Hit and Run, Prayers and Praises!

 

Hello Everyone!

Well, we've been in Zambia almost three and a half years and for the most part have not had too many major visits to the hospital.  Yesterday afternoon changed things a bit for our family.  Warren was riding to church on one of our friend's motorcycle, I had the car, as he was approaching a bend in the road, a car was coming and turning without stopping.  The guy ran him off the road and kept going although he saw him fall off the bike.  Thank God Warren was alert and remembered his phone and called me because he could not get up as his leg was badly hurt.  I was just about a minute away from him, totally GOD!  I was able to get him right away, drop the children off at a friend's house and rush to the hospital.

On our way, I was in a daze and he and I started worshiping and it was like God was just carrying us through this valley.  We arrived at the hospital and the Doctor saw his leg and said it that a bone or two had broken and we needed to take him to get xrays done elsewhere because their machine was down.  We waited a bit and then got in the ambulance and drove around to our surprise trying to find a hospital with a working xray machine.  We went to a few and made some phone calls to what seemed like no avail.  We ended up going to UTH, a local hospital that we've frequented a lot with the boys.  I felt like one of the people then, not separated by nationality or culture.  They had a very new xray machice and it didn't take long to do. Of course, the technitian who took the xrays almost made me loose my religion because he was just BRUTAL handling my husband's hurt leg.  I tell you ALL my Spanish blood came out but GOD!  It was not just me the nurse who came with us nearly slapped the guy upside the head!! 

The bright side of the visit there was that, as the boys, Pastor Dorcas, a few others from the ministry and Chibuta were on their way home from church, they came and prayed with us.  It was a refreshing and encouraging surprise! 

At the hospital again we met with the Doctor who looked at the xray and saw that it was the tibia, near his ankle that had broken.  He said it was a very common fracture and should heal well.  We had to wait till 6am to set a soft cast because his leg was very swollen.  The night was long but God was faithful.

The Doctor came at 6 and took him into theater and I was left alone in the room.  I was afraid but so encouraged as I opened my Bible to read in Psalms.  I usually read Psalm by the date, so because today is the 21st, I read Psalms 21, 41, 51 and so on until the end.  Psalms 41:1-3 says, "Blessed is he who considers the poor; the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.  The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive, and he will be blessed on the earth;  You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.  The Lord will strengthen him him on his bed if ILLNESS; You will sustain him on his sickbed."  Awesome word for our family and so I prayed believing that God's promise is Yes and Amen in Jesus.

We would really appreciate your prayers during this time.  Warren will be in a long cast from his foot to mid thigh for 6-8 weeks.  We live in a two story house with our bedroom upstairs. 

Prayer points:

* Quick healing and recovery

* Strength for all of as we enter this long recovery process

* Finances for the medical bills

* Joy in the midst of the storm

* Strength to quiet the lies of the enemy in our minds

We love you all and pray God will shower you with His grace today and He has us!!  We are so very grateful to God becuase He still sees fit to love and protect us because it could've been much, much worse.

Vicky and the Carrpool