THE LORD ANSWERED A CHILD'S PRAYER | KAIROS GLOBAL | DECEMBER 2025

Author: Prince Francis

Intro: After witnessing three different road accidents on the way for morning Mass, Prince ___ of the Santwana Community writes of how his son, Jeremy was moved to pray for that stretch of road.

Some weeks ago, as we were going for early morning Mass (our parish Mass begins at 5.45 am), we witnessed a serious accident right before our eyes on the opposite side of the highway near the church.

After dropping my wife Jiliya and our children at church, I hurried back to the accident site to help. It was a horrible crash – a speeding truck had collided with a tractor that made a sudden turn across the lane without giving an indicator. The impact was severe, the truck driver was trapped – his legs jammed tightly between the seat, the steering wheel, and the deformed front cabin.

Several of us joined together to help. We called another tractor, tied a steel cable between it and the truck’s crushed front portion, and carefully pulled to create some space. I also cut through the seat cushion to free the truck driver. After great effort, we managed to pull the driver out, though his right leg was fractured.

Without delay, I got him into our vehicle and rushed him to a hospital 50 kms away. We got him admitted, and I stayed there until noon when his surgery began before returning home.

This was not the first time we have witnessed such an accident. In fact, it was the third time – and all three times, it happened when we were on our way for morning Mass. After dropping my wife and children at the church, I went back alone to help in the rescue. And each time, I ended up taking the injured to the hospital myself.

Seeing this pattern, my 10-year-old son, Jeremy, was deeply moved. He said to me, ‘Appa, maybe we need to pray for that area.’ The next day, he took a sheet of paper, opened Google Maps, drew the area of the highway where the accidents were happening, and began to pray – all on his own. He prayed earnestly, asking the Lord to protect that stretch of road and to stop the accidents there.

And the Lord was quick to respond. Just this morning, as I was returning from church, I saw that the police had installed barricades and speed-control dividers in that very area. Now, vehicles can no longer speed through – they must slow down and turn carefully.

I couldn’t help but see this as the Lord’s immediate answer to Jeremy’s prayer.

Through this, I was reminded how powerfully God listens to the simple, sincere prayers of children. What we may see as coincidence is often God’s mercy in action – a divine response to faith that is pure and trusting.

All glory and thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ, who not only saves lives but also stirs the hearts of our children to intercede for others.

Prince Francis is a full-time missionary of the Santwana Community. He is married to Jiliya and they have seven children. They currently serve as a missionary family in Gwalior, India.