Unexpected Accident

Why is it the biggest surprises seem to come when things seem to be going so well? Thursday morning I went to the new building to help tear down the stage from Dreamcast and see how the work was going to get electricity and lights restored. My phone rang as soon as I walked through the door. It was our electrical contractor with the news that Kyle was electricuted that morning. I met Kyle the day before and found out that he was in his 20s and goes to church at Crossgate. He was a good guy and I was surprised to hear he was now in the hospital. My step dad works for an electric utility in Oklahoma and he's told some stories of guys getting electfical burns. Its grusome and I feared the worst.


I left for the hospital and went into the emergency room at St. Josephs. Kyle's eyes met mine as I walked into the room. To my surprise he was sitting up and welcomed me in, "Hey scott." It clearly wasn't as bad as I feared. Kyle began telling me about the accident and lifted his thumb and index finger in the air with about an inch between them, "we were this close to getting the lights back on." I laughed and assured him that that was the least of my concern.


Kyle was taken to a burn unit in Little Rock and was released a day later. The doctors said there would not be any permanant scaring. Praise God! God saw Kyle through a potentially deadly situation. The accident was also a reminder about potential dangers. You can never be too careful and we have to remind ourselves to take adequate precausions and we can never be too careful working in the new building.