Witness the Wonder: God Stories of Faith, Miracles and Supernatural Signs for Hope in Everyday Life
Jul 7, 2026 · 44 min · 13 segments
What happens when a sitting U.S. Congressman survives not one but multiple life threatening events in the same year? In this episode of Witness the Wonder, Congressman Barry Loudermilk shares his…
Barry LoudermilkGuestChristina SmithHost
Um, and we still de- deal with the PTS from that, uh, because getting hit from the rear on the car in, on the interstate that day, my wife still is, has a fear of driving at night on the interstate, and any time I put a car in reverse, she's stiffening up, right? But I believe that also helps us to relate to people and maybe help people who are dealing with stress and trauma themselves.
I would think you are uniquely qualified [chuckles] to help them in those situations.
You know, I'm sitting here thinking, and you've probably heard this a million times, so I'm like, but Congressman, do you have nine lives? 'Cause I think you've gone through a few of them.

The FBI was afraid that if we went public with it, it would create a lot of people, you know, calling saying, "Yeah, it was me," trying to claim, you know, just a moment of fame.

But most everyone knew about the domestic terrorist attack on the baseball field, the train wreck, and even our car wreck made national news.

And so a reporter, uh, from one of the major news outlets chases me down in the hallway of the Capitol one day.

Of course, any time a reporter comes up, your guard goes up 'cause you don't know where they're going.

This isn't political at all, but my editors would like to do a human interest story on you and your, your wife." And I'm like, "Why?" She said, "Because of all the stuff you've been through." And I'm like-

... "But why?" She said, "Are you kidding me? Very few people have ever gone through all this stuff." And so-

Um, and we still de- deal with the PTS from that, uh, because getting hit from the rear on the car in, on the interstate that day, my wife still is, has a fear of driving at night on the interstate, and any time I put a car in reverse, she's stiffening up, right? But I believe that also helps us to relate to people and maybe help people who are dealing with stress and trauma themselves.
I would think you are uniquely qualified [chuckles] to help them in those situations.
You know, I'm sitting here thinking, and you've probably heard this a million times, so I'm like, but Congressman, do you have nine lives? 'Cause I think you've gone through a few of them.

The FBI was afraid that if we went public with it, it would create a lot of people, you know, calling saying, "Yeah, it was me," trying to claim, you know, just a moment of fame.

But most everyone knew about the domestic terrorist attack on the baseball field, the train wreck, and even our car wreck made national news.

And so a reporter, uh, from one of the major news outlets chases me down in the hallway of the Capitol one day.

Of course, any time a reporter comes up, your guard goes up 'cause you don't know where they're going.

This isn't political at all, but my editors would like to do a human interest story on you and your, your wife." And I'm like, "Why?" She said, "Because of all the stuff you've been through." And I'm like-

... "But why?" She said, "Are you kidding me? Very few people have ever gone through all this stuff." And so-
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