God has good plans for us—even when we are in the middle of pain or trouble. These children found safety in danger, lessons from pain, and help to be kind. What about you? I hope we can print your story next!

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Our Family Was Protected

We were in Wyoming traveling with our van and our truck and trailer. I was in the van with my brothers and my mom, following my daddy in the truck. All of a sudden Daddy jack-knifed with our trailer. I don’t know how long our trailer is, but it is pretty long. It was swinging over all the freeway lanes. It was a very terrible stretch of road, full of ice and snow. In the distance I saw five semis coming toward Dad. Mom started to cry because she didn’t know what was going to happen to him. I was wondering if Daddy would have to go to the hospital if he got hurt. I saw my older brother (he is 17) reach for his black coat, in case he needed to jump out and help Dad. But thankfully Daddy was able to pull over to the side of the road. He came walking through the snow to warm up in the van. “Are you okay?” I asked Daddy. “Yes, I am okay.” I am thankful that no one got hurt. Here is a verse about how God takes care of us: “As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about His people from henceforth even for ever.”* (Psalm 125:2)

—Hosanna, age 9