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One Day Later: 8-Year-Old Boy Found Alive in Tornado Rubble
- Posted on April 30, 2011 at 1:51am by
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The mountainous region of the state was hit with a barrage of pounding rain, strong winds and hail as a stormy spring continued with an angry vengeance.
Search and rescue teams across east Tennessee continued to look for victims. Amy Maxwell, Hamilton County public information officer, said about 150 volunteers were assisting authorities in the Apison community where eight people were killed. More than 150 area residents were treated for injuries, she said.
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Comments (90)
lindarogina
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 10:29amPraise the Lord
Report Post »Annie M
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 10:07amIn this world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world, John 16:33 Jesus told us to expect these type of things in this fallen world. The question is not why did so many die, but why would God let any of us live in view of our rebellious nature & our tendancy to ignore Him & His standards. While we were yet SINNERS, God sent His Son to die in our place that we might have life & have it abundantly. We praise God during good time & we praise God during bad times. The Lord gives & the Lord takes away, Blessed be the name of the Lord! We know where we are going, do you? There is nothing you can count on today in this craxy mixed up world, only God NEVER changes. Trust in Him.
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 9:48amI know that there is a GOD. I have heard his voice and seen a vision from him. No! I don’t drink,do drugs or anything like that. I have seen the gifts of the Spirit that the Bible speak of in operation. I don’t have enough faith to be an atheist.
Report Post »grannyjojo
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 9:40am“I” believe in God. “I” believe in Jesus Christ. “I” live through faith. There is a God and He loves us all. Praise Jesus. Every one is entitiled to their own opinion but please don’t bash those of us who DO believe and live our lives with our belief. We don’t mock those who do not believe. We pray and love those who do not believe and hope our lives and the way we live is an example and declaration of our beliefs. “Every knee will bow and every tongue confess.
Report Post »barbaraw62
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 9:17amWhy do people blame God for the tragedies in life, but never praise Him for the good? What hypocrites!
Report Post »epeel2
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 8:16amYou only can hope that we’re wrong! We will all see our Creator! “it is given to man once to die and then the judgement…”
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 7:59amCatharsis you mention the things going on in the world as your “evidence”, I’m laughing-the happenings there are sheer scripture of the last days. Might do you some good to read up on what’s
Report Post »coming , if you don’t get it then, well sorry! I have long wanted to be able to hear what some of the evildoers on earth had to say when they arrived in the afterlife they denied. Maybe,“ Dam” to
which God said “sure!”
Ammaof3
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 7:20amKeep in mind, God doesn’t cause bad things to happen. God is simply there to help us to get through the bad things that happen. This isn’t His judgment. That will come for each of us, individually one day.
Report Post »dottygoat
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 7:16amThank you Jesus!
Report Post »MOLLYPITCHER
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 7:04amThis type of story really hits home when you have kids that age.
Report Post »I thank GOD for keeping them safe.
kickagrandma
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 6:38amWonderful and wonder-filled experiences with GOD each and every day as HE manifests HIMSELF more and more openly, not only to HIS “kids”, but also to others who are questioning and maybe still searching for HIM. Hooray for this child, the searchers, and for all who survived those storms. We and our precious dogs were six who did by GOD’S GRACE.
On the topic of GOD and HIS GRACE for your encouragement~~~
Yesterday my husband and I were checking out at a large store. Of all the checkers in the place, we chose the one where a bubbly gracious woman was working. She had on many pins, but the one that caught my attention read, “HE is Risen!”, and I commented on it. Oh, my goodness, it was like turning on a light bulb. She smiled so big with her lips and then with her eyes, and off we went. She would quote Scripture and we shared stories of GOD’s grace and love and provision. On and on we talked, never ceasing to work; we worked in tandem praising out loud our LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. She kept saying, “We know how the story ends, and it is gooooood!”
