First I want to say to Peggy...you dear precious woman...I am praying for you and Richard...I ask God that this be a major turning point in your lives and that everything from here on out is downhill.   I ask for prosperity, health, peace and rest for Peggy and Richard...in abundance!  In Jesus Christ's name.  Amen.
 
Dear Doves;
 
I want to tell you about a wonderful friend of mine and ask for your prayers.  His name is Carter and he is my friend's 17 year old son.  He was in a car accident this Christmas weekend.   No one realized he had obtained any injuries until my friend found him the next morning collapsed on the floor and not breathing.   I believe his heart stopped twice by the time that they got him to the emergency room.   The doctor in emergency told my friend and her husband that Carter only had a ONE percent chance of surviving.   As they were preparing to admit him to the hospital, a nurse said  "No, I've ordered a helicopter; we are life watching him to KU (Kansas University) Med Center".
 
Carter has a head injury.  They are extremely impressed with the medical care he is getting.  He  is already responding and should go off of the ventilator tomorrow.  They know he can talk but not sure how much - due to the tubes in his throat.
 
Normally my friend would not have been home at that time, but she was then; plus the dog realized there was a problem and started acting up to get her attention.  Consequently, she was able to find him (what must be) very shortly after he collapsed.  Many of the family members immediately sent out requests for prayers from their churches.  Include the fact that a nurse cared enough to order a helecopter when he was given no hope, and the fact that he's come so far already....my friend knows that God is the reason that Carter is alive and very much believes in the power of prayer.   As a side note, I happened to be in the hospital at the time myself with my dad; and although I did not know that anything had happened to my friend, God actually placed the thought in my head several times that my friend might be in the hospital with a family member and I said a few quick prayers for her.
 
So I KNOW that God is looking our for her and her family.  However, I am not content to just pray for his survival.  In my younger years, my profession was in the rehabilitation field and I worked with many families who were care givers for disabled family members.  Some of them had brain injuries from accidents.  This kind of situation is EXTREMELY hard on families.
 
Please join me in prayer for the COMPLETE recovery of Carter with NO brain damage at all.   I promise I will let you know how he is doing.  Thanks!
 
Barbie