- They let people know that he was around,

but they weren't particularly afraid of it

or everybody wasn't hiding out,

and they just kind ofwent about their business

knowing that there was a bear there.

- [Reporter] In the summer of 2018,

Cassidy Schroeder and herfamily went to a Bible camp

in northern Canada to shareabout their coming move

to the mission field of Thailand.

- Our kids were superexcited about the weekend

to get to go camping and get to spend

the weekend on the lake.

We had three sessions thatwe were invited to share.

We were the guestspeakers for the weekend.

- [Reporter] When they arrived on Friday,

their kids quicklydiscovered an uninvited guest

right outside their cabin.

- I think it was my older son who was like

Mom, Mom, there's a bear out here.

And so we ran out thereand there was a bear

and it was kind of going in and out of--

From like under our cabin.

- [Reporter] They took thekids safely into the cabin

and then eventually the bear

wandered back into the wilderness.

- They were alarmed that hewasn't scared off easily.

They really had to chase himdown and throw rocks at him,

and be very aggressive towards him.

- [Reporter] The nextnight, the camp pastor

felt an urgency to prayfor Cassidy and her family.

- I sense that we need to pray for you,

and you're going into enemy territory,

and we need to prayfor protection for you.

In that moment we just received prayer,

and everybody got into small groups

and just prayed for our safety.

- [Reporter] They wouldneed that protection

sooner than they expected.

The next morning, Cassidy'sson woke to the bear

trying to get into the cabin.

- And he was like, Mom,the bear is outside.

And so I opened up thecurtain and sure enough,

the bear had been pushingon the front door.

Then he went to theother side of the cabin

and crawled up the side of the cabin,

and proceeded to swipe away the screen.

- [Reporter] Fearing forthe safety of tent campers,

Cassidy went out to warn others

the bear was back on camp property.

She found him trying toenter the mess hall window.

- He just right awaybacked up from the window

and started slowly sauntering towards me.

I slowly back away, I start making noise.

I never thought that hewould ever attack me.

Bears just typically don't attack people.

They're scared of people.

- [Reporter] But this bear wasn't afraid.

He charged Cassidy suddenly, and attacked.

- I just remember all of asudden he was in front of me.

It was bad, and then thenext thing I remember is

he had knocked me down and he was just

tearing into my legs, and biting in

and then just ripping, andthen biting and just ripping.

He was just way strongerthan I ever thought,

and the way he was tearing into my legs,

I just thought if he wentfor my neck this could be it.

- [Reporter] Desperate forhelp and knowing she might die,

Cassidy prayed.

- It was a moment of surprising clarity,

and it wasn't 'til that point in my life

where I actually felt like I am ready

and I really didn't have a lotof thoughts about my family.

I just thought okay,God'll take care of them,

and I'm going home.

And I'm ready.

- [Reporter] At thatmoment, her husband Brad

ran to the scene of theattack and fought the bear

until it released Cassidy.

- Just started engaging the bear,

and kicking and hitting.

I have one kinda starkmemory of connecting

with the bear with myfist and just thinking

this thing's really solid.

Eventually she was able to get free,

and I yelled at her torun, and so she took off

running to the closest cabin,

which wasn't our cabin, but another cabin.

- And I just started pounding on the door,

and saying let me in, let me in.

A bear is eating me.

At that point the bearcaught up to me again,

and took me down and startedtearing into my legs again.

- [Reporter] Brad engaged the bear again.

As he fought the bear,Cassidy says she was

somehow lifted by her legs into the cabin,

as if by an angel.

- I do honestly feel likeGod was protecting me

and so I wouldn't be surprised if

that was just another miracle that

I was just being released by the bear

and lifted into the cabin.

- [Reporter] Brad made it into the cabin

and the bear eventually left.

Cassidy was taken to a hospitaland treated for her wounds.

- It was quite painful, likeI was just black and blue

because this bear had--

It was just so strong, hejust tore me to shreds.

- [Reporter] Amazingly, Cassidy suffered

no life-threatening injuries.

- The first thing thedoctor said to me was

this is actually, likeI know this feels bad,

but this is the best case scenario,

'cause he said if thatbear would have got you

anywhere from the waistup, and I honestly,

I hardly had a scratch above the waist,

and he said anywhere from the waist up,

you're looking at possibly fatal injuries.

And they just stapledall the holes together

and I walked out of the room by myself.

Just like a couple hours later.

Nobody helped me, I just got up and left.

- [Reporter] Her physical wounds healed,

but for a time Cassidy saysshe was wounded emotionally

and questioned God's plan for her.

- Why, if he's so powerful,why would this happen to me?

But he gave me a picture of him

holding my upper body upand away from the bear.

And for me, that was a powerful picture

because I really believethat he was protecting me

from a worse injury

and possibly something fatal.

And I just felt him ask me

will you trust me?

Will you trust me even thoughyou don't understand it all?

Will you trust me eventhough you're in pain?

Will you trust me whenyou don't have answers?

I felt like yeah, I haveno place else to go.

You are it, and so of course I trust you.

- [Reporter] She says the following months

brought her overflowing thankfulness

for her life, health,and the prayers of people

who stand with them now andin their coming mission.

- I actually had a lot of joy,

just so thankful that I could hug my kids,

and do the simple things and enjoy people,

and we had so many people praying for us,

and there's no doubt in my mind that

it was a miracle that thebear didn't get my upper body.

There's no doubt in my mind that

it was a miracle that I couldwalk out of the hospital room

a few hours after a bear attack.

Like, what?

God showed up and he worked miracles,

and he is working miracles all around us,

and we just yeah, to rememberand to open up our eyes

and to have faith.