They\u2019re probably baiting their hooks about now.<\/em> It felt great to get away.<\/p>\nWe were spending the weekend at my brother Rodney\u2019s and his wife Paula\u2019s place in Charleston, a four-hour drive from our home. \u201cI hope the fish are biting,\u201d I said to Mom. \u201cRex promised to take me out to dinner tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mom shook her head. \u201cYou know how those boys are,\u201d she said. \u201cDad said not to expect them before dark.\u201d<\/p>\n
REX: I eased off the throttle, bringing the boat to rest over a man-made reef. \u201cHere\u2019s the spot,\u201d I called out to my crew, three guys and three boys. The sun was already blistering hot. I snagged a Dr Pepper from the cooler.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, let\u2019s\u2026\u201d The words never got out of my mouth. An ear-piercing alarm screamed. My eyes flew to the gauges. Check. I threw open the doors to the engines. Saltwater filled half the compartment and was rising fast. I grabbed the radio mic. \u201cMayday! Mayday!\u201d I gave our compass reading. \u201cHeading 108. Twenty-one miles off the coast. Express Cruiser taking on water.\u201d Dead silence.<\/p>\n
Before I could try the radio again my 15-year-old son, Tyler, yelled from below deck. \u201cDad! Water\u2019s pouring in the hold!\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked to the stern. The diving platform was already underwater. \u201cEveryone get in your life jackets and get to the front of the boat,\u201d I ordered. I pulled on my preserver and counted heads. Tyler. Rodney and his 14-year-old son, Kaleb. Another brother-in-law Jody and his little guy, Xander. He was only five! Finally my father-in-law, Roger, the kids\u2019 grandpa. There was no choice but to abandon ship. We needed some way to stay together. I searched the boat\u2026there was plenty of rope, emergency flares lying under the windshield. We had the bait\u2014squid, shiners\u2014in a back compartment, our rods and the\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cGrab the cooler,\u201d I yelled. It was a big one filled with brats, chicken salad and soda. We\u2019d be able to hold onto it and stay afloat. \u201cGet the rope from the bumpers and tie up together. Hurry!\u201d Cool water lapped at my feet. We\u2019d have a few hours at least before hypothermia set in.<\/p>\n
The guys scrambled, tying the rope around their waists and then to each other. They pushed off from the boat with the cooler. I pulled my cell phone out of my pocket. Typed in a text to Keisa: \u201cMayday. Heading 108. 21 miles.\u201d Hit send. No service, the screen flashed back. Grabbed the radio mic again and turned to see a massive wave crashing over the stern. It slammed me against the windshield and swept our flares out to sea. Now how were we going to get help?<\/p>\n
I swam over to the rest of the group. Only the bow remained above the surface. Oil and gasoline pooled around us. It burned our skin. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to get out of here,\u201d I said, my eyes watering from the fumes.<\/p>\n
We kicked about 50 feet away. Searing pain shot through my leg. Tyler screamed. I reached into the water and pulled something slimy from his leg. \u201cJellyfish!\u201d I said. They were everywhere. Xander was sobbing. \u201cAm I going to die?\u201d he wailed.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d Roger answered firmly. \u201cGod is watching over us. We just need to pray.\u201d<\/p>\n
KEISA: I was looking at dresses when my cell went off. \u201cGod Bless the Broken Road,\u201d Rex\u2019s ringtone. I pulled it out of my purse, but there was no message. \u201cThat\u2019s odd,\u201d I said. \u201cRex just tried to call me.\u201d I checked the time. 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry about it,\u201d Paula said. \u201cI\u2019m sure they\u2019re having a ball out there.\u201d<\/p>\n
REX: The waves pushed us farther out to sea. We strained to keep them from flipping the cooler. I looked back. I could barely see the boat. \u201cWe\u2019re going to end up in the middle of the ocean with this current,\u201d I said to Rodney. I tied a length of rope around my waist and then to the cooler. \u201cEveryone kick,\u201d I said. \u201cI\u2019m going to tow us back to the boat.\u201d<\/p>\n
I turned and reached my arm into the water, pulling with all my strength. A wave swept over me, pushing me backward. I can\u2019t give up<\/em>, I thought. The guys are depending on me.<\/em> I paddled harder, stretching as far as I could with each stroke. But it was like I was swimming in place. My chest and leg muscles ached, my heart pounded. Ever so slowly the boat drew closer. I pulled up about 50 feet away. In the distance I saw a tanker. This could be it!<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cLook over there,\u201d I said, pointing to the ship. \u201cRodney, swim with me to our boat. If we can get up high enough maybe they\u2019ll see us.\u201d<\/p>\n
We untied ourselves from the cooler, swam to the bow and climbed to the top. Hanging on with my right arm, I waved my left arm frantically. But it was no use. No one saw us. We lowered ourselves back into the water. I cut the anchor loose so I could tie the rope to the cooler to keep us from drifting away. Something hit my leg\u2026hard. \u201cSharks!\u201d Rodney said. \u201cThey smell the bait.\u201d<\/p>\n
KEISA: The dishes had long been cleared away. Spaghetti\u2014not the nice dinner Rex had promised me. It wasn\u2019t like him to blow off a date. They should have been back by now. It was 10 p.m., more than two hours after dark. My mind kept going back to that call. What if there\u2019d been a problem?<\/p>\n
Mom, Paula and I lingered at the table. I had my cell phone open, pretending to play a game while I looked up the number for the Coast Guard.<\/p>\n
