Some reflections on the Accident

Both our phones "disappeared" at the scene of the accident, so we instantly lost the ability to communicate with anyone we knew in Namibia, including the hospital, church or friends in Opuwo and any of the AIM people in Windhoek.

What is really amazing , was that one of the passengers in the passing Combi must have recognised Helen as one of the "white doctors" in the hospital and rang up the hospital to see if she was OK.  The message was then passed to the Principal Medical Officer and then to the Regional Medical Officer that we had been involved in a car accident.

They somehow figured out that we were heading to the Medi-Clinic in Ongwediva and rang there and managed to speak to Helen, and from that we were then able to inform the rest of AIM and from there organise our insurance, medevac, etc.

In the three hour period that we were being driven to the hospital and wondering how we were going to get in touch with AIM and let them know what was happening, there was a parallel work going on that we weren't aware of.

There is no doubt that God, in His providential care, had the whole situation within His control.

Psalm 91 (Message)

You who sit down in the High God's presence,
    spend the night in Shaddai's shadow,
Say this: "God, you're my refuge.
    I trust in you and I'm safe!"
That's right—he rescues you from hidden traps,
    shields you from deadly hazards.
His huge outstretched arms protect you—
    under them you're perfectly safe;
    his arms fend off all harm.
Fear nothing—not wild wolves in the night,
    not flying arrows in the day,
Not disease that prowls through the darkness,
    not disaster that erupts at high noon.
Even though others succumb all around,
    drop like flies right and left,
    no harm will even graze you.
You'll stand untouched, watch it all from a distance,
    watch the wicked turn into corpses.
Yes, because God's your refuge,
    the High God your very own home,
Evil can't get close to you,
    harm can't get through the door.
He ordered his angels
    to guard you wherever you go.
If you stumble, they'll catch you;
    their job is to keep you from falling.
You'll walk unharmed among lions and snakes,
    and kick young lions and serpents from the path.