Yesterday I was going to send you an altogether different newsletter. The below trumps any concerns or issues I could have mentioned. Ilie asked me to to share this situation as a prayer request with you, our praying family:
(sent yesterday evening to some friends by email)
Dear friends and family of the New Horizons Foundation in Lupeni,
Dear friends and family of the New Horizons Foundation in Lupeni,
A serious accident has befallen one of our most beloved team member's family. Ilie Popescu's - our Viata Program director's - 7 year old son Adonis fell from their 5-story balcony today. Miraculously he landed on a bit of rain-softened grass, rather than cement, but his little body is quite injured. After time at the hospital in Petrosani, he is being transported by ambulance to Timisoara (4 hours away) where there is a pediatric hospital.
Dana, who was at the Petrosani hospital, writes this:
Hi all,
A little update. While at first everyone was fearing for the worst, in the light of those fears the initial news was good.
But Adonis did break his spine-the good news is that he can move his feet; he also broke his skull and it is hard to know how bad that is, but the good news here is that Adonis was talking; he also injured one of his lungs pretty severely. From what I could pick up from conversations, and what was told me, he is still in serious condition.
He landed on grass and somewhat soft soil, which softened the impact.
Keep praying. Ilie and Robi are headed to Timisoara; Tina is with Adonis in the ambulance, hopefully on the way by now.
Dana
That was yesterday. News just received is that Adonis was complaining of being bored in the hospital. This is very good news indeed if one knows Adonis! However after one night in the hospital he is being prepped for surgery for internal bleeding. The doctors assessment as of now seems to be that the head and the spine will heal, but they are concerned with the internal bleeding.
You may be receiving this e-mail as someone who knows and loves Ilie and even Adonis, or as a dear friend and partner in our ministry. If you are part of a missions committee, please would you ask your committees and even church families to be praying?
Please join us in prayer for Adonis' body, and for Ilie and Tina. If you'd like to contact Ilie, please do so via e-mail (not by phone) either to his address or reply to us and we will send it on.
Thankful for the prayerful Family of God, especially in times such as these.
the Bates' on behalf of Adonis, Ilie and Tina
