The 96-Foot Miracle

THE 96-FOOT MIRACLE

I Should Have Died, But God Had Another Plan The derrick towered above the oil field, its steel framework rising approximately 96 feet into the air. James Terrell climbed toward the top carrying the equipment he needed to do his job. Below him, the oil-field operation continued, but the higher he climbed, the farther away everything on the ground seemed. He was there to install a wireline sheave, a critical part of the equipment he was working with that day. James was no stranger to hard work. He had worked for Loomis International, testing pipe used on oil rigs. The job required strength, concentration, and working with heavy tools-including 24-inch wrenches. But that day, something began to change. As James worked high on the derrick, his hands became numb. He knew something wasn't right. Still, the job had to be done. Then, without warning, the moment came. His grip gave way. In an instant, James was no longer standing on the derrick. He was falling. Approximately 96 feet of open air separated him from the ground. The steel framework that had surrounded him moments before was rushing past. There was no time to climb back. No time to stop the fall. No time to wonder what would happen next. Only the terrifying reality that he was falling from the top of an oil-field derrick. And then- impact. A fall from approximately 96 feet should have ended James Terrell's life. But it didn't. James lived. When he looks back at that day, he doesn't see it as simply an accident. He sees a miracle. He sees God's grace. He sees a purpose that had not yet been completed. And he remembers the words of Psalm 91: "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." - Psalm 91:1 That Scripture became more than something James read. It became part of the testimony of his life. The 96-Foot Miracle takes you through the journey-from the oil-field derrick to the struggles that followed, from fear and uncertainty to faith and renewed purpose. This isn't just a story about falling. It's a story about getting back up. It's about the battles nobody saw, the moments when faith was tested, and the realization that surviving the fall was only the beginning of what God had planned. James should have died that day. But God wasn't finished with him. And if God could bring James through 96 feet of free fall, perhaps there is hope for whatever you're facing right now. Your worst moment may not be your final chapter. Sometimes what looks like the end is where God begins writing something new.