With her house nearly burning to the ground, a new Mexican woman is comforted by the kindness of her neighbors and the survival of her precious possessions: her Bible. Ellen Williams Phillips, an 89-year-old resident of Lovington, New Mexico, was at home around 10:30pm. recently When she heard the “boom” loudly, Roswell Daily Records It has been reported. Her garage was set on fire and quickly spread across her home.
She and her grandson escape outside, where they watched firefighters fight the flames. That night she stayed at a hotel paid by her neighbor.
“Everyone was so nice to me,” she told Daily Records. “One woman recently stopped me at Beals [a local store] And she told me how sorry she was about what happened to me and gave me the money. He's very humble. ”
But in her sorrow, God sent her the signs he was offering, she believes.
“When I go to church, I always put my Bible in the dash of my car by the driver's side,” she said. “The fire started in the car in the garage.”
Phillips was hoping everything would be lost, but the workers were surprised. Who was it What was assigned to clean the tile rub revealed a physical copy of the Word of God. Her car was burned “beyond recognition,” but her personal Bible survived only on the burning edge, daily records reported.
Stephen Hammett of Albuquerque was a worker who discovered the Bible. The discovery encouraged him.
“When I saw that the Bible was still unharmed, I felt that no matter what storms and hardships we had gone through, it was proven. In lifeGod's Word always wins and cannot It will be destroyedHammett told Daily Records.
Phillips also found comfort in the truth. She hopes to move into a rebuilt home this year.
“People were so kind. I don't know where to send all the appreciation notes,” she said. “That's Really A humble experience when you are at this end. ”
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Michael Foot For 20 years, I have covered the intersection of faith and news. His stories appear in the Baptist Press, Christianity Today, Christian Post, Leaf Leaf, Toronto Star, Knoxville News Sentinel.
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It was originally published on February 26, 2025.
