Today was an extremely unique day. We spent a pleasant day off roading in the desert of southern Utah. Just west of Zion National Park, there is a maze of trails to be explored. There are no signs, markers, or arrows to point what direction to go. We had to find our way around the beautiful red rocks, mesas, and hoodoos that make up the terrain east of St. George.
We had a destination – the Red Bull Mountain Bike World Champion Course that was somewhere south of Hwy 9. With no signs to guide us, we just took off and drove until we came to it.
The jumps, ramps, and ravines that those riders competed on where unbelievable. All I could think about was their mothers. How could they stand to watch their boys ride such dangerous maneuvers?
We happened to arrive at the perfect time – there were a bunch of riders there taking on those same hills that I thought they were crazy to even climb on two feet!
The story continues, which I am writing for my book. There are some days in our lives that we experience things that are absolutely beyond belief. Today I watched a young man jump one of those ravines on a mountain bike. He built the ramp himself and jumped over 30 feet across to a landing on the other side of a deep ravine. I don’t know how far the jump was for sure. This is just a guess.
My heart leaped with him as his tires left the dirt and began to fly through the air.
He had never done it before, but was not an amateur.
This was the first time to attempt such a jump.
I got back home, to the camper, and thanked God that he survived with only some bumps, bruises and scrapes. My emotions overtook me as I watched the video of it on our computer. It truly was a miracle that he made it.
Tears poured down my face as the reality of what I saw hit me. Only by the grace of God did he make it. Never in my life have I felt that my prayers were so critical in someones life.
We were there for a reason and it wasn’t the show. God has a plan for that young man’s life.
Thank you God for Your divine intervention.