Chaplain Milley Brewington
by Milley Brewington
(Clinton, NC)
On October 30, 2001, while en-route to work something happened that would transform my life. Five miles from my home a car was quickly turning in front of me and I thought we would hit head on so I swerved to avoid hitting the automobile.
Clay Davis heard his dog barking outside and he went out to see what she was barking at. He noticed some headlights down the road and drove a short distance to see what was going on. He noticed a body laying in the middle of the highway.
In the meantime Jamie and Christie Hargrove heard the accident and they called 911. Clay said I was beyond recognition. He noticed my name on my license plate. I had a broken pelvic area, my ribs were fractured, between my second and third vertebrae was fractured, my lungs had collapsed, I had a skull fracture, a concussion, and my life threatening injury was my stomach had burst open on the inside.
When Clay arrived he said I was asking him to come and read this scripture and pray. He looked and I was on my knees with my hand on a passage. He moved my hand and I had my Bible opened to Psalm 23. He read this and prayed. He was amazed and kept wondering, now here she is 35 feet from her automobile, how did her Bible end up next to her and with all the injuries she has sustained how is she on her knees, and how did she know to open her Bible to Psalm 23?
I do not remember any of the accident except for flashbacks that I had afterwards of seeing headlights coming toward me. I was transported to the hospital in my hometown. Dr. Willis mentioned that I would not survive the flight to UNC hospital.
When I arrived at UNC hospital, 25 trauma doctors assisted with the emergency surgery. My vitals dropped so low and the doctors decided not to close my stomach because they had given up hope. They joined my family in the family waiting area to prepare them to tell me goodbye. My sister mentioned that the family did not need a Chaplain because they had a prayer chain going and she said to them, "she shall not die but live and declare the works of the Lord" Psalm 118:17.
God is a God of purpose. I was on life support for three weeks and I stayed in UNC hospital for seven weeks. After the seventh week I spent three weeks in Rehab learning how to walk again.
In 2004 I wanted to do something with my time since I was not able to return to work, so I began studying at Heritage Bible College. As I read and studied God's Word I began to receive insight and revelation concerning the purpose of my life. God showed me visions when I was on life support for three weeks.
I began to understand the visions as I read and studied God's Word. I know that God was showing me where my work would be. I am now a volunteer Chaplain. I will graduate from Heritage in May of 2008 with my Bachelor's in Religious Education. I Praise God for Who I know He is and I know that all things work together for my good because I love the Lord and I am called according to His purpose.
