It was SUPER BOWL SUNDAY and we were watching the game when we got news of a horrible accident where two woman missionaries were killed and the fact that Emily Liddiard had a spinal injury and was in surgery in a Colorado Hospital. It was her mother; Hanna on the phone and we immediately got word out to Christ the King Anglican Church to pray. 

A Message from a Surviving Missionary    Posted: 12:18 am, Fri Feb 16

Hi all, this is Emily Liddiard, the 24 year old survivor of the crash. I had neck surgery and am now recovering remarkably fast. I just thought I’d offer my 2 cents to the conversation, though I realize it is really late. But in case anyone might still read it, here goes.

I will be the first to admit that tragedies like this don’t make sense, but I also know with all my heart that God is real and that God is good and loving. It is not blind faith. It is faith in the One who has proven time and again that He is active in my life and is good. I trust God and love Him more than words can convey. The way that God called me to move to Botswana, Africa as a missionary to help fight AIDS and share Christ’s hope in the face of despair is a story that I’d be willing to email to anyone interested. It is something that I humbly cannot see explained any other way than God’s orchestration and guidance. So please let me know if you’d like me to send that your way.

All I know is that through this whole ordeal I have felt God so near to me; I frequently find myself weeping just overwhelmed by His love and presence. And right at the accident scene, within 10 seconds of our van stopping its roll, a couple was on the scene praying for us. The wife held my hands and kept telling me, ‘Emily, God is right here with you…Emily, God’s holding you right now”. Then two off-duty EMS workers were driving by and stopped right away to help. My parents told me that one of the early nights in the hospital, they could hear me saying this in my sleep: “God is good…God is good…God is good…” So even when the deaths of 3 friends does not make sense to me, I still trust in God and His goodness. I acknowledge that it’s beyond my understanding right now, but that even in the cloud of mystery, yet I trust and love God.

And yes, I am still moving to Botswana as soon as I have medical clearance. Why? The love of Christ compels me and there’s nothing I’d rather do with my life than fight injustice and love those God loves so deeply, i.e. AIDS orphans and widows . I know it will be hard, but this life is not about my comfort. Serving God and others is worth the pain, the sacrifice. And so I will press on and trust in His goodness even when I can’t understand it all. 

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