Richard injured in a robbery this morning

This morning I got a call from my CrossWorld supervisor informing me that Richard had been robbed early this morning while he and a co-worker, Debreus, were loading equipment onto a bus to be taken up north for the World Cup Outreach.

He was shot in the leg during the robbery. The bullet went right through (and out of) his thigh. He is going to be OK, but will be coming up here to Pennsylvania to recover.

It seems that God was already working in that a stranger drove him to a Doctors Without Borders hospital and he has already had an xray. The doctors could see that no bones were broken and no artery was hit. He is getting good care and the doctors will advise our mission director, David Schmid, who has been with Richard for the past few hours, how and when he can travel up here.

I was going to go down there to help him make the trip, but David advised me to wait. He said that most likely one of the missionaries down there could accompany him to Pennsylvania.

We are a bit anxious, of course, but our pastor, family, friends and co-workers have been really supportive.

We would appreciate your prayers for Richard, he's in some pain and was pretty traumatized. Please pray for these arrangements and that God will use this for His glory and for good in the lives of Haitians.

As I get more details, I'll update the blog.

In His good hands,
Carol