Best Of The Year

We got back from Seattle late this afternoon, the weather over the pass was wet but no real hindrance to travel. What I want to focus on was our visit with Mark and Liz Munderloh yesterday (Saturday) afternoon. Let me lay the ground work. Mark was severely injured in an electrical accident on the church buiding site on September 12th. His hard hat came in contact with a high voltage powerline on that Saturday morning. He suffered electrical burns over about 31% of his body, along with a spinal cord electricution injury. After being taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane Mark was Life Flighted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle that same day. Yesterday Kay and I visited Mark and Liz at Harborview, and the above pictures were taken just before we left. It is a miracle that mark is still alive, as most electrical accidents have a fatal outcome. The bigger miracle is that Mark is getting stronger everday, I mean...look at him...he is doing wonderfully well. He is making progress toward getting back close to, if not all the way, to the point where he was physically before the accident. Spending time with Mark and Liz was absolutely fantastic as the two of them have such a great faith and trust in God, and are truly thankful for all of the little things, the small steps forward that Mark has been taking. Yesterday he was able to stand up on two different occasions, and the therapists were talking about getting him to take a few steps today. I don't know if that happened today, but I am confident that it will soon. One of the bigger problems that Mark has is the loss of feeling in a few his fingers. That makes it hard for him to pick things up and hold them. The majority of the electrical current entered through the back of his head, which you can see the effects in the picture above, and exited through his hands. That is probably why he is having problems with the feeling in his fingers. Other than that I truly believe that he will continue to get the use of his arms and legs back, along with everything else, over the next 6 months to a year. It will still be a long slow process, but a process that will continue. The bottom line is that I am asking for prayer. First, a prayer of thanksgiving for the healing that Mark has already received along with the witness that he and Liz have given to all of the caregivers through this ordeal so far. Secondly I would ask that you pray for continued recovery for Mark, and a safe trip home as they head back to Texas in two to three weeks. Thank you Lord!!!