A Few Hours Later

Just a few short hours after my last post I received a phone call from Mr. Jacobs, Sam's school soccer coach telling me that he was on the field waiting for an ambulance to arrive and take Sam to the hospital. Mr. Jacobs seemed so calm (later I learned he was sitting next to Sam while speaking to me) that I remained calm, but I wondered why an ambulance was called.

The phone rang again and it was the Paramedic asking if he had my permission to give Sam morphine for the pain he was experiencing, yet giving me no details as to why. On the way to the emergency room a friend who was at the school game and saw the accident called to say, "Don't be surprised if Sam needs surgery." When Mark and I saw Sam on the stretcher with his foot and ankle unusually twisted we began to get the picture, which increased our prayer even more!

After seeing the x-rays it was clear that his foot was broken in several places. The Orthopedic surgeon suggested that likely he would need surgery, but that they would put him to sleep, take him into the operating room and either realign the bones that were out of place or proceed with surgery. Fortunately the doctor was successful without surgery.

When the doctor met us in the waiting room he said, "Everything seemed perfectly aligned for Sam. You came in at exactly the right time, making it possible for me to move one of my surgeries back to take care of him quickly." Have you ever known anything to happen quickly in the emergency room? Sam prayed on the field as he layed their in pain, as did many others. Gratefully we experienced the Lord's intervention on Sam's behalf.

The doctor kept us over night at the hospital to keep an eye on Sam and released us this afternoon. I am so very thankful for the incrediable care and provision the Lord provided for Sam, as though the red carpet was rolled out.

Sam has been resting, taking calls, receiving visitors and fielding questions from his school mates about this dramatic event. His demanding social life rolls on!