Please pray...urgent needs...

There are a few situations that need your prayers:

1. My friend, Becca, emailed me about a friend, Erik, who is in a coma. He was in the back seat of a car when it was cut off in the rain. He suffered a crushed left skull and broken vertebrae. This happened on December 12th in Louisiana. Six weeks later he was transferred to a hospital in San Diego. Since Erik worked a lot, it wasn't uncommon to not hear from him for a while. Becca got concerned after months of no response from him and contacted his sisters on Facebook. She just got this information and is going to see him later this week. When I heard what happened, it reminded me of my brother's accident. Brain injuries take a long time to recover from and often leave permanent effects. Please pray for Erik to wake from the coma and fully recover from his injuries. Pray for his family as they deal with this tragedy. They were told right after the accident they should "pull the plug." Pray that they will know they made the right decision and ask God to give them hope. Pray that Becca will be able to minister to Erik and his family and that God will use her in this situation.

2. There is more cattle raiding in Tonj. The much feared retaliation (from the attack where Matoch got hurt) did indeed happen... this morning at 4:00am. Many people died. Our clinic was flooded with victims. Some were driven to Wau right away, but unfortunately the hospitals were closed. Apparently people started shooting in the hospital and they were forced to close. As a result, Sabet contacted Suzy to see about flying more people to Nairobi. The soonest we could get them here is Saturday evening. Matoch is still with us. He has a follow up appointment for next Tuesday. If all goes well, he is scheduled to fly home the next day with our clinical officer Dennis. I was going to be going with them (which I was really happy about.) however, with these new patients coming in, I will be staying to help them at the hospital. The people coming are a three year little girl who was shot in the head and a woman who was shot in the arm and leg. Please pray for smooth visits through immigration, that they will be stable until we get them to Nairobi and that they'll quickly receive the treatment they need at Kijabe Missions Hospital. More details to come when I know them.

3. Pray for Sabet and those at the compound (especially John-Paul, Margaret, Hargins and Jane) as they deal with this new wave of patients. Pray that God will give them wisdom as they face life and death situations. The violence is not in the town, but out in the cattle camps so our compound is safe. Pray for continued safety there and that the stupid, senseless cattle raids will stop!!!