When Helen and I went to the Clinic for my last teaching session we found the staff fully occupied with 3 new patients. They were 3 men all of whom were on the same bicycle travelling fast on the main road when they hit a brick at the edge of the road and were all thrown off. They were carried down the rough dirt road about half a mile to the Clinic. Two of them were deeply unconscious with obvious head injuries and evidence of significant brain damage (for the medics: no response to pain, unequal fixed pupils, bleeding from the ears, large scalp haematomas) The staff put up I/V drips, sutured their scalp wounds, and called for an ambulance to take them 25 km to a main hospital. The third man was not seriously injured. The ambulance eventually arrived and the men were put on board. Just before they left Bosco appeared and got involved in some discussion with the ambulance crew. He got into the Ambulance and prayed for the men before they left. Helen and I looked at each other despondently quite sure that they couldn't possibly survive.
Today we asked Bosco if he had any idea what had happened to them. "Oh yes" he replied "I phoned the hospital and was told they were fine and had gone home"
We asked what the discussion had been about. We were told that the crew required payment before they would take the men because they had no one to accompany them! Bosco payed the money, gave his phone number to the man who was not badly hurt and told him to call him if he needed more money or any other help.
Bosco said that he both prayed for the mens recovery and rebuked death. He was not in the least surprised at the outcome - but then he's had similar experiences in the past.
Lord increase our faith.
Peter & Helen
Wow! We (well definitely me) really need to learn from Bosco. Feel my faith is often very feeble and non-expectant, so Pete, as you said, Lord increase our faith. Have a great final evening, and easy journey. xx
ReplyDeleteCan you bring Bosco back to talk at St Marys?
ReplyDeleteThat's INCREDIBLE! and He's the very same God we worship here in leafy Reigate....
ReplyDeleteI love Bosco's passion and faith in Jesus which seems to be in everything he is and does...more accurately perhaps, I love hearing of what Jesus does through him. Yes, I agree with Richard!
Thinking of you all as you travel back, and particularly in the months ahead as you adjust to being back after what seems like such an intense and wonderful life-changing experience. May you have all the grace and patience you need. Please don't stop telling us about your experiences and give us that little bit more perspective...
I will miss the blog updates- really really enoyed them, thank you!! I'm looking forward to having my hubbie home though! Nic x