{"id":9765,"date":"2023-02-28T11:06:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T16:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=9765"},"modified":"2023-03-16T14:48:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T18:48:47","slug":"peyton-hillis-glorifies-god-after-escaping-death-while-rescuing-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2023\/02\/peyton-hillis-glorifies-god-after-escaping-death-while-rescuing-children.html","title":{"rendered":"Peyton Hillis Glorifies God After Escaping Death While Rescuing Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9774\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9774\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2023\/02\/peyton-hillis3-credit-wikimedia-commons.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9774\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2023\/02\/peyton-hillis3-credit-wikimedia-commons.png\" alt=\"peyton hillis\" width=\"768\" height=\"521\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeffrey Beal\/Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former NFL running back Peyton Hillis gave God the glory after escaping death while rescuing his children from drowning. The 36-year-old retired athlete was rushed to the hospital earlier this year in critical condition after saving his children from drowning in the ocean. According to ESPN, the incident involved two adults and two children.<\/p>\n<p>In a recently released statement, Hillis said the prayers for him and his children \u201cmade all the difference,\u201d describing the ordeal as a traumatic experience for his family. The statement reads, \u201cI also want to thank my brave sister, mother, sister-in-law, my kids, and my girlfriend, who saved my life in more ways than one. Thank you to the amazing staff at the hospital, Baptist Hospital in Pensacola. Y\u2019all were truly amazing and took such great care of me. You made all the difference in my recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hillis continued, \u201cBut I did want to come on here and show my appreciation for everyone who helped save my life and for all of your prayers and love and support. I left the hospital with no worries or concerns and should make a 100% recovery. I\u2019m a very lucky and blessed man. Yahweh has really blessed me, and I am very thankful.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you for all your love and prayers?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VnrCmKWjlN\">pic.twitter.com\/VnrCmKWjlN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peyton Hillis (@thepeytonhillis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thepeytonhillis\/status\/1628164631595307010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ\/status\/1611433022733094932\">TMZ Sports<\/a> acquired pictures of the drowning rescue as it happened. The photos show Hillis on a backboard on the beach, surrounded by paramedics and lifeguards, presumably after he rescued his children from the water. A helicopter and two ambulances came to the incident scene after that. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.5newsonline.com\/article\/news\/local\/shiloh-christian-community-gather-prayer-peyton-hillis\/527-8039e605-20be-46fd-9a4a-3afdeea34c9c\">According to KFSM-TV<\/a>, while the news of Hillis\u2019 condition spread, families with Shiloh Christian School in Springdale, Arkansas, came together to pray for Hillis. Hillis volunteered as an assistant coach for the youth football team his son Orry played on.<\/p>\n<p>Bryant Lewis, head coach of the kids\u2019 football program, said, \u201cOne of the great things about being a body of believers is relationship and community, and it\u2019s about being not only to pray for people, but it\u2019s also here to support them through times like this.\u201d Another coach, Jordan Wright, described Hillis as selfless. Wright said, \u201cThat\u2019s sacrificial living. That\u2019s \u2014 that\u2019s selflessness. It\u2019s going out and risking it to save your kids. I mean, that\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Eursery, whose son plays with Orry on the youth team, said it\u2019s \u201cnot a surprise to hear that Peyton went in the water after his child and that he got him to safety and that he was fine, and that he risked his life.\u201d She said, \u201cWe just, as a Shiloh family and community, we want him healed. We want him back at full capacity. We know that when one of us hurts, all his hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Please continue praying for Hillis\u2019 healing after successfully rescuing his children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NFL running back Peyton Hillis gave God the glory after escaping death while rescuing his children from drowning. The 36-year-old retired athlete was rushed to the hospital earlier this year in critical condition after saving his children from drowning in the ocean. 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