Drowning Melville: David and Ian "Dear Friends,
Today it's been one year since Ian's accident. A year ago at this time I was at the hospital unsure whether Ian would live or die. As you all know, Jesus spared Ian's life.
So a quick update and then a few prayer requests:Ian is now at home. His family added a room onto their house to meet Ian's special needs. He's still in a coma, technically, I believe. But being in a coma doesn't mean that he's totally unconscious. He's alert, and we believe, fully aware of all that's going on. We also know he's able to read. For example, this was cool, Larissa asked Ian what movie M. Night Shyamalan directed (one of Ian and my favorite directors). She held up a paper with two movie titles on it: "Unbreakable" and "The Plant". With a pencil he pointed to "Unbreakable" which was the right answer. Larissa then asked Ian what show had the characters Elaine, George, and Kramer in it, while holding up a paper with the words "The Cosby Show" and "Seinfeld" on it. Ian pointed to Seinfeld, again right. This seems to indicate that Ian's mind is ALL there. That there's just a, "connection" missing somewhere.
Ian still can't speak, eat, walk, write, really anything.
I can't imagine how discouraging this must be for Ian. Knowing all that's going on and being unable to do anything.
So really, I wanted to write and ask you all to continue praying for Ian. Thank you all SO much for all of your prayers already. God used your prayers to save my best friend's life. But he needs so much prayer. All of us here are desperate. We're desperate that Jesus meet Ian in his need. That the Spirit encourage Ian, strengthen him, "lift his head" as the Psalms say. We desperately want Ian back. We want to hear his voice again. But most of all we want to see Jesus glorified.
So may I beg you all, please continue to pray for Ian.
Here are some specific things you can pray for as the Spirit leads:
Today it's been one year since Ian's accident. A year ago at this time I was at the hospital unsure whether Ian would live or die. As you all know, Jesus spared Ian's life.
So a quick update and then a few prayer requests:Ian is now at home. His family added a room onto their house to meet Ian's special needs. He's still in a coma, technically, I believe. But being in a coma doesn't mean that he's totally unconscious. He's alert, and we believe, fully aware of all that's going on. We also know he's able to read. For example, this was cool, Larissa asked Ian what movie M. Night Shyamalan directed (one of Ian and my favorite directors). She held up a paper with two movie titles on it: "Unbreakable" and "The Plant". With a pencil he pointed to "Unbreakable" which was the right answer. Larissa then asked Ian what show had the characters Elaine, George, and Kramer in it, while holding up a paper with the words "The Cosby Show" and "Seinfeld" on it. Ian pointed to Seinfeld, again right. This seems to indicate that Ian's mind is ALL there. That there's just a, "connection" missing somewhere.
Ian still can't speak, eat, walk, write, really anything.
I can't imagine how discouraging this must be for Ian. Knowing all that's going on and being unable to do anything.
So really, I wanted to write and ask you all to continue praying for Ian. Thank you all SO much for all of your prayers already. God used your prayers to save my best friend's life. But he needs so much prayer. All of us here are desperate. We're desperate that Jesus meet Ian in his need. That the Spirit encourage Ian, strengthen him, "lift his head" as the Psalms say. We desperately want Ian back. We want to hear his voice again. But most of all we want to see Jesus glorified.
So may I beg you all, please continue to pray for Ian.
Here are some specific things you can pray for as the Spirit leads:
- Pray that God would encourage Ian and give him hope and faith.
- That the Holy Spirit would minister to Ian (Ian hasn't been able to read his Bible in a year) and reveal to Ian the glories of Jesus.
- That Steve, Mary, Larissa, the Murphy's, and myself would experience the comfort of Jesus, "the God of all comfort".
- And Join me in praying that Ian would walk by the end of the year. I remember writing to you all a year ago "The reality of the situation is that Ian could die". Well God showed us that the reality of the situation was that nothing is impossible for our Father! Not only did Ian live, when the doctors told us that "brain death is imminent", Ian also graduated from college. So now, the "reality of the situation" is that Ian may never recover. But Jesus has shown us that he is Lord over all and nothing is impossible for him
- And finally, pray that God would be glorified in this situation.
Last night some of us were singing worship songs with Ian and we sang a song called "Whatever My God Ordains is Right". I was brought to tears hearing Mary, Ian's mom, sing:
Whatever my God ordains is right
Though now this cup in drinking
Bitter it seems to my faint heart
I take it all unshrinking
My God is true, each morn anew
Sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart
And pain and sorrow shall depart
Thank you all for your prayers!
We serve a great God.
David"
(Ian's best friend)
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