Tim

Yesterday Dave's youngest brother Tim and his wife Laura were hiking in Switzerland and Tim took a terrible fall. We spent most of the day praying and gathering information. Below is an email that Laura sent us this morning to update us on what the doctors said this morning. Please join us and pray for Tim's as he has surgery and recovers.



Thank you for all of your prayers and support. If you have not heard, Tim and I were hiking an advanced trail yesterday when he lost his footing and took a big fall. By the time I got to him, he was conscious but in pretty bad shape. Praise God for some Swiss hikers we encountered shortly after and they were able to call for the helicopter. So Tim was medivac'd to Interlaken West hospital. Of course he had a lot of tests and x-rays done which showed that his right orbital bone is fractured. This means that his eye socket is fractured in all directions and this extends to his cheekbone. We are waiting for his specialist doctor to decide if the surgery is to be done at the Interlaken hospital or if he will need to go to the university hospital in Bern. He had to have stitches on various parts of his face.

Please pray for these things:

*Tim's pain and overall well being.
*Wisdom for the doctor to decide where the surgery should be done and the details.
*The actual surgery.
*Details for us to get back to Prague (we are supposed to fly back on friday night but flying might create too much pressure for Tim's injuries)
*We are in Switzerland traveling with Tim's family. Please pray for Tim's mom and I to make the right decisions and for patience. We are doing a lot of "waiting around" to find out information.
*Recovery time. Tim is expected to start his contract for basketball soon and we are not sure how long he will need to "sit out."
*Healing for Tim's face. That he does not need further surgery and he will heal back up into the handsome man that he is :)

Praise God for these things:

*Tim is not injured anywhere else on his body and this accident could have been A LOT worse.
* Meeting the other hikers right after the accident who helped us get medical attention.
* The quick attention he received from the medical team here. It was incredible to watch this team fly into a very tricky area and then get Tim out via helicopter.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support. We hope to be in touch again soon once we know more.

Blessings,
Laura & Tim