Pilot’s prayers answered
Posted: 21 May 2008 03:29 AM   [ Ignore ]
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Coincidence, maybe?

Two New Zealanders had their prayers answered when their plane ran out of fuel mid-flight and was brought down next to a “Jesus is Lord” sign.

Grant Stubbs and Owen Wilson from Blenheim were flying in a microlight aircraft over Pelorus Sound, on New Zealand’s South Island, when the engine cut out.

“When you’re in a microlight if you crash, you usually die. I turned to O B (Mr Wilson) and he said we had no fuel,” Stubbs told the Marlborough Express.

“I asked what we should do. He said: ’You just pray Grant’.”

Stubbs said he prayed to God to get them over a ridge and find somewhere to land.

After bringing down the plane in a small grassy area, the men noticed they were beside a massive sign, about six metres high. On it was written “Jesus is Lord - The Bible”.

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Posted: 21 May 2008 07:37 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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I don’t know about New Zealand, but ‘round these parts you’d be hard pressed not to crash land next to a ‘Jesus’ sign.

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Posted: 21 May 2008 10:40 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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Be funnier if they crashed near a “McDonalds next 5KM!” sign…

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Posted: 23 May 2008 05:46 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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Umm smerk the link brought me too some guy who found a fly in his water that ruined his sex life? what happend to the pilot?will this work though? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080521/ap_on_fe_st/odd_flight_prayer;_ylt=AvTuDGeS_NTdbH.QTjLCG.PtiBIF

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Posted: 23 May 2008 05:50 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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It’s because it was (I assume) on the front page of the ‘offbeat news’ section, and has now been replaced by another story.
The pilot story is here.

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