Prayers needed

[sYc]

Yesterday afternoon a car load of 17-18 year olds were involved in a bad accident, three are okay, the other two, brothers, have very serious injuries, the youngest, Mark, with head injuries and a broken back, the oldest one, Kevin, with head injuries, fighting for his life.

Besides living in a small town, where everyone knows everyone, this hits even closer to home, as Rob and Jon are very involved with local sports, working with both youth and high school age boys, including all five boys in the accident. Also, Kevin is sort of like a big brother to Rob’s youngest, Drew, sharing the love of basketball.

[SmallHurst]

Messages sent aloft from here. Hope all come through this!!

[PeteLeathersac]

Prayers sent!.
Sorry to hear this terrible news and my heart goes out to these boys' family and friends also everyone involved..

~ Pete

[ORIGLS6]

Prayers sent. I know how this hits a small town. We've seen it too many times in my lifetime; some of them being close friends.

[John]

Our prayers are with all the families involved....Hope everyone pulls thru.

[mockingbird812]

Thoughts and prayers headed their way.

[enio45]

Prayers to all of them

[bergy]

Prayin'

[Xplantdad]

Sorry to hear about this...prayers will be said <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif

[1970Ls6]

Sorry to hear about this as well, being from a small town, i know how they feel, <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif i hope they all recover soon. Prayers sent from the McCutcheon Family

[ORIGLS6]

Any updates Tom? Hope there's a bit of good news.

[sYc]

As of last night, the younger one is doing much better, most of the tubes, etc have been removed, he is communicating with staff/family, just a long road ahead on PT with several broken bones, including a couple of spinal disks.

The older one is not out of the woods yet, but they have finally been able to relieve much of the pressure on the brain, so hopefully he will start making progress as well.

[ORIGLS6]

Thanks. We'll keep our fingers crossed for continued improvement.

[Chevy454]

After many sleepless and worrisome nights, and several miles to/from the hospital, I wanted to drop a note of &quot;thanks&quot; in here, as well as an update...

The younger brother, Mark, spent about a month in the hospital, and is recovering from neck &amp; back injuries [surgeries], as well as the usual cuts/scrapes/bruises. He's in a back brace for a while, and he's had some small issues pop up [ex: the hearing in one of his ear's is gone], but he's home finally.

The older brother, Kevin, spent 6+ weeks in the hospital, and was in a coma for 5 weeks of that time with a severe brain injury...part of his skull had to be removed due to cranial pressure, he has road rash all over, as well as a broken shoulder. He was home a couple weeks before returning yesterday for surgery to reinsert the piece of his skull they removed, but is [amazingly] supposed to be home this evening or tomorrow. He's walking &amp; talking, and just showing minute signs of severe brain trauma [some memory loss, speech, balance, etc] but therapy is working on that...the only things left are the surgeries to repair his broken/crushed facial bones [can't breathe out nose, hurts to chew].

They're both a long, LONG ways from where they were just a couple months ago when they were both fighting for their lives, but now they're just trying to get their strength back after dropping down to nearly 100lbs each...but that's a task our community is more than glad to have, and is willing to do something about! LOL!!

Thanks again...

[Xplantdad]

Good to hear Rob...

Long hospital stays will wear anyone out.

Nice to hear that they are on the road to recovery!

[ORIGLS6]

Thanks for the update Rob. We've been lax in our thoughts for them but we'll get back on track with prayers tonite.

Your Dad and I shared some thoughts on small town life this past weekend. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Those guys are exactly where they need to be.

[mockingbird812]

Wonderful news. Simply miraculous! It sounds like they were very fortunate, all things considered. Thanks for the news.

[x Baldwin Motion]

Glad to hear the good news. Speedy recovery please !!

[PeteLeathersac]

Great news and thanks for the report!.
Prayers work!!!

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~ Pete

[Chevy454]

I failed to mention to keep the young man who was driving the car in your thoughts also...he only had a messed up foot/ankle, but he was taking it really hard [who wouldn't?!] seeing his friends in comas for a while...he's doing considerably better, but it's been rough. He &amp; his parents live across the field from us, so we've talked quite a bit about it, and it was simply one of those &quot;you can't win&quot; situations...5 kids in car headed to McDonalds, and a bunch of kids packed in the cab of a Ford Ranger cross the road in front of them because the driver [also a high school kid] can't see for all the people in his truck, so it's either hit the Ranger in the door or take the ditch...that's simply a position to fail. It was bad enough, but how bad would it have been to hit those kids in the door?

[Jack_Tar]

We have prayed and will continue to pray for these young men and for a complete recovery. Know that this is not something that God does but a tool that satan uses to inflict pain in peoples lives that he feels threatened by. These are the some of the scriptures that I teach with and pray over people that need healing. Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24, Psalm 103:3 and Jeremiah 29:11.
At my shop we do &quot;Drive-Thru Prayer&quot; and we have and will continue to pray for these young men. satan feels that these young me and this family is a threat, keep up the good work!

Drive-Thru Prayer clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SOIKAzIwAg

[Chevy454]

An uplifting update to this thread:

http://www.ozarkcountytimes.com/sports/article_df7da86c-562d-11e0-bdcd-0017a4a78c22.html

My wife helped with this year's Jr/Sr prom, and she had me tag along (I think just so we could get the 2010 Camaro out!), so we got to see *all* of the boys escort their dates, something that seemed in question for several long weeks for the boys &amp; their families. And while Kevin missed the championship run by the Lakers last season, I fulfilled a promise of mine to take him and my boys to a Laker game a couple of months ago.

[John]

That is just great!

...Glad you shared that with all of us.... <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[mockingbird812]

Wow - simply amazing! Thanks for the update Rob and a wonderful gesture on your part.

[Xplantdad]

Awesome news Rob....one more reason that <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/youguysrock.gif

[1970Ls6]

That is awesome news Rob, <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[Jack_Tar]

Praise God for healing!!!