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Parachute Failed On Christian At 3500 Feet
Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 24, 2025 (message contributor)
Parachute failed on Christian at 3500 feet
Psalm 144:15 - Happy is that people, whose God is the LORD!"
*Daniel Cave certainly proved this to be true. In 2005, Daniel was on his very first skydiving jump in Washington State. On the way down, his parachute failed to open. Daniel didn’t fall 35 feet or 350 feet. -- He fell 3,500 feet to the ground! That’s almost three quarters of a mile, but Daniel miraculously survived!
*While he was still in the hospital, Daniel was interviewed by Matt Lauer from the Today Show. And Daniel said that he experienced extraordinary comfort as he prayed on the way down. Daniel told Matt Lauer about his prayer this way: “I said, ‘OK, well, I trust you. I believe in you. And if there's any way, I'd love to see my family again. -- So help me out here.’”
*Then Daniel said, “I just felt – I got to say, I just felt like the biggest hug in the world and just this warm embrace. It was the most amazing thing ever. And at that point, I thought, either way, this is going to turn out good, soooo... -- And here I am. I don't know how.”
*Daniel came away with only a broken leg, a broken jaw and some internal injuries. He said, “I can't explain why I'm not just mush.” (Daniel also said that his first skydive was his last skydive.)
*But listen again to how he felt God’s presence on the way down. Daniel said: “I just felt like the biggest hug in the world and just this warm embrace. It was the most amazing thing ever.” God was with Daniel. And if you have received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior then:
-Whatever you go through,
-Wherever you are,
-Whatever task God calls you to undertake,
-Whatever trial you have to endure,
-Whatever stumble you make,
-Whatever delights you enjoy or heartbreaks you suffer -- then God the Father, and God the Son will be right there with you by His Holy Spirit who lives in you!
*But if you have never prayed to receive our crucified and risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as YOUR Lord and Savior, that is the most important prayer you need to pray! Call on Jesus to save you right now, as we go back to God in prayer.
-Skydiver's desperate prayer answered - Felt 'warm embrace' as he survived spiraling plunge to Earth - Posted: August 16, 2005 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern - © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
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