I could have been seriously injured. It’s always interesting to think that immediately after a situation comes and goes . . . and you weren’t seriously injured. Here’s what happened . . .
I went to camp with a group of teen guys and leaders this past Friday/Saturday. Saturday afternoon we went on a hike to one of my favorite spots in camp. The picture above shows me at the bottom of a waterfall that is probably 40-50 feet high. In order to get to that spot you need to descend a hill of equal length, which is very steep.
I attempted to lower myself slowly into the valley, but I quickly began to gain speed on a very steep hill. I attempted to grab a tree to stop my fall – and missed. After I missed the tree I suddenly came to a stop looking backward up the hill at one of the young men who was also descending the hill. I quickly realized that the only thing that had stopped my fall was a tree root that somehow grabbed my left ankle.
Had the tree root not grabbed my ankle I would have been head over heels about 30 more feet down – onto a bed of rock below. Who knows what would have happened (others have made the entire fall and survived and even escaped injury), but I am grateful I did not have to find out. I am spending some time this morning giving thanks that my body is intact – minus a small bit of soreness.
I praise God for his provision – He’s always at the “root” of the solution.