Heavy Heart

My heart is heavy.

Even though we are done moving.

Even though tomorrow we leave on a well deserved vacation.

Last year at this time, our hearts were burdened for one of Abbi's best friends, Maggie. As many of you will remember, Maggie and her father were hit by a truck while riding their scooter. She spent most of her summer vacation in bed recuperating, first in the ICU unit, then a regular hospital room, and finally, at home. She started the school year in a wheel chair, then crutches. By the end of the school year, walking on her own, For her birthday last month, her parents took her hiking.

Yesterday, Maggie's boyfriend and fellow classmate was hit by a car walking home from volunteering at a hospital. 

Maggie and Josh at JS Banquet.

Broken ribs, collapsed lung.

Fractured skull. Swelling and bleeding.

Joshua is non responsive at this time.

Twice, his heart has stopped.

Twice, they have resuscitated.

If he codes again, they will not make another attempt.

Will you please join us in praying?

The next 48 hours are critical. 

Please pray God will strengthen Josh's heart, the swelling and bleeding to stop, and the doctors to have wisdom. Pray that God will heal and reverse any damage to the brain. Ask God for a complete healing.

Please pray for his parents. 

I can't even begin to imagine what turmoil, sadness, anxiety, devastation they must be feeling.

Please pray for Maggie. Last year, she was the unconscious one in the hospital bed. She knows the pain. She understands in a way most of us cannot.

Please pray for Abbi and her fellow classmates. This is a familiar path they are on.

Kevin Chen, a 2015 Morrison graduate shared a few words of wisdom recently on Facebook. I hope Kevin won't mind me quoting his thoughts.

"God is faithful. It's not a question why He does stuff to us that makes us feel worried and distressed, but what is His purpose from a situation. The only question is: is your faith with him deep enough to Trust that He has a purpose for every event? God saved us, and he wants us to trust in him. Yes it's hard to believe sometimes, but there's a light in the end."