Theory of a Miracle

While working in a basement with Mark Sandness, twenty-five year old Parnel Plante pulled the trigger on the paint sprayer and a brilliant white spark shot out. The fumes ignited and put them in the middle of an inferno. Parnel spun around and fell to the floor. The pain grew stronger and stronger, creating mostly third degree burns over ninety percent of his body. As he felt like he absolutely couldn't endure the pain anymore, it quit. An immense feeling of peace and tranquility replaced the pain. He refused to give in. He needed to escape. Although alone, Parnel felt like someone helped lift him to his feet. Up the stairway and through the rubble the journey of survival began. A journey that included over twenty surgeries and the amputation of all his fingers. A journey that required both healing physically, mentally, and spiritually.