A Drop of Grace

Romans 8:28 encourages us that: “… in all things God works for the good of those who love him, and who have been called according to His purpose.”


While driving her jeep to work crossing over a bridge, which spans the frozen Red River, on a frigid Manitoba morning on February 5, 2008, Lisa Klassen, a 23-year-old pilot and gifted musician, skidded uncontrollably over the side of the bridge.

Her Jeep catapulted over a snow-and-ice build-up which acted as a ramp along the guardrails of the bridge and dropped 18 metres onto the Red below, puncturing a hole in the frozen river.

The vehicle landed on its roof while its front-end was submerged in frigid water of the puncture in the ice.

Lisa, still strapped in her seatbelt, was unconscious and drowning…

Then, God showed up! BIG TIME!

Several passers-by, who witnessed the horrific accident, sprang into action.

An off-duty fire-fighter and another man freed Lisa, with the help of two other women, pulled her out of the water and the vehicle, and performed C.P.R. to resuscitate her.

The whole world stopped and attended to how this story might unfold…

It unfolded as a perfect miracle would.

The right people were at the accident scene at the right time. (Did I say angels?)

Lisa is the sister of the famed Canadian Olympian gold-medalist speed skater, Cindy Klassen.

Lisa’s plight brought high-profile attention to how highway clearing has been done in the Province of Manitoba.

Lisa is miraculously and rapidly recovering from her injuries.

Lisa’s accident, rescue, and recovery have captured world-wide media attention… CBC, CNN, NBC, ABC, just to mention a few.

Throughout this ordeal, Lisa attributed her survival as the miracle wrought by “God’s hand” and the cumulative effect of unceasing intercessory prayers raised up around the world to the Throne of the Almighty.

God is glorified through this potential tragedy by the 23-year-old beloved child of His.

His glorification does not end there.

Cindy Klassen, the Olympian, is sacrificing this year’s competitive skating events in Europe to remain by her sister’s side until she fully recovers.

“Skating is important to me,” Cindy confessed, “but, my family comes first.”

The Klassen family has just highlighted to a world (that is so pre-occupied with things that are countable) that the most important things in life that count are NOT COUNTABLE, such as faith in God and love for one another.

Through a "drop of grace", we have a God sighting in Winnipeg!