Trucking Pastor Stops Apparent Kidnapping

Trucking Pastor Stops Apparent Kidnapping

Author: Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association July 8, 2026 Duration: 48:53

Anthony Moore had one of those days recently where nothing seems to go right. The South Carolina-based trucker got hit with delays and detours thanks to two separate problems with his truck. After his wife said that God might be trying to keep Anthony from something, he said that maybe God had something else in mind. Turns out, he was right. Later that day, he happened upon an apparent kidnapping victim and her alleged captor and jumped into action. Third seconds earlier – or thirty seconds later and the whole thing could’ve ended quite differently. The OOIDA member and pastor joins the show with the harrowing story – and the powerful lesson he hopes people take away from it.

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