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The Longest Walk “Oh look,” the person leading Shawn and Therese said, “the ambulance hasn’t left yet.” Looking ahead, Shawn saw the ambulance. He continued speaking God’s Word. The distance to the ambulance seemed to lengthen. Would they ever reach it? Approaching the ambulance, they heard something that almost brought them to their knees. Crying. Patrick was crying. He was alive! “We reached the ambulance and heard Patrick crying,” Therese remembers. “It was the most glorious sound we’d ever heard. They’d just put an IV in him. His eyes were glazed and he didn’t respond to us. He didn’t seem to know we were there. “The medics were taking him to the nearest hospital, but it didn’t have a pediatrician on staff and didn’t treat children. It was closest, and they wanted to get him treated and stable before moving him to Children’s Hospital. Only one of us could ride in the ambulance, so I went. I had to ride in the front, so I couldn’t see Patrick. I could hear him and knew he could hear me. I talked to him, telling him that Jesus and I were there and he would be OK. Shawn and Dad followed in a taxi provided by the resort.” In the taxi, Bill Krause turned to Shawn. “Son, what happened?” Shawn told him what he knew. For the rest of the drive, they prayed in tongues. In the trauma room at the hospital, Patrick’s eyes were open, but dazed. He still didn’t speak or respond to verbal instructions. “Can you tell me your name?” the doctor asked. “What’s your name?” Nothing. When Shawn and Bill arrived, Therese knew they would only allow two people in the trauma room. “I’m going to step out,” she told the doctor. “My husband and dad are here. Shawn is the head of our family. My dad is also our pastor. He needs to be in here.” As she stepped out, Shawn and Bill laid hands on Patrick and prayed. The medical staff wanted to know if Patrick was coherent. Did he know who he was? It didn’t appear that he did. The doctor left the room. Bill noticed Patrick tugging on the neck brace. “Patrick,” he said, “if you want that brace off your neck, you have to say your name.” “My name is PATRICK RYAN HARDESTY!” “That’s great,” Bill said stroking his grandson’s hair. “But you have to say it again when the doctor gets back.” Medical professionals checked Patrick’s oxygen levels and listened to the crackling sound of water in his lungs. Ten minutes later, the doctor returned. At his grandpa’s prompting Patrick said, “My name is PATRICK RYAN HARDESTY!” The neck brace was removed. Approximately 8 p.m. After three hours, Patrick was stable enough to be transferred to Children’s Hospital. Shawn went with him. Therese returned to the hotel to take care of their four daughters, none of whom knew what had happened to their brother. “At Children’s Hospital, I was told that they needed to keep Patrick under observation for 24 hours,” Shawn explains. “They wanted to watch him for breathing problems and symptoms of what’s called dry drowning. It’s a situation where a child’s vocal cords could spasm and close due to water in the lungs. “The medical team said they were surprised that Patrick didn’t have any broken ribs or bruising caused by CPR, which is common when children are resuscitated. Whoever resuscitated him must have known what they were doing. “I climbed in bed with Patrick and wrapped my arms around him. I had a great sense of peace. I knew everything was going to be OK. We slept for several hours. The next morning, not even 24 hours later, Patrick was doing so well that he was discharged from the hospital. Every symptom of his drowning had vanished. They told us to relax and enjoy the rest of our vacation.” * * * * article continues on p. 20 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * OCT Read Through the Bible Old Testament / New Testament Tue 1 Jer. 7-8 / 1 Tim. 6 Wed 2 Jer. 9-10 / 2 Tim. 1 Thu 3 Jer. 11-12 / 2 Tim. 2 Fri 4 Jer. 13-14 / 2 Tim. 3 Sat 5 Jer. 15-16 Sun 6 Ps. 110-114; Prov. 24:23-34 Mon 7 Jer. 17-18 / 2 Tim. 4 Tue 8 Jer. 19-20 / Titus 1 Wed 9 Jer. 21-22 / Titus 2 Thu 10 Jer. 23 / Titus 3 Fri 11 Jer. 24-25 / Philem. Sat 12 Jer. 26-27 Sun 13 Ps. 115-118; Prov. 25:1-20 Mon 14 Jer. 28-29 / Heb. 1 Tues 15 Jer. 30-31 / Heb. 2 Wed 16 Jer. 32 / Heb. 3 Thu 17 Jer. 33-34 / Heb. 4 Fri 18 Jer. 35-36 / Heb. 5 Sat 19 Jer. 37-38 Sun 20 Ps. 119:1-48; Prov. 25:21-26:12 Mon 21 Jer. 39-40 / Heb. 6 Tue 22 Jer. 41-42 / Heb. 7 Wed 23 Jer. 43-44 / Heb. 8 Thu 24 Jer. 45-46 / Heb. 9 Fri 25 Jer. 47-48 / Heb. 10 Sat 26 Jer. 49 Sun 27 Ps. 119:49-88; Prov. 26:13-28 Mon 28 Jer. 50 / Heb. 11 Tue 29 Jer. 51-52 / Heb. 12 Wed 30 Lam. 1-2 / Heb. 13 Thu 31 Lam. 3 / Jas. 1 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BVOV : 19

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