Almost finished with our work, I looked up behind me to see a woman standing in line. She was wearing a CHRISTIAN t-shirt. I walked back to comment on it to her. I showed her my t-shirt, which carried a CHRISTIAN message also, and I told her about our checker and what we were doing. She smiled and joined us in our praising. The checker when I walked back down to tell her about the woman and her t-shirt said, “Where two or more are gathered in MY name, there I AM in the midst of them.”
On and on went the joy, the praise, wrapping itself around us and flowing over us and onto others. As I was leaving, the checker said to me, “Come here, my dear sister in THE LORD and give me a hug!” And, hug, we did. A young woman working at the next aisle said, “You two stop. You’re going to make me cry!” The checker said, “She’s a believer, too.” More hugs and more love.
Maybe, CHRISTIANS, it is time to put on our “JESUS clothes”, notify our faces, and get “out there” carrying HIS light and HIS joy and HIS encouragement to others. The world needs HIM!
By the way, we were people of two different races…..No matter what the current administration has done and is doing to divide us as AMERICANS, yesterday I witnessed a mighty work of GOD’s. Five of HIS “kids” were drawn together and had a spiritual reunion right there out in public praising our GOD, our LORD, and our SAVIOR, and loving each other just because we are HIS.
Nice party, GOD. Thank YOU for throwing it, and thank YOU that we all showed up to celebrate!
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 7:47amKickagrandma
That was a beautiful and inspirational story. Thanks so much for sharing. May God Bless us all. May God be with the people effected by the storms, especially. God does have plans for the lost child that was found. It is so sad to read the posts of the non-believers.
Report Post »jrothra
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 5:36amI couple things I find interesting. First, that when someone expresses their religious views, others who do not hold those views find it necessary to mock and criticize (is this ‘tolerance’?). If you believe or not believe in a deity, and live according to that belief, that is your right.
The second thing (and the comments here reminded me of this) is the reasoning used by many who reject God’s existence. They often argue that because there is no (or not enough) solid scientific evidence He exists, then one must conclude He does not exist. Basically no evidence = no reality. But let’s apply that same reasoning (no evidence = no reality) to other things:
- Many centuries ago, man had no solid scientific evidence of the existence of other planets, atoms, a sun-centered solar system, the Milky Way galaxy, or even a round Earth. Now, we know of all this today, but place yourself back in ancient times. Applying the reasoning used of God, one must concluded that the lack of solid scientific evidence meant that (at that time) there were no atoms, no round Earth, no other planets, etc.
- Alien life. Do we have sold scientific evidence that conclusively proves it exists? No. There are bits and pieces that seem to indicate it, but nothing solid, yet. Therefore, applying the reasoning used of God (no evidence = no reality), one must conclude that aliens do not exists. Yet many believe they do, but that the evidence is not yet discovered.
My point: the lack of evidence does not mean the lack of reality, only the lack of evidence at the present time.
Report Post »smak
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 5:49am@ others who do not hold those views find it necessary to mock and criticize (is this ‘tolerance’?). If you believe or not believe in a deity, and live according to that belief, that is your right.
No one here mocked or criticized.
Report Post »Thomas
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 6:17amAtheists just want us to know what they don’t believe. :-)
Report Post »R and K
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 8:33am“I couple things I find interesting. First, that when someone expresses their religious views, others who do not hold those views find it necessary to mock and criticize (is this ‘tolerance’?). If you believe or not believe in a deity, and live according to that belief, that is your right.”
This what I notice as well. It’s interesting.
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 9:32amJROTHRA,
Report Post »Where science ends METAPHYSICS begins.
It is a world that transcends what is perceptible to the senses.
DADA
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 11:40amSMAK when you asked what of the other 300? Do you not think that is a tone that appears to be mockery? Seriously?
Report Post »sadmanwhossane
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 4:11amamen
Report Post »sadmanwhossane
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 4:07amoops, i’ll stand forever in the light, of his amazing grace.
