There are only a handful of people that had much of an impact on me at Purdue. Some in good ways, some in difficult ways, but an impact none the less. Bill Tibbetts was one of those guys that had a good impact. Bill is one of those guys that just never seemed to have a down day. While I may not fully agree with all of this theology, we did share in our devotion to Jesus Christ and our desire for Him to guide our paths.
As many of the Fairway (Men's Christian house) guys did, Bill married one of the Stewart (Women's Christian house) girls. Bill and Natalie have a four year old daughter named Adah. A little while back Adah was diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy, a rare heart disease that effects one in 1 million children. The result is a need for a new heart. For the last several months Adah has been in and out of the Children's Hospital in St. Louis (they actually live in Minnesota, so you can get a feel for the expertise needed for this condition).
Last night Bill got the call. An eleven year old girl had passed and the family wanted as many of her organs harvested as possible. So this morning Adah has a new heart beating inside her body. By Bill's account the surgeon said that the operation when perfectly. Please join me in praying for Adah along with Bill and Natalie. Adah is in recovery right now and the next 24 hours is critical for her body to accept the new heart and that there is no bleeding. The right ventricle is a little week so a little extra prayer is needed there.
I can't imagine what Bill and Natalie are going through right now as their precious only daughter goes through a heart transplant operation and this life and death battle to heal. Your prayers are coveted right now. Thank you.
