March 1, 2007





That day started out like a regular day, walking out the door to head to school. It looked like it had been raining but the weather didn't look bad. When I got to school I walked down third hall to get to my locker, not knowing that only a few hours later there would be such tragedy on that hall. Then I went down first hall to go to my 1st block class, When I got to class I sat down to start my day. Shortly after Jamie Vidensek walked in with a smile on her face. She sat in front of me and started talking to her friend Magen, she was talking about prom and how excited she was. That block went by fast, I went to my locker and headed down to the Science building to my 2nd block class. I had no clue that it would be my last time. We had a project due that day, one by one someone would present there project, while someone was presenting the intercom came on and the Principal said due to bad weather school will dismiss at 1:oopm. Everybody screamed with delight. I was pretty happy myself. About 20 min. after that the weather alarm went off ,which meant we had to get in the halls. We weren't worried at all because we have had to do that a lot through the years. I sat beside the water fountain because there was no room left on that hall. We sat there for so long. It seemed like forever. It was getting closer to 1:oopm and we hadn't had lunch. We were starving. Some of the kids started getting upset and made some comments that I am sure they regreted later on. A guy across from me got a text from his mom that there was a tornado and it had hit the Enterprise Airport. Some people had checked out early but it now the weather was too bad.The staff wouldn't let any one else leave, even with there parents waiting on them. We had double doors that took you outside. There was big windows beside the door. Mr. Edgar looked out one of the windows and said man its black outside. Shortly after that he ran and slide beside one of my classmates and told us to pull up our legs, then we heard it! The double doors flew open and the glass shattered. There it was. The tornado, right in front of us. The terror that flew over me was unexplainable. I laid my head against the water fountain and started doing the only thing I could. Calling on the name of JESUS!! The screams and whales of the students still ring in my head today. The noise was horrible. Debris was hitting me in the face. All I could do was say was Jesus help us, Jesus please protect us. After that I opened my eyes and saw my school falling apart!! Our drink machine flew threw the middle of the hall. I tried to get my head under the water fountain for protection but the force of the wind was to strong I couldn't. Then I was hit hard by something on my head, I was about to pass out when God spoke to me he told me not to go to sleep. I forced myself to stay awake. And then as fast as it started it was over. I looked up and the Tornado was gone. I was sitting on my school, Kids were crying and they were bloody. I put my hand on the back of my head and it was wet from blood, it scared me really bad. Then a girl from the other part of the Science building ran up and was crying she was saying that she was the only one who could get out we need help. Some went down there. I was still sitting down. I was out of it. Ben Sparks, a boy in my class, asked if I was OK, I told him my head was bleeding and he got Mr. Edger. When Mr Edger came over looked at my head he gave me a shirt and told me to hold it to my head. I finally got up and helped a pregnant girl in my class to calm down. I was praying for God to give her peace. A teacher ran up to the shattered window and told us we need to get out now cause its about to collapse so we all got out and when I got out and saw my school, that I loved all on the ground I started to cry, it looked like a bomb had hit our school. Allot of people were going crazy , some kids were looking for there parents that they knew was there trying to pick them up. Some were very bloody and trying to get help. The others were running to there friends. There were a lot of guys on top of the school which was basically fallen debris from the building and helping pull people out. I ran to some of my friends and held them. We were told we had to go to Hillcrest Baptist church, which was down the street, to wait for our parents. I went there as fast as I could hoping my mother would be there. I finally got there and sat down on the pew and watched some of the kids go to the alter and cry. I looked around and I didn't see my mom. There were kids who were crying. I couldn't hold my tears anymore. I grabbed that shirt that I was given for my head and burried my face in it and cried very hard. My head was hurting so bad , I had sharp pains all over my head. It got really crazy in that place. The Pastor of that church told us that there was more bad weather coming, so we had to go the the fellowship hall. Terror hit me hard I was trying to hold myself together. The girl beside me grabbed me and we headed that way. When we got down there, me and some other girls started praying. I heard my name and I turned around . It was my step- dad Johnny. He was crying. He grabbed me and held me. I was crying too. He explained that Mom was blocked in at home. Our neighborhood was hit very hard. He took me and we left the church. We had to walk aleast a mile to get to his car. I wanted to see my mom so bad, my head was still hurting pretty bad. We had to stop and park our car again because we could not get to our house. There were trees and power lines down all around us. Our neighborhood was hit really hard. Some of the houses were gone. Some were demolished. When I saw my house and that it was still there. I ran towards it. I opened the door and ran to my mom she grabbed me and held me, she saw that my head was bleeding and took care of me. My head still hurts every now and then. That was the only injury, I know that I am a miracle!!! We found out later that eight students had been killed. Honestly, I was surprised that more had not been killed. Here are the names of my lost classmatesnames: Michael Bowen, Peter Dunn, A.J Jackson, Rhyen Mohler, Katie Strunk, Mikey Tompkins, Jamie Vidensek and Michelle Wilson. Aj died by pulling Brittney Crocker out from underneath a wall after he pulled her out the wall collapsed on him and killed him. After that day I had nightmares and long nights. I will never be the same!! I was forever changed that day. I had a burden for my school but after March 1. My burden has grew so heavy. I am about to start my last year of school. AND GODS WILL SHALL BE DONE!!!!!!! I WILL become a soul winner!!!!!!!!This is my last chance to reach these people at my school. A harvest is coming. We are going to have a revival and I am going to be part of it.