I went to a bedroom to make the call. \u201cCoast Guard,\u201d a voice on the other end answered. \u201cLt. Rhodes speaking.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy husband was out deep-sea fishing with my brothers and dad. They\u2019re overdue,\u201d I said. \u201cI\u2019m worried they might have engine trouble or something.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me check the log,\u201d he said calmly. \u201cLet\u2019s see\u2026Mayday call about ten this morning. Says there was interference. We didn\u2019t get any details. We sent out a chopper and didn\u2019t see anything. We\u2019ll get back out there and I\u2019ll stay in touch.\u201d<\/p>\n
I tried to tell myself that they\u2019d be all right, stranded somewhere on the boat. At least they had enough food in that cooler to feed an army. I didn\u2019t say anything to the others yet.<\/p>\n
REX: The sharks were out there somewhere, waiting. But I had a more pressing concern. I couldn\u2019t stop shivering. I could feel Tyler next to me shaking as well. Hypothermia coming on. It was all I could do to hold on to the cooler, my body exhausted. I opened the cooler lid and pulled out a Dr Pepper, took a sip and handed the bottle to Tyler. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to stay hydrated,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
We\u2019d been out here for 12 hours. \u201cThe Coast Guard\u2019s looking for us by now,\u201d I said to reassure the guys. \u201cThe girls would have called when we didn\u2019t come in.\u201d But would there be enough time? Would I ever hold Keisa again? God, tell me this isn\u2019t how it\u2019s going to end,<\/em> I prayed.<\/p>\nI hooked my legs around Tyler\u2019s and Roger\u2019s to try and keep us warm. I could hear Xander crying again. It was a miracle the little guy was even still alive. I felt so helpless.<\/p>\n
Someone was singing. Roger. \u201cAmazing grace, how sweet the sound\u2026\u201d I couldn\u2019t help but join in. \u201cI once was lost\u2026\u201d The others did too, Xander loudest of all. I looked up to the heavens. The sky was awash with stars, brighter than I\u2019d ever seen. Lord, we\u2019ve done all we can<\/em>, I prayed. The rest is up to you.<\/em> My body still quivering from the cold, our fate as bleak as ever, I sang along, \u201cTwas grace that brought us safe thus far\u2026and grace will lead us home.\u201d<\/p>\nKEISA: My cell phone rang. I lunged for it. What time was it anyway? The clock read 3:30 a.m. \u201cHello.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Willimon, Lt. Rhodes here. I\u2019m sorry to report we haven\u2019t seen any sign of your family. We\u2019ve got two choppers in the air and a C-130 transport plane, plus a cutter in the water, but\u2026it\u2019s a big ocean. I was hoping you might have a photo of the boat that you could e-mail us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think so,\u201d I said. I remembered Rex posting some pictures on Facebook.<\/p>\n
I went to Paula\u2019s bedroom, woke her up and explained the situation. \u201cI need to get on your computer.\u201d I sent Lt. Rhodes a picture of the boat. Mom and Paula sat down at the table, their faces etched with worry.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll we can do is put it in God\u2019s hands,\u201d Mom said. \u201cWe need people praying.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mom got on the phone to our pastor back home. Paula called Jody\u2019s wife, Crystal, in North Carolina, who hadn\u2019t made the trip, then her minister. I woke up Rex\u2019s mother and my sister Alisa in North Carolina. \u201cI\u2019ll ask for prayers on Facebook,\u201d Alisa said.<\/p>\n
I clicked over to the Bible on my cell phone. What was that verse I\u2019d read in my morning devotional? James 1:6. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.<\/em><\/p>\nI could only imagine what the guys were going through out there, tossed by the waves, clinging to survival. But I wasn\u2019t going to let my faith waver. God knew where they were in that big ocean. He was our only hope.<\/p>\n
The three of us bent our heads. \u201cDear God,\u201d Mom prayed, \u201csend your angels to bring them home safely.\u201d<\/p>\n
REX: The sun was just peeking out over the horizon. There was a noise in the distance. Whup-whup-whup.<\/em> \u201cThey\u2019re coming!\u201d I shouted. We waved and yelled until I thought my arms would fall off.<\/p>\nBut the helicopter flew past us. My heart sank. How could they have not seen us? <\/em>Then it stopped\u2026and turned back, hovering directly above us. The wind from the rotor blades sprayed saltwater over us. All I could feel was the joy of being alive. I popped the cooler, grabbed a Dr Pepper, opened it and handed it to Roger. \u201cPass it around,\u201d I said. \u201cThis is a moment to celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cLook, a frogman,\u201d Xander hollered. We watched as a rope lowered a man in a wetsuit down to the water. He swam over to us. \u201cEverybody okay?\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re gonna get you out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n
He escorted Xander and Jody to the hoist first. It lifted them skyward. Then Kaleb and Tyler and finally Roger. \u201cThat\u2019s all this bird can hold,\u201d the rescue swimmer told Rodney and me. \u201cBut we\u2019ve got another one on the way.\u201d I thought about all the ways I\u2019d tried to get help. The radio call that hadn\u2019t gone through, my cell phone out of service, flares washed away. But God had never failed us. He\u2019d heard our Mayday call loud and clear.<\/p>\n
KEISA: I held Rex tight in the emergency room, tears flooding my cheeks. I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d ever let him go. \u201cThe boat sank?\u201d I murmured again, in wonder. What a miracle they\u2019d all survived! Rex started to speak, but I covered his lips with my finger. \u201cShhh,\u201d I said. \u201cNot yet. You need to rest. You can tell me all about it when you take me out to dinner.\u201d <\/p>\n
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