Praying for Anna & Ty

Last night I was surprised to get a phone call from my friend Jena from Madison. We call each other every once in a while but not usually late Saturday night. I knew something was wrong when she said you haven't talked to our moms (who usually keep us each informed on the other.) Then she told me that her cousin Anna's husband Ty had been shot in Afghanistan. I've only met Ty a time or two but he and James talked a lot the times we were together & I've known Anna since we were little kids chasing crabs together at the beach. Anna andtheir son & daughter are in Okinawa, Japan. Her family is trying to get to Japan to get the kids so Anna can go to Germany where doctors plan to medevac Ty when he's stable. He lost a lot of blood and is in a coma. Sunday morning I learned he'd been on a convoy and at least one other marine was injured when their convoy was attacked. I know that God is the Great Healer and can heal Ty but my heart aches as I think about Anna and their children. I lift the whole family up to God. I just heard the radio announcer talking about the Michael W. Smith song they just played. He said that after Michael W. Smith's family tragically lost their daughter, he wrote another verse to the song and really learned to trust that whether you're in a horrible tragedy or good times, it's all in God's hands. He is good. We may not understand everything this side of heaven, but we must trust Him. Please pray for Anna & Ty and their families.