{"id":2440601,"date":"2025-05-29T19:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T23:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-stunned-to-find-miracle-bible-that-shouldnt-have-been-there-in-tornado-wreckage\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T19:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T23:57:51","slug":"man-stunned-to-find-miracle-bible-that-shouldnt-have-been-there-in-tornado-wreckage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-stunned-to-find-miracle-bible-that-shouldnt-have-been-there-in-tornado-wreckage\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Stunned to Find &#8216;Miracle Bible&#8217; That Shouldn&#8217;t Have Been There in Tornado Wreckage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-stunned-to-find-miracle-bible-that-shouldnt-have-been-there-in-tornado-wreckage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2440601&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Following a devastating EF-4 tornado on May 16 that struck London, Kentucky, a man named Jerry discovered a &#8220;Miracle Bible&#8221; buried in the rubble of his destroyed neighborhood. The Bible belonged to his former neighbor, who had also lost his home in the tornado. Jerry, supported by volunteers from the Christian relief organization Samaritan&#8217;s Purse, decided to return the Bible to his neighbor, who viewed the discovery as a divine sign. This moment led to an emotional reconnection, where the neighbor rededicated his life to Jesus Christ amidst the tragedy. The tornado resulted in at least 19 fatalities adn considerable destruction across three counties, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-cooks-breakfast-at-waffle-house-for-hurricane-first-responders\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Cooks Breakfast At Waffle House For Hurricane First Responders\">wind speeds reaching<\/a> up to 170 miles per hour. Samaritan&#8217;s purse has been actively assisting families to recover from the disaster.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following the May 16 tornado that destroyed London, Kentucky, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cultural-appropriation-is-good\/\" title=\"\u2018Cultural Appropriation\u2019 Is Good\">man discovered<\/a> a &ldquo;Miracle Bible&rdquo; amid the rubble of his neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/western-journal-founder-fired-kennedy-center-cnn-prodded-christian-beliefs-refused-recant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a> relief organization, Samaritan&rsquo;s Purse, d the story on social media Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Samaritan&rsquo;s Purse had been helping with the cleanup when a man named Jerry approached the program manager with a Bible in his hands.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry said he had just discovered the book in the rubble and pointed to a name written on the cover.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Miracle Bible of London, Kentucky &#9962;&#127786;&#65039;<\/p>\n<p>At the very first home demolition site in Kentucky, Jerry&mdash;the homeowner&mdash;approached the Samaritan&rsquo;s Purse Program Manager, holding a Bible he had just found buried in the rubble. He pointed to the name inscribed on the cover.<\/p>\n<p>It&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RS3l9czgbh\">pic.twitter.com\/RS3l9czgbh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samaritan&rsquo;s Purse (@SamaritansPurse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamaritansPurse\/status\/1927574363856843243?\">May 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=85b3g8c8\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Bible belonged to Jerry&rsquo;s former neighbor, who had moved away 15 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry decided to drive it over to his old neighbor, whose current home, which was miles away, had also been destroyed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/citys-emergency-chief-blasted-dei-hire-left-tornado-siren-off-deadly-st-louis-storms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tornado<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Samaritan&rsquo;s Purse volunteers were on-scene at that location, too.<\/p>\n<p>When Jerry&rsquo;s neighbor saw the Bible, he was taken aback.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The homeowner saw it as a divine sign &mdash; and, surrounded by an old friend, caring volunteers, and a miracle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/recent-nfl-draft-pick-quotes-bible-abruptly-retires-due-gruesome-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bible<\/a>, he rededicated his life to Jesus Christ,&rdquo; the post by Samaritan&rsquo;s Purse read.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamaritansPurse?\">@SamaritansPurse<\/a> teams are on the ground in London, Kentucky helping families devastated by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-massive-tornadoes-rip-through-kentucky-overnight-killing-at-least-50-state-of-emergency-declared\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Massive ...es Rip Through ... Overnight Killing At Least 50, State of Emergency Declared\">deadly tornado<\/a> to begin to pick up the pieces. Watch this miraculous story of survival and hope&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ISSGQYeMuX\">pic.twitter.com\/ISSGQYeMuX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Franklin_Graham\/status\/1926038288516763683?\">May 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you to everyone who prayed over these demolition sites. Your prayers were felt &mdash; and we witnessed the Kingdom of God rising even as homes came down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you, Jesus, for Jerry, for his heart for his neighbor, and for our new brother in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lord-moving-former-mocker-christianity-joe-rogan-now-attending-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christ<\/a>,&rdquo; the statement read.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;It sounded like 10 freight trains coming all at once.&rdquo; Residents in London, Kentucky, describe what it was like as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-dead-10-injured-after-tornado-hits-n-c\/\" title=\"3 dead, 10 injured after ... hits N.C.\">deadly tornado tore<\/a> through their community on Friday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yH2k0YfnWE\">pic.twitter.com\/yH2k0YfnWE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AccuWeather (@accuweather) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/accuweather\/status\/1924853947061489691?\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At least 19 people were killed after the EF-4 tornado swept through the town.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tornado reached peak wind speeds<\/a> of 170 miles per hour, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whas11.com\/article\/weather\/london-kentucky-tornado-path-nws\/417-f32e93b2-e830-4728-a02e-46dfba2e3150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHAS-TV<\/a>&nbsp;in Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By the time it lifted, just a few minutes before midnight, the tornado had carved out a damage path of just shy of 60 miles over the course of three counties,&rdquo; the National Weather Service said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Christian relief group Samaritan&#8217;s Purse shared this story on social media. While assisting with cleanup efforts, Jerry approached the program manager holding a Bible he had unearthed and pointed out a name written on its cover. This Bible belonged to his former neighbor who had moved away 15 years prior. Jerry decided to return it to him at his new home, which was also damaged by the tornado. When the neighbor saw the Bible, he was deeply moved and viewed it as a sign from God; surrounded by caring volunteers and an old friend, he recommitted himself to Jesus Christ. Samaritan&#8217;s Purse expressed gratitude for those who prayed for the affected areas and highlighted how they witnessed hope emerging amidst destruction following this tragic event where at least 19 lives were lost due to an EF-4 tornado with winds reaching up to 170 mph<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2440602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bible_in_Demo.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5250,48119,56167,7845,56168],"class_list":["post-2440601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-faith","tag-inspirational-stories","tag-miracle-bible","tag-survival","tag-tornado-wreckage"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bible_in_Demo.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2440601"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2440605,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440601\/revisions\/2440605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2440602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2440601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2440601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2440601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}