Adeulir Antonio de Carli was a priest who became famous after strapping hundreds of helium filled party balloons together in an attempt to break a world record. The stunt was part of a fund-raising plan but it would end, predictably, in disaster.
Before his flight the priest was being interviewed by a News outlet and on camera he’s informed about approaching bad weather. After hearing this he states,
“There will only be good weather during my flight…”
Moments later, the 41-year-old priest strapped himself to a seat attached to green, red, white and yellow balloons that hoisted him high up into the air.
He was reported missing some eight hours later after his final contact with port officials in which he had asked for assistance in using a GPS device that was tracking his coordinates. His final recorded words were,
“I need to get in touch with the ground crew so that they can teach me how to use this GPS tracking device. It is the only way I will be able to transmit my latitude and longitude coordinates in order for them to know where I am.”
The deceased Priest, Adeulir Antonio de Carli, was spotted in the ocean by a tugboat near the city of Macae, three months after he disappeared.
You’ve likely heard that the individual letters in the word Bible can be used as an acronym— “Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.” While perhaps this has become cliche, much like WWJD (What Would Jesus Do), there’s still much truth to be found in it.
Paul tells Timothy that God’s Word is something which must be used properly. The Bible won’t be able to tell us where we are spiritually, or even how to get to our desired eternal location unless we know how to use it effectively. Why would anybody “take off” without knowing how to utilize such an important tool? If we don’t know how to apply the inspired Word in our lives then we’re hopelessly trying— like a high-flying priest.
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
2 Timothy 3.16-17
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