Amanda Rouse, a 15-year old Marina High School student, was in the right place at the right time. Amanda apparently decided that she was too sick to go to school and talked her way into a ride home from a bus driver make rounds with a bus load of elementary students.
During the route the bus driver became incapacitated when she fell out of her seat and hit her head. The bus hit two parked cars before Amanda was able to jump into the seat and bring the bus to a halt. Miss Rouse's actions certainly qualify as heroic. Her quick think very well may have averted a real tragedy. God does work in mysterious ways and this time he had a clear purpose for this 15-year old.
By the way Miss Rouse was evidently playing hooky at the time and may have to serve detention. I bet this will be the most pleasant detention ever.
While I believe that God regularly turns our missteps into opportunities to do good, it is all too rare that we find out about it in the news.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080316/ap_on_fe_st/odd_school_bus_drama;_ylt=AqDxauup_P3bWnkWP29wSeztiBIF
