I don’t know if the plan had
been for it to be a three hour cruise but it turned into a 66 day nightmare.
Louis Jordan had set sail for a few days of fishing but what was supposed to be
a routine trip on his 35 foot sailboat named “Angel” turned into anything
but.
When the inexperienced sailor
got caught unaware by heavy seas, his boat
capsized, breaking her mast, ruining the on-board communication equipment and
leaving Jordan with a broken shoulder. That was in January and it was the
last that anyone heard from Angel or it’s crew. Last week “Angel” was
spotted 200 miles off the coast of North Carolina by a German container ship
with Louis Jordan sitting on its overturned hull.
In interviews, the survivor spoke of drinking rainwater and eating fish he attracted from under his boat with seaweed and then caught in a dip net. But ultimately he credits his survival to his faith and the Bible that he kept on board. Jordan told one reporter “’Every day I was like, 'Please God, send me some rain, send me some water.’”
In interviews, the survivor spoke of drinking rainwater and eating fish he attracted from under his boat with seaweed and then caught in a dip net. But ultimately he credits his survival to his faith and the Bible that he kept on board. Jordan told one reporter “’Every day I was like, 'Please God, send me some rain, send me some water.’”
And the refreshing thing is
that it appeared that God and Louis were on speaking terms long before the
storm. Have a great week and
remember: To see what is really possible, you will have to attempt the
impossible.
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