I found

this account of how God turned tragedy into Godly

triumph!

almost everyone has heard of the tragedy that took place

on Sept.15, when a gunman entered Wedgwood Baptist Church

and killed seven people and injured seven others before

taking his own life.

That

morning had been the day of "See You at the

Pole," when students gather around their flagpoles

in the morning to pray for their schools and nation. What

the media hasn't reported, however, is how God has been

so evident, both during and after the shooting. He has

done amazing works!

"Evidence

of God before the shooting: Our pastor, Brother Al, had

prayed that God would do whatever it took to expand the

ministry of Wedgwood Baptist Church. Our church is one

that is used as a model of how NOT to pick a location,

because no one in the world can find it. Now almost

everyone in the world knows exactly where it is.

"Evidence

of God's control during the shooting: To enter the

church, the gunman walked past our children's playground,

which should have been full of kids, but for some reason

every single child's and preschool class was running

late. No one had made it to the playground yet. He fired

over 100 bullets into a crowd of over 400 but only 14

people were hit. He did not shoot the over 60 bullets he

still had with him. The bottom fell off of the pipe bomb

he threw, and the bomb landed without ever exploding. One

of the youth that was wounded (she was shielding a

disabled friend with her body) has scoliosis. The curve

in her spine directed the bullet away from major organs,

saving her from serious injury.

"Because

the first 911 call came in on a police radio, emergency

vehicles were dispatched immediately, without spending

precious time to verify that call was real.

One of the

people in the church at the time was a paramedic, and he

was able to stop bleeding and stabilize injured people

before the emergency crews arrived. Leaders were able to

get the children out of the building without the kids

having to see any victims or any of the mess. Each

children's worker stayed with his/her class even though

they all had children elsewhere in the building, and some

had teens in the sanctuary. Not one worker left his or

her post. None of the adults who died have children. All

seven victims were not just Christians, but bold

Christians who were passionate about their faith.

"You

intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to

accomplish what is not being done, the saving of many

lives." (Genesis 50:20)

"What

God has done since the shooting:

"Many

denominations have pulled together to offer help and

support. One example is the United Methodist Church who

sent 15 people the following Sunday to cover our

childcare. They didn't want any church members to have to

miss the service because they were taking care of the

children.

"A

church in Tulsa, Okla., drove over five hours just so

they could march around our church and pray during our

Sunday morning services.

"The

Fort Worth Police Department planted flowers in the

flower beds before we reentered the sanctuary to worship.

"We

have received over 10,000 e-mails, 5,000 cards, and

$60,000 from all over the world. Al Meredith, our pastor,

has had the microphone in his face continually and has

over and over given an outstanding answer to the reason

for our hope. He presented the gospel beautifully on

Larry King