Andy and Fonda Kline Ministry news and information for you... 
Three of us were returning from the east side of our campus after trying to determine what had knocked out the power over there. Halfway back, someone stopped us to point out a power line that had just gone down. I parked the truck and all of us got out to try to figure out what had caused the break & where the power line came from. Just at that moment the top snapped out of a tree. The tree top fell on a power line that was connected to a power pole with two huge transformers. That pole and transformers were connected to three 7000 volt power lines. We were almost directly under the 7000 volt lines. The shock of the breaking power line snapped the pole with the transformers, and the top of the pole, the transformers and the 7000 volt lines toppled over with a flash and sizzle and crashed to the ground. All of us began scrambling to get away before the transformers had even hit the ground. Sprinting on icy slush is normally no easy task, but when you are running for your life it does not seem to difficult.
I compared notes with one of the men afterwards and we both honestly thought we were going to die right there. Obviously God was not ready to take us home yet!
The cables never actually touched my truck, but in the photo, the truck is sitting there, engine running with both doors open just like we left it. We didn’t want to get close till we knew for sure everything was off. You’ll also notice the propane tank some of the wreckage is resting on.
You can be sure I’m looking up before I get out of my truck now.
Our power was restored on Monday, January 15 after being off for about 30 hours. We have had to postpone classes, but we have had no other serious problems. Please pray for the remainder of our students as they travel back to the MTC. Also, please pray for safety as we continue the huge job of cleaning up all the broken branches & limbs.