Report Post »sadmanwhossane
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 4:04amwhen i get where im goin, and i see my makers face. i’ll stand forever in his light, and his amazing grace.
Report Post »Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 4:03amKnow what I like about the Royal Wedding?
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Posted on April 30, 2011 at 3:39amSoros’ paid menions troll the Blaze to cr@p on believers in God. They left must be so proud.
Report Post »82DJMPMSTR
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 3:37amThis is truly amazing! God was with him.
Report Post »82DJMPMSTR
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 3:37amAmazing! Angels?
Report Post »ofallon
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:57amThank you Lord God. You are so gracious and merciful.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 5:17amAmen. To God goes the glory.
Report Post »pdavis2001
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:46amNext time there is a severe weather warning think of this boy, step out of your normal routine, gather your loved ones including pets and get to the nearest tornado shelter. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.00. Then pray on your knees until after the storm has passed. You will be in my prayers.
Report Post »freedomcatcher
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:34amWe can understand god’s will in general but not the details !
Report Post »revel222
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:00amGod has plans for this young man!
Report Post »smak
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:03amWhat about the other 300?
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:29amDifferent plan. Just because we don‘t understand something doesn’t make it untrue.
Report Post »Thomas
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 3:39amIt is the nature of illusion to pass away and how fragile it is and to the flesh never seems fair. Some how we think that Truth (reality) should just be given to us and if not then God can’t exist. Sad at how little we care for Him and how great He is that He would even let His own creation deny Him. No wonder Jesus loved and loves Him so much. Glory to you Most High God.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 1:57amA Festivus Miracle.
82dAirborne
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 1:53amSome people say there is no God. Really? Really?????
Report Post »Catharsis
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 1:59amThere isn’t a god. Honestly how can anyone proclaim this to be a miracle considering over two hundred people lost their lives? Between the tsunami in Japan, the rebellions in Egypt and elsewhere, and the sheer fact that this storm ended numerous lives, how can you say this is a miracle?
Report Post »MidwestMomof3
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:01amAmen and Praise the Lord!
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:01amFinally some good news .
Report Post »smak
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:02am@ Some people say there is no God. Really? Really?????
300 die. 1 saved.
Report Post »Catharsis
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:07amExactly, SMAK. The irony in these posts praising god knows no bounds.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:10am@ CATHARSIS & SMAK
Do you wanna see GOD’s long form certificate too ?
Report Post »Anyway you will find out once your soul runs out of fuel .
riseandshine
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:11amCatharsis…..I know God lives…and one day you will too, my brother
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:15am@smak
I think the official death toll is more like 337. Only one saved? Maybe in this one little story there is only a single survivor mentioned. However I think there were a slightly higher number of residents in the several states and hundreds of towns/cities that were affected.
Tuscaloosa, AL alone has a population of over 90,000 people. That would raise the dead to survivor ratio somewhat.
Report Post »theonefromabove
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:27amI believe this was an act of god.
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Report Post »pdavis2001
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:28amYes, there is a God. Catharsis, you are still alive, aren’t you? Only by God’s Grace could that happen.
Report Post »Long Form in Ya FACE
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 3:00amHe won’t find out there is a God and neither will you. It will be lights out forever and it won’t matter anyway.
Report Post »Venom
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 3:12amI love it, Life was an accident huh??? Atheist’s ignorance knows no bounds….
Report Post »Long Form in Ya FACE
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 3:23amSays the guy who believes in stories written during the bronze age by people who still believed in magic.
Report Post »Venom
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 3:38amSays the guy that has Faith in his own beliefs…oh wait we aren’t so different are we…hmmm
Report Post »Long Form in Ya FACE
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 3:56amlike I’ve said before, I WISH I got paid to talk sense to you fairy tale believers. I’d work overtime.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 4:19am@ LONG
LOL your avatar says it all .
Report Post »Another loon on the loose .
GONESURFING
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 4:20amThe fool has said in his heart that there is no God.
