On 11 August 2004 , I was involved in serious motorcar accident. As I was turning right to enter into my work driveway, the taxi combi overtook and hit into my car. My car was squashed between the tree and the combi taxi. The impact was so severe that I could be killed or serious injured.

Miraculously I escaped alive with severe bruises, few injuries but I was deeply shock and traumatised. I had whiplash, backache and serious torn ligament in my right leg and ankle. The colleagues and paramedics told me that I am very "lucky" to be alive. I recalled the strange feeling around me, as it is someone embracing me; I felt I am in the bubble. I believe it is my guardian angle or Jesus surrounded me. What incredible is, that all the doors except the front left passenger door are severely smashed, the only one exit for me to get out, imagined that door was also damaged, the fire bridge will have to come and used jaw-of-life to take me out. I am still recuperating from my injured. I believe God had the purpose that I had injuries.

My car was totally written off, I was forced to find another car for transport, and the first month was like a nightmare. The insurance took longer to settle the fee. My brother helped me to find the second hand car for under R20 000 that what I got from the car insurance. It was beginning to impossible to find the suitable car, as I have to have automatic.

The first two weeks of September was horrible experience for me. First, my employer was anxious about my returning but was aware that I don't have the transport. I was told that I had to take unpaid leave, the more I stayed home, the more they deducted from my salary and was warned the longer I stay off, I might can easily lose the job. As I am the breadwinner, I cannot afford to lose the job or more money.

I found the article in the Junk Mail. With a rush I bought second hand old BMW for R19500 that was on 5 th September. Happily I went home that I finally bought the car, be unknown to me what is coming for me. Few days later my brother fetched my car, once it arrived my home, I was horrified what I see. This car is the junk piece, the electric devices are not working probably, and lots of things are damaged. We did go for test-drive and look at it; I feel I am blinded robbed. That brought me I deep depression.

On 10 th September, my brother took the car to his friend's mechanic to see if he could fix it. Few days later it was collected and turned out it was never fixed. Because of that I re fused to say hello or see the car, it just locked in the garage and make my decision that I will sell it. I feel cheated by the owner but I forgave them and leave it to the Lord. It brought me into deepest depression. I decide to get the newer second hand car or demo car. My mother and my Christian friends told me to trust the Lord for the car no matter how down and depress I am.

On 14th September, the Christian couple from Logo Prophetic Ministries phoned my mom, we had been to their home cell once to find out how things go. My mother told them the car story and asked them to please pray for the wisdom to sell the car and get another car.

Wow, the Lord is so good to us; it is awesome how the Lord guides us with wisdom. Remember what car I bought is from the Lord.

It was September 15th, I believed it was after the prayers; I arrived at my work very down about the car. Once I switched my computer on and felt something tell me to look at Hyundai website. I thought huh!!! I looked up and again felt tell me to look at Atos. I clicked, hmm nice car but I thought never no wait I could afford it, but I listen to the voice that tells me to type my details in the section that I am interesting to buy the Atos and gave my home phone number. I dreamt wishing I could have it. I began to trust the Lord for the new car.

When I came home, my mom said, the guy named Darren from Hyundai Strydom Park phoned about Atos and accepted trade-in old cars. And on the same day my mom was blessed to help me by lending me her investment money to buy the car. About ten minutes later, we were discussing how to rid the junk car. Darren phoned again, my mom asked my dad to speak. [My dad was my taxi driver for a while he had to come to my flat to give me the lift to work and drop me home, he just popped in to help us discussing about the car.] I could hear the excitement tone in my dad's voice. He told me we must go see Darren on Saturday at 9.00am, he got demo Atos Prime 2004 for under R80000 rand, the actual price is R87000. It is an automatic and yellow. The mileage is approximately 8900. That's night, mom and I prayed about this yellow car. We both felt strongly it is for us. I keep on trusting the Lord for the car.

On Saturday 18 th September, we went to see Atros. When we saw the yellow little Atros and immediately knew it is for us as it is the sign from the Lord, we asked if it is still there we will know it is for us. We went for test drive and it was beautiful. I though it is amazing how the Lord works. The public didn't know this yellow Atos is for sale, because it did not have "for sale" or price on the windscreen, it only had Hyundai stickers on the car which they though it is the company's car. Because of the price, it is worth to buy it. I believe if the price-sign on it, for sure it was sold long before we could see it.

So I bought it and they accepted to take the junk car as the trade in but only for R10000. With humble, I trust the Lord for the financial blessing and accepted the deal even I lost R10000. Wow this car had hardly been used, it was just lying in their garage for 9 months, they want to sell it because don't have room for it. I praised the Lord for the new car.

By Belinda Hogan (HoH) – Johannesburg, 27 September 2004