Ways you can help,

The following is from Drew Schmitz, a Harvest Bible Chapel family pastor.

Good Afternoon,

Please pray for Dan Knudsen and his parents, Bill and Debbie Knudsen. This last weekend, Dan had a serious accident involving a neck injury while serving on a mission trip to Mexico. He was admitted Friday night to a hospital outside of Mexico City where he was stabilized. On Monday Dan was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, downtown Chicago, where he continues to receive care. He is unable to feel or move anything from his ear lobes down, and can only breathe with a ventilator. He does communicate some by blinks and mouthing words, although with much difficulty.

The doctors confirmed yesterday that his spine received an incredibly hard blow and is seriously bruised. The recovery for such injuries will be lengthy -- 6 weeks to 3 months. At this point, nothing is known for certain about the long term prognosis. i.e. what body functions will return.

For those who don’t know the Knudsen’s, they have attended Harvest since 2005, work the 9 am Welcome Counter in Elgin, and are members of a Small Group near their home in Geneva. Debbie also serves as a 3rd grade teacher at Harvest Christian Academy in Elgin.

HOW TO HELP:

1. Pray

§ Ask God to heal Dan’s body. Pray for the swelling to diminish so that he regains response throughout his body.
§ Pray for the Bill and Debbie's physical and emotional strength and wisdom during the long recovery. Ask God to give the Knudsen’s meaningful rest during the evenings.

§ Pray for wisdom for the doctors and nurses who care for Dan.

2. Give

§ The Knudsen’s are looking for a place to stay near Northwestern Memorial Hospital. If you know of a location near the hospital or would like to contribute to the Knudsen’s accommodations, please contact me. *** Currently filled for a week or so.- a condo 2 blocks away.

§ Due to the Knudsen’s stay downtown, they will be eating regularly at local restaurants. You can purchase a gift card to provide a meal for the Knudsen’s Inside the hospital is a deli cafe, Au Bon Pain and a Starbucks Within a 1 block walk is Subway, Potbellys, Corner Bakery , Chipotle, and TGIFriday’s . You can purchase gift cards online and have them shipped directly to the hospital, or you can bring them to my office and I will deliver them to the family.

§ Northwestern Memorial Hospital offers the opportunity to send an encouragement card via their website. The hospital staff have already personally deliver cards to Dan’s room. You can also mail cards to the Knudsen’s at: Northwestern Memorial Hospital/ attn: Daniel Knudsen/ 251 E. Huron/ Chicago, Illinois 60611. The family is unable to receive flowers due to hospital regulations.

The Knudsen’s have kindly asked that they receive no visitors during the next several days as the tests and prognosis change from day to day.

Bill and Debbie thank you for your prayer and love!

In Prayer,
drew schmitz

Adult Ministries Family Director
Harvest Bible Chapel
1000 N. Randall Rd.
Elgin, IL 60123
847-398-7024 ext. 3233
aschmitz@harvestbible.org



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