“How do you ask for help when you don’t know what you need?”

If we had a nickel for every time we have been asked: “How can we help? What can we do? If there is anything we can do, just ask.” I am sure the big pile of nickels would rival one of ol’ Scrooge McDuck’s piggy banks. The problem is, we currently don’t know the help we need. I am sure there are books, self help dvd’s, instructional videos on youtube, but really who has the time or presence of mind to process through anything other than mere survival? Right now during this hurry up and wait phase of just after an accident, we don’t know what our needs are. Besides massive amounts of prayer? Friendly reminders that God knows what’s going on. Meals. Gentle reassurance that as crazy and terrible as this is, things could have been worse. These are great, much needed and please don’t stop. A big thank-you to everyone who has been helping and praying and please, please continue.

One of the things I have been asked to do is provide a list of specific prayer requests:
Please pray for wise decisions from the medical team and family.
That we are able to able to process and cope through this one day at a time.
Dad’s healing in miraculous.
Pray for his eyes
Pray for all the people who are touched by this trauma. Regardless if Eldon is a friend, neighbor, employer, customer, grampa, husband, dad or patient, this incident has and will effect countless people. Each person will respond differently.
For me, personally, pray that I will not be callous to those who are dealing with Dad’s tragedy differently to the way it affects me.
Pray for his head, brain and skull.
Dad’s knee
Dad’s broken leg
Pray for dad’s mental state (I think my responses would be different if I survived through something of this magnitude, wouldn’t you?)
Pray for our understanding when dad doesn’t heal instantly after all the prayers for him and the miracles we have already witnessed.
Pray that we are understanding of dad’s emotional process during his healing.
Pray for freedom from financial burdens and worries.
Our worries about 6 days, 3 weeks, 4 months and next year are good, practical and open minded, but what about tomorrow? Maybe this is just our way of dealing with the stress and shock.
Pray for peace of mind. GOD is in control!