CAIN

Bill and Mary Lou Belcher lived at Alvin, TX where Bill worked in the oil field. When checking to see that the torch was still lit over the reserve pits (to burn the film of oil off of the water), Bill found it had gone out. He lit a flare, brought it down towards the ground to get leverage to throw it into the pit and gas vapors that had collected on the ground ignited creating a flash fire. It was like he was standing in a "lake of fire". It burned his hands the worst and melted the synthetic fabric pants that he wore. He was rushed to Galveston County Hospital where he had to stay several days. Mary Lou called her mother, Ruth Manning, and the prayers began. Thankfully, with the Lord's intervention, Bill only had a few scars on his hands, his left foot and around his belt!

By: Told by Mary Lou Belcher and Sissy to Linda Hilburn