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[hughesjw]

Woman Hit By Lightning While Praying

POSTED: 2:52 pm EDT May 30, 2006

Associated Press

DAPHNE, Ala. -- Worried about the safety of her family during a stormy Memorial Day trip to the beach, Clara Jean Brown stood in her kitchen and prayed for their safe return as a strong thunderstorm rumbled through Baldwin County, Alabama.

But while she prayed, lightning suddenly exploded, blowing through the linoleum and leaving a blackened area on the concrete. Brown wound up on the floor, dazed and disoriented by the blast but otherwise uninjured.

She said 'Amen' and the room was engulfed in a huge ball of fire. The 65-year-old Brown said she is blessed to be alive.

Firefighters said its likely she was hit by a bolt of lightning that apparently struck outside and traveled into the house yesterday afternoon. She was found lying on the floor by her 14-year-old granddaughter.

Fire officials think the lightning likely struck across the street from the couple's home and traveled into the house through a water line. The lightning continued into the couple's backyard and ripped open a small trench.

A family member said he will no longer assume it is safe to be indoors during a lightning strike.

Dime-sized hail and wind gusts of up to 45 miles-per-hour moved across coastal Baldwin County. As much as three inches of rain fell in some areas in three hours.

Hmmmm. I guess when God's answer is no, he really means no.

[Snowden]

Originally Posted by hughesjw

Hmmmm. I guess when God's answer is no, he really means no.

If this lady was struck by lightning, I would call that God's love - she was praying for others, not herself - yet she was spared! It this was a hot bolt, and it sure sounds like one, her prayers must have reached His ears just in time.

My mother always said do not stand by open doors or windows, as lightning can and does strike first through an opening. This doesn't say if the windows were open or closed, but apparently that was the weak point.

What an experience!

[Woodmonkey]

Originally Posted by Hugesjw

Hmmmm. I guess when God's answer is no, he really means no

Funny story.