9-11 I Remember

It was a beautiful day. The sky was so blue and air so crisp. I had just got into my office at the church when I got a phone call from Lisa. She asked me if I had heard the radio. She was in Boston. She told me an airplane just flew into the World Trade Center. I was shocked. I thought it was an accident. I left the office and went right home to turn on the tv. I saw the smoke pouring out of the tower. The news anchors were talking about the plane hitting the tower and I thought they were showing recorded footage of the plane hitting the tower, when I realized I just watched live on tv a second plane hitting the second tower. I was stunned. That is when the world found out it was a terrorist attack on the US. I immediately called Lisa and told her to come home now. We had no idea what was going to happen next. I pleaded with her to leave Boston and come home. At that moment her office closed and she said she was coming home.

As I continued to watch the tv, I prayed earnestly for those who were still in the buildings. I prayed for their safety and that they would get out. Not long after that the first tower collapsed in a heap of rubble and smoke. I screamed out "NO". I knew there were still people in those buildings. I prayed and cried. As I continued to watch the second building collapsed and I went numb. I knew I just watched thousands of people die. Many without a relationship with Christ.

Then news came in of other planes crashing in Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. It was all so confusing and heart wrenching. Lisa finally came home and I gave her a big hug. Our eyes were glued to the tv the rest of the day. We heard over and over the stories of survival, terror and death and we cryed and cryed until I couldn't cry anymore. I barely remember much after that because I was in such shock. I just remember watching the news non stop until I couldn't watch anymore.