Report Post »tierrah
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 4:23am@82dAirborne: I agree. Why is it that whenever anything good happens or some achievement is made, credit is given to mankind; however, when something bad happens, credit is given to God? They will never get it. I truly feel sorry for them and can’t imagine living in such darkness and denial. There has always been two forces – good and evil. Even Mother Nature has good and evil written in her laws. So sad. All glory to God in the highest!
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 6:33amCatharsis~~
Report Post »I’m with you. I’m getting a little tired of the Miracle thing. Everything is called a miracle. The kid was lucky and the others were unlucky. I believe in god, but in no way is GOD snuffing some while saving others.
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LBNJ
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 6:53amThere is a God, and I agree, this was a miracle indeed!
God Bless all those who have been affected by the storms and tornados of recent days. It’s a tragedy, but hopefully there will be more stories like this one of finding people alive. It is hard for an atheist to understand faith….that is why Christians pray for people who think like you Catharsis.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 7:06amCatharsis and Smak: I can tell you that there is a God, and he loves you anyway. But He won’t force to love Him in return. The reason that I can tell you that there is a Creator is because if there weren’t a God, we wouldn’t be having this discussion. We would have destroyed ourselves long ago.
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 8:26am@Tierrah, Absolutely excellent point. Well said.
Report Post »Praise!
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 9:27amGod Bless our Government for helping these needy Americans! This is No time for whining, criticizing, penny-pinching or complaining, just patriotic Action!
Report Post »hannahh
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 9:45am@smak and the other one,
Report Post »Obviously you two do not have sons, and you never had little brothers, nephews or grandchildren, because if this boy had been one of your own you would have considered it a miracle. At least you would have been thankful, but thankful to who I wonder.
Annie M
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 9:58amIn this wordl you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world. John 16:33
Report Post »These types of catastrophies are predicted by Jesus in Matthew 24, it is part of life in this fallen world. The question is not why have so many lost their lives, but why has God been so gracious to spare any of us in view of our rebellious nature & disregard for His statutes & laws. While we were yet sinners, (dispecable sinners at that) God sent His son to die in our place that we might have ever lasting life by believing in Jesus Christ our Lord. What amazing grace He has shown us & this boy is just one more. Praise Him!
American Soldier (Separated)
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 10:10am82dAirborne, don’t act like the tornado hit every single house on every single square inch of that city. If you were in that tornado’s path, you’re a dead man, minus the 8 year old found alive. Using your logic, the rest of the country survived the tornado so the real ratio is 337 to 360+ million. WOW! There is a god! The rest of the world survived the tornadoes too! So the death to survivor ratio is really 6+billion to 337!!!! Praise god for sparing the rest of us!
Report Post »American Soldier (Separated)
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 10:13am@HEAVYDUTY Threatening to send me to eternal hell fire isn’t trying to force me to love and believe in him? Sounds like such a peachy guy.
Report Post »satotbs
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 10:29amSorry to use the reply device, but to catharsis and smak. Those who died are those that earned a place with Him, the young and others that were spared will be His messengers and will hopefully inspire share His Love, so that even you and others like you may gain entry into The Kingdom of Heaven. If you believe the hatred and loss of freedom that is happening all around you now is good and will make mankind happier, then another reason for sparing the messengers is so we will not have to spend eternity with those of you who have hardened your hearts. We will always pray for you and hope to meet you in the pure light of His Love.
Report Post »AmericanWarrior
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 10:48amCat Hair Sis: & Who are you to question the Creator of the Universe..??.. & everything in it… Ask that boys parents if there is a God… must be comforting to think that when you die, the lights simply go out…
Report Post »Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 11:31amIs it a miracle that this boy lived. Absolutely. Who wants harm to fall on anyone, much less a kid?
