Sister Accident Ruins Car
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Hello, my name is Nurie Rodrigues. I am 19 years old and the oldest of 13 children and my parents are in full time ministry. We LOVE serving the Lord together as a family! We have a Printing Ministry and we also travel and sing as a family.
Yesterday (Thursday - June 14, 2018), I and my 16 year old sister - Kaylee (pictured above)- were en route to a pro-life Crossroads Pregnancy Center where we volunteer.
The car was VERY hot, making the steering wheel burning HOT! My sister and I were trying to turn the AC all the way up in the car to cool everything off. We had JUST left home and were nearly at the end of our curvy, West Virginian road; when I looked down at the AC to make sure my sister Kaylee had done it right.
It was at that DREADFUL moment when I took my eyes off the road for a second, that the road curved to the left with the DEEP ditch straight ahead. I knew in an instant, I was in trouble. The car brutally smashed into a boulder rock and it created a COMPLETE turn over of the car INTO the ditch!!
We landed UPSIDE down with the air bags projected and I was TRAPPED in my seat belt UNDER water! My sister Kaylee was knocked unconscious. I struggled to get out, but could not.
I began to think this was the day I was going to meet my Maker. Yet, I had a desire to live. I began to faint, when my sister Kaylee woke up!! Praise the Lord! She called my name and did not hear me answer. So, she began to reach for me. She found my buckle, unbuckled me, and quickly pulled me out of the water. GASP! I was thankful for air!
We found a way out of our open car window. We suffered MUCH bruising, cuts, and stitches and staples had to be administered to patch us up. However, we were BEYOND grateful to still be alive!!
My parents quickly made their way to the scene of the accident with TEARS of joy we were okay.
I am SAD to say though, that I totaled my parents' vehicle. They did NOT make me feel bad about this at all, but assured me it was our LIVES they were GRATEFUL were spared with no major injuries!!
However, their car insurance will not cover this accident due to it being an older car and ONLY having liability insurance.
As you can imagine, I feel TERRIBLE about this!! My heart and mind INSTANTLY began swirling of ways that I could raise some money for my faithful, hard-working, forgiving, sweet parents.
Being in the ministry is already an intense life of faith. God is good to always take GREAT care of us and my Dad ALWAYS makes sure the bills are paid and there is food on the table.
However, the expenses in our home, with 13 children and being in full time ministry.......well, it leaves NO extra money to buy a car!!
This summer, our family (unexpectedly) has an entire trip out West planned due to needing to drop off my brother Timothy to Bible College. We have meetings in churches along the way that our family will be singing at, but this trip was a step of faith for us. We were scraping our pennies already to afford this trip. Now, we are VOID a car, with ONLY our big van left.
The car was a tow behind car that we brought with us on trips as an errand car once we were hooked up with the RV at various churches, etc.
Also, it was an errand car for us grown children and for my parents. It helped save LOTS in gas, as opposed to taking the BIG van to run small errands in town.
I would love nothing more to SURPRISE them (especially my dad) by raising enough money to help him purchase another MUCH needed car!!
Please prayerfully consider what you could do to help me make this happen! **Remember, your investment would be eternally rewarded, as we are a FULL time ministry family and striving to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ with a PASSION!!
With a Heavy Heart and Humble PLEA to Help Me,
Nurie Katelin Rodrigues
James 4: 7-8
Yesterday (Thursday - June 14, 2018), I and my 16 year old sister - Kaylee (pictured above)- were en route to a pro-life Crossroads Pregnancy Center where we volunteer.
The car was VERY hot, making the steering wheel burning HOT! My sister and I were trying to turn the AC all the way up in the car to cool everything off. We had JUST left home and were nearly at the end of our curvy, West Virginian road; when I looked down at the AC to make sure my sister Kaylee had done it right.
It was at that DREADFUL moment when I took my eyes off the road for a second, that the road curved to the left with the DEEP ditch straight ahead. I knew in an instant, I was in trouble. The car brutally smashed into a boulder rock and it created a COMPLETE turn over of the car INTO the ditch!!
We landed UPSIDE down with the air bags projected and I was TRAPPED in my seat belt UNDER water! My sister Kaylee was knocked unconscious. I struggled to get out, but could not.
I began to think this was the day I was going to meet my Maker. Yet, I had a desire to live. I began to faint, when my sister Kaylee woke up!! Praise the Lord! She called my name and did not hear me answer. So, she began to reach for me. She found my buckle, unbuckled me, and quickly pulled me out of the water. GASP! I was thankful for air!
We found a way out of our open car window. We suffered MUCH bruising, cuts, and stitches and staples had to be administered to patch us up. However, we were BEYOND grateful to still be alive!!
My parents quickly made their way to the scene of the accident with TEARS of joy we were okay.
I am SAD to say though, that I totaled my parents' vehicle. They did NOT make me feel bad about this at all, but assured me it was our LIVES they were GRATEFUL were spared with no major injuries!!
However, their car insurance will not cover this accident due to it being an older car and ONLY having liability insurance.
As you can imagine, I feel TERRIBLE about this!! My heart and mind INSTANTLY began swirling of ways that I could raise some money for my faithful, hard-working, forgiving, sweet parents.
Being in the ministry is already an intense life of faith. God is good to always take GREAT care of us and my Dad ALWAYS makes sure the bills are paid and there is food on the table.
However, the expenses in our home, with 13 children and being in full time ministry.......well, it leaves NO extra money to buy a car!!
This summer, our family (unexpectedly) has an entire trip out West planned due to needing to drop off my brother Timothy to Bible College. We have meetings in churches along the way that our family will be singing at, but this trip was a step of faith for us. We were scraping our pennies already to afford this trip. Now, we are VOID a car, with ONLY our big van left.
The car was a tow behind car that we brought with us on trips as an errand car once we were hooked up with the RV at various churches, etc.
Also, it was an errand car for us grown children and for my parents. It helped save LOTS in gas, as opposed to taking the BIG van to run small errands in town.
I would love nothing more to SURPRISE them (especially my dad) by raising enough money to help him purchase another MUCH needed car!!
Please prayerfully consider what you could do to help me make this happen! **Remember, your investment would be eternally rewarded, as we are a FULL time ministry family and striving to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ with a PASSION!!
With a Heavy Heart and Humble PLEA to Help Me,
Nurie Katelin Rodrigues
James 4: 7-8
Organizer and beneficiary
Nurie Rodrigues
Organizer
Charleston, WV
David Rodrigues
Beneficiary
