Pray for Maggie

The beautiful girl on the left, of course, is my Abbi.

The beautiful young lady on the right, you may not know.

Maggie is her name.

Maggie moved to Taiwan with her parents the same time we did. She and Abbi are classmates. More than classmates. Friends. Close friends. One of Abbi's best friends.

Thursday Maggie and her father were in an accident. Scooter versus truck. Speeding truck. Truck trying to make it through the intersection. As you can imagine, the truck had an unfair advantage.

Both Maggie and her dad are in bad shape. 

Both are in ICU. 

Dad has a collapsed lung, severe concussion, eight broken ribs, shoulder and jaw dislocated. He is awake and in lots of pain. There is also a high concern of blood clots and infection. While he is breathing on his own, he has a long road to recovery. 

Maggie, along with a head injury that is being closely monitored, shattered her femur. Her tibia also received extensive damage. Due to the severity of her injuries, she is heavily sedated. While surgery was performed to repair Maggie's upper leg, she is still in need of more surgery. The doctors are allowing her body to stabilize before continuing.

This morning, Abbi was allowed a brief visit with Maggie. Abbi, Carl, and I went back again tonight. Carl and I briefly went in to pray over Maggie as she rested. It was clearly evident the trauma Maggie suffered.

So please pray for Maggie and her father. They both have a long, painful, difficult summer ahead of them. But God is in control. And while we were all shocked by this horrifying accident, He was not! HE WAS WITH THEM IN THE MIDST OF THE ACCIDENT AND HE IS WITH THEM NOW! 

I didn't mean to capitalize the last sentence, but somehow did (I am a horrible typist). I started to fix it, but I am not going to. 

But while you are asking God to heal Maggie and her father, I would like to ask you to pray for a couple other people. 

Maggie's mom.

 Her beloved husband and daughter are severely injured, recovering in different ICU units, requiring extensive medical attention. She has had little sleep over the last two days and under a tremendous amount of stress. God has provided her with lot's of spiritual, emotional, and physical support from friends, coworkers, and fellow church members.  Please pray for continuing peace and joy throughout the next several months.

My last request is a selfish one, for although not life threatening, is near and dear to my heart. Please pray for Abbi. It is not easy for one so young to see a close friend so hurt, so damaged. In addition, we are scheduled to fly out Tuesday. It will be extremely difficult for Abbi to leave, especially if Maggie is still in ICU and sedated. She wants to be here to encourage, support, and uphold Maggie during her road of recovery.

As a mom, it hurts to watch her hurt. 

Words are not enough.

All I can give are hugs.

And prayers.

Will you please join me in praying?