Update. Some of you asked to be updated on my daughter’s recovery from the horrendous car crash one late afternoon at the beginning of August. A car spun out of control and crossed the middle lines of the street going more than 50 MPH hitting my daughter and her boyfriend head on. Virginia passed out for more than 10 minutes and when she became conscious again she was screaming uncontrollably. She had several bumps, bruises, seat belt and airbag rashes, and an injury called dashboard knee. Dashboard knee happens when the shin hits the dashboard so hard it pushes the lower leg out of place and stretches the ligaments in the knee. Virginia’s posterior cruciate ligament was torn. Her boyfriend, who was starting Med school the next week, was impacted by the crash too, but was able to grip the steering wheel to keep from being tossed around so much. The puppy ended up in the back window of the car, scared and traumatised. We got to Memphis as quickly as we could. Her boyfriend and his family gave her tremendous care from the moment the wreck happened getting her to the hospital and a doctor’s care immediately. We joined in the care the next morning and helped her in her apartment for a week. After much prayer and thought, we sensed God was leading us to bring her to our home to recover. So, from Memphis to Columbus we took her and her puppy on a painful 10 hour drive. Miraculously, she was able to see a doctor within a couple of days. She has been in physical therapy for more than 6 weeks under the care of great doctors, PAs, and therapists. She is now walking without crutches or brace and has been released from the Doctor’s care. The muscles around her knee and her core are getting stronger. Her boyfriend is well into his first semester of Med School and is doing well. We are praising God for all the ways He has cared for and protected her, her boyfriend and puppy, from the initial impact through recovery and beyond. Her boyfriend was able to find another reliable vehicle. And God has put His “exceeding and abundant” flare on this whole thing, because just as she is finishing her PT here in Columbus, she has learned that her company in Memphis, that had put her on furlough for 6 months because of COVID, is now bringing her back full time. We will miss her and her “little dog too,” but will always remember these special weeks of watching God’s work in all of our lives. Virginia has been a tremendous help to our church by using her digital skills helping us relaunch our Kid’s ministry after COVID, with Anita at the interim helm. Virginia may have to help remotely from the banks of the mighty Mississippi. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers through this time.
Through all this our God has reminded us once again that He works all things, even things like car crashes, company furloughs, and global pandemics, together for His Glory, the Gospel, and our Good. In the Old Testament, when God was getting His people’s attention and they were experiencing some traumatic events, God says, “See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. For my own sake, for my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed? I will not yield my glory to another.” Isaiah 48:10-11 (NIV) The apostle Paul also reminds us, “We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 (CSBBible) And God’s purpose is the Gospel... the Good News that He loves us all and made a Way for us to spend now and eternity with Him. We can always find God at work, even in the traumas of our lives.
Hang in there people! God is with us! I’m praying for us all!
