Bad Things Come In.....Fours?

1. My cousin, Luke gets in very serious car accident.
2. Our pastor falls down an 8-foot embankment.
3. My great-aunt has a stroke.
4. My mom's cousin has a heart attack.


It's everything all at once and just so overwhelming. Times like this you can't help but wonder why; I need to read The Problem of Pain again. I know we need to just have faith an know that God is in control, but at the same time I feel so helpless.

The most serious is still Luke. Bro. Crabtree is still recovering, but God has healed his major injuries. My great-aunt is doing fine, they caught it in enough time and they think that it is related to her medicine. I don't know much about my mom's cousin Peanut's (yes, Peanut) heart attack, we just found out today.

Luke has been heavily sedated, basically in a medically induced coma, for just over 3 weeks now. Can you imagine losing weeks of your life? His wounds are serious, but the doctor says he's young and it is definitely something he can recover from he just has a rocky road to get there. He'll be in Shand's for at least another couple weeks. We've been going to see him at least once a week, I wish there was some way to comfort him and that there was something we could do to help him.

Until last week the way they had him sedated, they said he might could still hear us or know that we were there, even though he wouldn't remember later that was still comforting. And there were also reducing ever-so-often, to check if he was responsive, which he was and that's very good to know. But the type of sedation they're using now, they say he's completely unaware. He has an infection called VRE and Pneumonia, but they were anticipating both, so it's nothing unusual for his situation. His wounds are healing so that's good. They talked about moving him into a regular room this week. We just have to keep praying! The church in Gainesville that belongs to the same organization as the one my (more immediate) family goes to has been very nice also. The youth pastor went to visit Luke and prayed for him, and they also sent a nice care package to the part of the family that is staying there. Who knows maybe it will spark an positive interest in our church for the other side of his family.

Jesus be with him, give him strength, comfort, and healing!