Mrs. Annie B. Harrell is continuing to recover from surgery and praying for a good report in a few weeks. She’s “out-and-about” only if necessary. Please keep her in your prayers.
Maggie Lee Henson
Friday, July 24, 2009 9:55 AM, CDT
Maggie Lee had a few challenges last night and early morning. The rising ICP required more frequent doses of the 3% saline. Things are under control right now and we are thankful for a new day and new mercies.
Maggie Lee is wearing a beautiful gown this morning, mostly yellow with lots of flowers. Her name is monogrammed on the front of it as well. The Burgess’ just stopped by on their way through town and dropped off cards from ML’s classmates and a Build A Bear named “Dr. Maggie”, who is wearing scrubs and holding an X-Ray. It’s the envy of everyone on the floor.
We continue to pray for a breakthrough with pressure, wanting to see a downward trend. –John
Friday, July 24, 2009 2:56 PM, CDT
MLH’s IcP dipping to low 20’s this afternoon. I feel like a weather man. Thx for prayers and all of the sweet cards, gifts for jack, cute monogrammed pillow case, blankie and gown and special card from my Woodlawn Prayer Warriors.
We appreciate, as always, the fervant nature of your prayers as well as peoples’ homes, snacks,meals and inspirational stories.
Jin
Two student resort missionaries remain ‘critical’ in Montana after car crash
By Mickey Noah
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| (L-R) Brothers Dan, Ryan and Jeremy Vangsnes are three of the four NAMB “Innovator” student resort missionaries involved in the Montana car accident on July 21. (family photo) |
BILLINGS, Mont. (BP) – Two “Innovator” resort missionaries remain in critical condition in ICU at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Billings three days after their SUV flipped and rolled over several times, injuring them and two companions. A dozen of their fellow student missionaries are already using the tragedy to share Christ with tourists at nearby Yellowstone National Park.
North American Mission Board resort missionary Brad Lartigue – a local, full-time resort missionary for NAMB and the four students’ supervisor – said that 21-year-old Jeremy Vangsnes is the still the most critically injured of the four. Vangsnes underwent a procedure on Thursday to relieve pressure on his brain and reduce swelling, Lartigue said.
Lartigue said the driver of the Jeep Cherokee, 21-year-old Scott Minear of Marietta, Ga., also remains in critical condition but an MRI on Thursday revealed no significant spinal or neck damage. Conscious, Minear, a University of Georgia junior, had a “halo” attached to restrict head movement.
Jeremy Vangsnes’ two brothers – 23-year-old Dan and 19-year-old Ryan – were also in the SUV at the time of the accident. The three brothers, residents of Spartanburg, S.C., were on a 350-mile side trip from Yellowstone Park to Glacier Park for a family reunion. Minear was along for the drive. Prior to moving to Spartanburg, the Vangsnes family lived in North Dakota.
“Dan has had three surgeries since the accident but suffered no significant head injuries,” said Lartigue. “Dan is talkative and lucid – he knows what happened.” Requiring only stitches, Ryan was treated and released from Deaconess Hospital in Bozeman, Mont.
Lartigue said both the Minear and Vangsnes families immediately flew to Montana and are “strong Christian families who are holding up well.”
The Vangsnes brothers were nominated as Innovator missionaries by NAMB, while Minear’s appointment came through the Georgia Baptist Campus Ministries.
Lartigue said the Vangsnes brothers and Minear were four of 17 Innovator missionaries who arrived at Yellowstone Park on Memorial Day Weekend to minister to resort visitors for 10 weeks. They were slated to return home on Aug. 3.
“The other kids are doing fine. . . I’m trying to reassure them,” said Lartigue, who admits his own emotions have been on a rollercoaster ride since the accident. “I’m strong in my faith and I know God’s in control. But at times over the last few days, I have been overwhelmed,” said Lartigue, a NAMB Week of Prayer missionary in 2008.
Lartigue said Southern Baptist Convention CEO Morris Chapman made a surprise visit to the Billings hospital yesterday. Coincidentally vacationing at a summer mountain home nearby, Chapman said he learned of the accident via his Blackberry and the SBC.net website.
Dennis Culbreth, senior assistant to NAMB president Geoff Hammond, immediately flew to Montana after word of the accident.
“The Montana Baptist Convention is doing a great job of making every effort to help these two families,” Culbreth said. “The spirits of the two families are good. They’re praying for a miracle for Jeremy.”
The brothers’ parents, Mark and Kathy Vangsnes, are members of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, S.C. Minear’s parents, Frank and Tammy Minear, are members of Crosspointe Community Church, a SBC church in Roswell, Ga.
“I told the parents that the entire NAMB family and Southern Baptists everywhere are praying for their sons,” said Culbreth.
Echoing Lartigue, Culbreth said he visited with the other Innovator student missionaries at West Yellowstone Park. “They’re in good spirits and praying for a miracle for Jeremy.”
Culbreth said the dozen remaining Innovator student missionaries crafted posters on Thursday night with photos of Jeremy, Scott and Dan, and displayed them at Yellowstone, asking passersby to pray for their three friends.
“When tourists would come by and ask questions,” Culbreth said, “the students would use the accident to remind people that ‘you don’t know how long you have or what’s coming down the road. Do you know Christ?’”
Innovator missionaries are self funded student missionaries – assigned by NAMB or a state Baptist Campus Ministry – who are involved in resort ministry at various tourist venues throughout the United States.
Willard Lynn Crowe
(August 18, 1952 – July 24, 2009)
Died at 6:29 a.m. on Friday, July 24, 2009 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, LA. He was a native of Magnolia, MS and a resident of Independence, LA. Age 56 years. Visitation at Wilmer Missionary Baptist Church, Wilmer, from 6:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Sunday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. Monday. Services conducted by Rev. Jason Skipper. Interment Wilmer Cemetery, Wilmer, LA. He is survived by his 2 daughters, Michelle Howes and her husband, Keith, Ponchatoula and Monica Crowe, Hammond; a son, Kevin Lynn Crowe, Sr. and his wife, Michelle, Loranger; 4 grandchildren, Brittany and Katie Howes, and Kevin, Jr. and Megan Crowe; 2 sisters, Paula Crowe, Amite and Cindy Crowe, Amite; 4 brothers, Gordon Crowe, Jr., Hammond, Lanny Crowe, Amite, Darrell Crowe, Loranger and Gayland Crowe, Kentwood; numerous nieces and nephews including a very special nephew, Brayden Lee, Amite. He was preceded in death by parents, Gordon Martin Crowe, Sr. and Joyce Cutrer Crowe.
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