IMPACTED Story

Annalise Elle Mccall • HOPE ALIVE

I want to start by saying that I’m incredibly grateful to Women World Leaders for all the support and prayers. Your prayers have allowed me to be here today.

After my mom shared my accident story in the book Hope Alive: Debilitated to Exhilarated with Christ, I became inspired to share my own rescue story! God rescued me and used a real-life scary thing to get my attention. This book has impacted my life so much, but it’s the women in this ministry who have really inspired me. The way you all have impacted my mom’s life has changed my life as well. Thank you! For all those who prayed for me, I want to share my side of the story and how your prayers changed my life.

I can honestly say that 2022 was a great year for me. I was working at a job that I loved, going out with my friends on the weekends, and had girls’ trips planned on a regular basis. I also began dating a great guy. Going to the gym and focusing on my physical health became a priority.

I had my own struggles and deep wounds that have yet to be healed, but from the outside, everything seemed perfect. It felt great for the most part. Life was going really well for me.

On the morning of January 2nd, 2023, I was heading home to get ready for my shift at work when I lost control of the wheel of my car. I remember trying to avoid hitting the car next to me. Then, I saw my blue airbag and everything went black. My car flipped three or four times, and I was thrown out of the passenger window. The very next thing I remember is being in the ambulance and speaking to the paramedic. I asked the paramedic if my words were making sense. The back of my head was in a lot of pain; I knew something bad had happened to me. To this day, I can still feel the scars underneath on my scalp.

I never expected something like this to happen to me. I had a severe brain injury from being ejected from my car window. I only remember parts of this because of my concussion; my ankle was fractured, my toe was broken, and the glass from the window had ripped up my back and the top of my head down to my toes. The beautiful thing is that the front side of my body barely had a mark.

The people who cared for me that day—the paramedics, police officers, and nurses—all said I shouldn’t have survived. I know my being alive was a miracle resulting from all the prayers that were prayed for me.

I barely remember the days after. My mom took amazing care of me, cleaned my wounds, and washed my hair. She even shaved my legs for me. Strangers were also showing up for me! My boyfriend was very supportive and helped me as well. I was shown true love by the people around me.

As soon as I was able to walk and had regained my strength, something big happened. There was an instant fire that ignited within me. I wanted to make something of myself and to make God proud! I started to realize the gravity of what I had been through and how it was a miracle from God that I survived.

Leading up to my accident, I had been waiting for something or someone to guide me through life. But all along, God was waiting for the perfect time to get my attention.

It finally became clear to me that no one else could fulfill the purpose God had set for me. It was only my responsibility. With my cast boot on and staples still in my head, I showed up for my waitressing job and announced that I wanted to work. They suggested I answer phones, taking it easy on my leg and allowing myself to heal, but that wasn’t my approach. I decided to push through and get back to it, even with physical injuries. I had survived the unimaginable, so this was the easy part. God changed me on the cement of that highway; now I share with everyone about my God!

The healing process wasn’t always easy, but I had become resilient and driven to build a beautiful life. This determination fueled me, allowing me to keep going.

As time passed, I fully recovered, and it has all become a memory. My near-death experience taught me to appreciate my life and to make the most of the tools that God has given me.

God often uses difficult experiences to teach big lessons. In my case, I learned just how powerful I can be by believing God for who He is. Life is too short to wait for the perfect moment or opportunity; time will continue to pass. I wish it hadn’t taken me being thrown from a car to realize this, but that was the wake-up call I needed after drifting through life in search of the wrong things.

Ultimately, I’ve been impacted by many experiences, particularly by God, this ministry, and the book Hope Alive, but most of all by the work my mom is doing because Women World Leaders believed in her. The same way she believes in me. It’s this kind of impact that changes the world.

She has repeatedly asked me to write in this or that for the ministry, and it wasn’t until she shared the title Impacted that I felt I just had to write. This ministry has impacted me in countless ways, far too many to tell you here. I am grateful. Thank you once again for your prayers that kept me alive and for all the incredible work you’re doing for God and people in the world.

You can read my mom’s side of my miracle story in Hope Alive. I know it will impact you.

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