Monday, May 14, 2012

Please Pray!

It has been quite a while since I have updated my blog.  I am writing this to ask urgently for your prayers.  Those who know me well know that I spent 2001 living in Garden Valley, Texas as an intern at the Honor Academy, which is a part of Teen Mania Ministries.  The time I spent there profoundly shaped my life.  The friends and leaders I met there still are a part of my life and they became a family to me. 

I found out over the weekend that Hannah Luce, the daughter of founders, Ron and Katie Luce, was involved in a small plane crash on Friday.  She was flying to an Acquire the Fire event with four others when their plane went down in Kansas.  Three of the young men on board did not survive the crash.  Hannah and Austin, had severe injuries, but were able to make it to a road to flag down help.  They were airlifted to separate hospitals.  Sadly, Austin passed away early Saturday morning as a result of his injuries.  Hannah has third degree burns over 28% of her body, but they have recently been able to take her off of her ventilator and are now discussing skin grafts.  Please be in prayer for Hannah.  She has a long road of recovery ahead of her, but God is faithful and I know that He is everything to her.  Please also pray for the families of the young men (Austin, Stephen, Luke and Garrett) who have gone to be with Jesus.  These were exceptional guys with hearts for the Lord and for serving others, and the loss of such wonderful young men is profoundly felt by all of us in the Teen Mania family.  Please also pray for the Luce family (Ron, Katie, Charity and Cameron) as they go through this with Hannah and make decisions about what is best for her.  They are an incredible family who honors and serves the Lord in all they do.  I had the privilege of knowing them personally and spending time in their home during my year at the Honor Academy, so I saw their commitment to the Lord firsthand.  I know they trust the Lord to see them through this.  For updates, please see Ron Luce’s blog at http://www.ron-luce.com/ or Teen Mania Ministry’s website at http://www.teenmania.com/

              Thank you for your fervent prayers….God is faithful and I know He will be honored in this.