foot massager & relax. BUT it wouldn't work!!! Nothing went right today! Why did You do that? God: Let me see, the death angel was at your bed this morning & I had to send one of My Angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that Me (humbled): OH GOD: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that would have hit you if you were on the road. Me: (ashamed) God: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick & I didn't want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work. Me (embarrassed):Okay God: Your phone went dead because the person that was calling was going to give false witness about what you said on that call, I didn't even let you talk to them so you would be covered. Me (softly): I see God God: Oh and that foot massager, it had a shortage that was going to throw out all of the power in your house tonight. I didn't think you wanted to be in the dark. Me: I'm Sorry God God: Don't be sorry, just learn to Trust Me.... in All things , the Good & the bad. Me: I will trust You. God: And don't doubt that My plan for your day is Always Better than your plan. Me: I won't God. And let me just tell you God, Thank You for Everything today. God: You're welcome child. It was just another day being your God and I Love looking after My Children...
I think I'll stick with it too. :)
Having reviewed the photos from many major accident scenes, I can tell you that this is not at all surprising. Most of the photos are of the skid marks, debris trail and vehicle damage. They are taken to assist with the accident investigation.
There are some photos (often by passers-by and news organizations) of rescuers doing extrications, but there are very few LEO pics which include family members, bystanders or good Samaritans.
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