(AgapePress) - July 26 was a beautiful day in Guaimaca, Honduras. A team of 30 mission volunteers, some from the small town of New Albany, Mississippi, prepared to spend the day in the rural village of La Union high in the mountains of Honduras. The team traveled two hours to set up a medical and dental clinic where they ministered to the physical and spiritual needs of many Hondurans.
Little did they know just how life-changing this day would be as they drove down the mountainside and into the unexpected. Their journey downhill turned fatal when the brakes failed on one of the trucks carrying 17 people. Dr. Ronald L. Feather, of New Albany, died at the scene and several were critically injured.
A sense of desertion came over the landscape of broken bodies. Although the following hours seemed hopeless, God’s provisions were powerful. In this article, a registered nurse, an injured volunteer, and a grieving son reflect on that eventful day when God came near.
