The movie “THE VOW” is running #1 in theaters and might be a great opportunity for some evangelistic double dating. (That’s not dating two non-Christians at the same time! …but believing couple could take another couple who are far from Jesus to see this.)
I first read this powerful story a few years ago, and I’ve mentioned it in a few sermons and weddings. The story always gets to me, and makes me think of my own vows. As I pray through my own marriage vows, I pray for the faithfulness to be the man God has called me to be…and the man I promised my wife I would be.
Life as Kim and Krickitt Carpenter knew it was shattered beyond recognition on November 24, 1993. Two months after their marriage, a devastating car wreck left Krickitt with a massive head injury and in a coma for weeks.
When she finally awoke, she had no idea who Kim was. With no recollection of their relationship and while Krickitt experienced personality changes common to those who suffer head injuries, Kim realized the woman he had married essentially died in the accident.
And yet, against all odds, but through the common faith in Christ that sustained them, Kim and Krickitt fell in love all over again. Even though Kim stood by Krickitt through the darkest times a husband can ever imagine, he insists, “I’m no hero. I made a vow.”