Report Post »DADA
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 11:37amI see Catharsis, since people die there is no God. What a logical conclusion, not. I pray that you find God before you die so you can be saved.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 11:40amLONG FORM IN YOUR FACE, wait, you get paid? I didn’t think trolls believed in a Capitalist system, that they were all sucking the coffers of the people dry, whining and moaning about redistribution of other citizen’s money into their pockets, blaming corporations that pay the people whose money you want to redistribute. All the while you are pulling a pay check, and overtime if you wanted to make us believers, of your idea of Creation. Are you paying down your part of the National Debt ($47,000/person) from that fat paycheck you are getting, or are you grubbing it all for yourself? A money monger no doubt, do as I say, not as I do. Well, grow up, little person because someday you will face the real world with a wife/husband, children, mortgage, etc. and hopefully no one will stick it to you like they have stuck it to so many in the last 2-1/2 yrs. I do not wish for you, or anyone else, the hardships many have had to endure. Whether you believe it or not, you are not in control of your destiny so live each day with meaning, as it may be your last.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 11:57amAmen, 82dAirborne. Amen.
Report Post »(We’re ignoring any anti comments.)
Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 12:04pmI work and have kids and a wife. AND I vote left. Rest assured, we are both cartoons to each other.
Report Post »donnyho
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 12:33pmYou will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. (Matthew 24:6-8; Mark 13:7-8 NIV).
Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.” (Luke 21:10-11 NIV).
If you believe there is no God and when you die find out there is a God, it will be too late to change your eternal destination, emphasis on eternal. If I believe there is a God and when I die find out there isn’t a God, what have I lost? What have you lost? Believe what you will.
The Bible states that Satan is the god of this world, and that is due to Adam and Eve believing what he said than what God said. Since Satan is the “god of this world”, God the Father cannot intervene in this world except through those who have made the decision to accept the free gift of life through Jesus Christ. Who knows how many people have prayed for this boy, or even that he has already given his life to Jesus and was protected? In another vein, we all have a finite time on this earth. For those who perished in this storm, for those who belong to Him it may be time to come home, and for the rest them, their time to make a decision to accept Jesus has run out. Who are we to say either way? Only the Father knows their hearts.
Satan is currently retrained by the Holy Spirit from doing what he is fully capable of doing. You may think things are bad now, but I would not want to be without Jesus when the Holy Spirit is removed and Satan is allowed to do as he pleases on this earth. Please, learn about the Father and His Son Jesus Christ before it’s your time to step into eternity. You really have nothing to lose in this life except the sin that separates you from the Father, but you have everything to lose for eternity if you don’t make a decision to accept the free gift of Jesus Christ; emphasis on eternity. The fool says in his heart ‘there is no god.’
Report Post »Praise!
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 12:51pm@Grandmaof5:
Report Post »Ayn Rand’s famous writings teach the opposite of your scolding criticism.
Live and Let Live!
janedough1
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 2:56pmCatharsis, we all die. Not one of us will get out of here alive, ever! Whether you believe in God or not, you will eventually die. But every now and again, God does intervene and give one of us a miracle that allows us to live a bit longer.
Report Post »tierrah
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 3:18pm@jedi.kep: Thanks for the thumbs up!
Report Post »cra4u
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 7:55pmAMEN! Praise You LORD. People say how can there be a God with so much evil… How can their NOT be a God with so much good in the world! Thank you Jesus! <
Report Post »red riding hood
Posted on May 2, 2011 at 6:19pmYes Virginia there IS a GOD. He created the earth and mankind, He gave us FREE WILL and that is why we are in such a mess now. BUT He knew the beginning and the end, why are those that say ‘how can a loving god allow all this?” The free will thing is why, your rejection of HIM will allow evil free reign, that’s why. If you know ME you know the Father who sent me, no one comes to the Father but by ME, Jesus said. Yes God is Love, For God so LOVED the WORLD HE gave His only begotten SON, that whoever believes in Him has everlasting life. THAT IS LOVE. Would you do the same???
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