50171
by Keith Brake
A child has been hurt.
You hate it when that happens. Even more when it’s local. More still when it’s a kid or in a family you know.
In Montezuma, Iowa, 50171, we know most everyone else. Or we know someone who does.
On Thursday, July 14, teenager Makenna Warden received serious injuries in a mishap. Her dad, Bret Warden, posted some detail on his Facebook page the next day.
Makenna was airlifted from Grinnell Regional Medical Center to Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines.
“She has suffered multiple skull and facial fractures and has a severe brain injury, along with a brain stem injury,” he wrote.
I wouldn’t share that information if Bret hadn’t written, “You may share this post if you like.”
He knew you would want to know.
Now, you wish you could DO something. You wish you could say just the “right” thing.
This situation is hard on parents and family and on people in a close community that cares.
Bret Warden knew already that you’re trying.
“Thank you all for what you have done and continue to do,” he said.
“PLEASE continue to lift up this girl as high as you can. She is a fighter and she has a great, strong army pulling for her.”
We have been taught that prayer is always answered. Keep in mind that this is done by an all-knowing, all-seeing Being who exists outside of time.
In prayer, we might not get just what we envision, or as soon as we want it. We’re on Earth, where we keep time. We’re not all-knowing, not all-seeing.
But we we are assured that God’s answer will be perfect in form and delivered at just the right moment.
Prayer?
Sure, we can DO that! And we are.