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All that is leftofthefirst Liberty Lacrosse team van is crumpled metal and shattered glass "Itis nothing short of a miracle,and I willback that up 'til my dying day Without God, there would have been a totally different story that day," Ryan "Kansas" Learning said "If youdon't believe inthegrace ofGod, take a look atthevan It's a shining example rightthere."

-Submitted by Liberty University

Thailand added their prayers to the hundreds already offered Harry Sova,Team Thailand leader,said,"We heard about the accident three hours after ithappened Itwas about midnight and almost allof the 51 people on the team went down to the beach and prayed for about an hour."

Lacrosse team member James Porterrecalledtheevents ofthe accident."[An]18-wheeler hitthesideofthevan whereI was sitting. I was thrown acrossthe van and out a window onto the pavement. From what my teammates tellme,they saw me get up and go back tothe van tohelp out and one ofthem had toyellatme to go sitdown and wait foran ambulance."

Porter was treated fora broken collarbone and received stitches inhishead as well as suffered several gashes and road rash.While in the hospital,Porter said histeammates came to visit and encourage him."Jake Redman was therethemost. He helped me out a ton. From anything like getting me food, to helping me with my slings,to dressing me, and waking me up every three hours so I wouldn't slipintoa coma."