TITLE

ULTIMATE SURVIVOR

AUTHOR(S)

Gardner, Rulon

PUB. DATE

August 2007

SOURCE

Guideposts;Aug2007, Vol. 62 Issue 6, p72

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article discusses the author's experience of surviving a plane crash. Details of his past accidents that made him appear indestructible are outlined. He discusses how God and his will to survive helped him swim to safety. He describes how several men helped them as they move away from the lake where their plane crashed. He acknowledges the role of God in his survival.

ACCESSION #

25970904

 

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