My Sister's Car Accident

Hello Everyone,

On behalf of the Baine family, I want to thank all of you for your prayers for my sister- Amanda.
As I am sure most of you know, she was in a pretty bad car accident on December 12, 2011.
Several of you have asked for details, so here goes-

Amanda was on her way to work.
There had been a light rain that morning, she went around a curve, and ran off the 

right hand side of the road.
She tried to pull back onto the road, but since the grass was wet, the car just 

continued to slide off the shoulder.
She panicked, and pulled hard to the left, she went across the road, all four tires 

still touching pavement.
She drove across a very deep ditch and into a field, all four tires still touching the ground.  The right front tire hit a fallen oak tree, and that's when she flipped.  

Praise God she does not remember flipping! She hit her head as she went 

through the ditch and blacked out. 
When she regained consciousness she was upside down in the car 

(praise God for seat belts!).
A lady who lived near by was standing outside the car calling 911. 

She allowed Amanda to use her phone to call our dad.

Momma, Daddy, our Pastor, and I were an hour away in Spartanburg, SC 

doing some shopping for our church's Christmas toy give out at the time.  

When Daddy got the call, he and Momma headed back to York. I and our
pastor stayed and finished the shopping and then headed back.

Our pastor called his wife and his sister and they both went to the 

scene of the accident to be with Amanda.
Momma called Mowmow Margie (her mother) and she headed 

to the scene as well. Mowmow was able to go to
the hospital in the ambulance with Amanda, and Mrs. Freda and 

Mrs. Peggy followed behind.

On the way back to York, Mrs. Peggy called our pastor and was telling 

him what was going on and he was relaying it to me.
The EMT's on the scene thought that Amanda had a broke hand, 

and they weren't sure about her neck because she
was complaining of a burning feeling. They also thought that they were 

going to have to cut her hair (her hair is about 3-4
feet long, haven't measured lately) to get her out of the car because 

it was caught under the car.

Praise God none of that was the case!  When she got to the hospital, 

she had to have 6 stitches in her hand where
the glass had cut her. One of the good Samaritan's who stopped to help 

held her head and slowly pulled her hair free,
by the time the emergency workers got on the scene, he just had a little 

bit left to pull free, so no hair was cut.
Her neck was burning from the seat belt burn that started about the 

center of her collar bone and went up to the top
of her left shoulder.  She had absolutely NO broke bones, no concussion, 

and no serious injuries other than her hand!

Several people, including the officer working the scene, said she should have died. 

The car was/is a mangled mess. 
The sunroof caved in and every window was broken, except for the back glass, 

and it's cracked.  No air bags deployed,
which is a blessing in disguise, things could have been 

so much worse had they deployed.

Thank you to everyone who rallied around our family during this time 

and lifted us up with your prayers, presence, and
encouraging words!  It was so wonderful to see the 

outpouring of love from all of you! :)

Amanda is healing very well.  The seat belt burn is healing, and after a week, 

it is almost gone! She is still sore and weak,
but getting stronger everyday!

Continued prayer is needed and greatly appreciated! 

Specific Prayer Requests-
Continued Healing of her hand
Insurance adjuster to do what's right (we had collision on the car, 

but they are only wanting to pay Blue book value, which is
$2000 less than replacement value, for a used car just like the one she had, 

a '99 Toyota Camry)
Amanda's mind to be clear of all fear
For a new car to replace the old one

Thank you all once again for your friendship, prayers, and support!