motorcycle accident

Yesterday evening Erlend went out for a quick grocery run and I stayed at home to get Alia bed ready. After a few minutes one of our co-workers knocked on our door. He said, "Ok, Anne, so Erlend told me to tell you not to freak out, he is ok, but he had a motorcycle accident."

I was so glad to hear he was ok, just grabbed Alia and jumped on our friend's motorcycle to go where Erlend had the accident.

God's provision had already started, not only did Erlend not suffer any life threatening injuries during the accident and nobody else was hurt, but he crashed close to the house of our friend, Ragil.

Somebody who saw the accident recognized Erlend as someone who was visiting a lot with our local friend, so the told him about what happened and Ragil was at the crash site within minutes.

After falling off his bike trying while to avoid a car Erlend had been sliding on the road for about 25 meters when he crashed with his head (I know!) into another bike. The bike was damaged, so it was important to make sure the owner knew we were going to pay for the damage and also to check if she got hurt. So Ragil took all of us to his house, where Erlend could lay down and our friends helped us clear up the question of payment and so on.

When I arrived I realized that Erlend's wounds might be deeper than first assumed so I ran over to Ragil's neighbors, who are a family from our organisation, to borrow some gauze and band-aids.

Little did I know that the Lord would provide again. The wife comes from a family of medical professionals so she came over with me with a whole suitcase of medical supplies. She cleaned out Erlend's wounds and made sure to check for signs of concussion and also gave him some much needed pain killers. What a blessing!

 minutes after the crash

checking for broken bones

This morning Erlend was still in quite a bit of pain, especially in his wrist and ankle, so we decided to get some x-rays done.

 waiting for x-rays

Turns out, Erlend wrist is "just" sprained, but he does have a, maybe what you would call hairline fracture, on his left inner ankle. (still trying to find the correct translation of the word they used in the hospital in English, German or Norwegian) 

They said there is nothing they can do about. He can step in it if he wants, but if it hurts, to stay off it.... So we bought some crutches and more gauze and hope that it will heal quickly and that there won't be any infections in the many many scratch wounds.

 before the doctor in the background cleaned his wounds - he wasn't smiling afterwards....

 still a lot of "road" in the wounds

 so now I am redressing these pretty things twice a day

just to show you a few of 'the best ones'

Last night Erlend and I were talking about how badly this could have ended, would he not have worn a helmet or if there would have been more people injured. 

Would you join us as we praise the Lord for his protection and are praying for a speedy recovery for Erlend? Thank you!