On April 5th, a young woman from our church, named Christie, was thrown from a horse and suffered trauma to the brain. She has been in a coma since the accident. Her family is keeping everyone updated on a daily basis so we can be praying for this wonderful girl. Christie is the only child of Paul and Taffney...the apple of their eye. Please pray for this family as they ride the rollercoaster of news and emotion.

As we have shared this request with anyone and everyone, we were notified that through a series of people, the underground church in Wuhan, China is praying for Christie. This means that thousands, yes I said thousands, of Christians in China are bringing Christie's needs before our Heavenly Father. The number of people praying is not as significant as the fact that others in the Body care enough to pray for a stranger. Wow!

We are of course, praying for her healing, but we also want God to be glorified through this. Her parents are faithful followers of Christ. They sent an update yesterday asking us to be praying for several families who have children in the same hospital, in the same brain trauma unit. Can you imagine being in the middle of such difficult circumstances and being sensitive to the needs of others? I must confess a deep sense of conviction over the selfishness that is present in my life more than I care to admit.

God is teaching us all through this.