Pray for Rick

I need all prayer warriors to get on your hands and knees and begin praying for my dear friend Rick.

Rick was in a serious motorcycle accident last night. He was careflighted to the nearest trauma unit. We met Kendra at the hospital and none us of knew what to expect when we got there since there was not much information given. He was pretty banged up. He is on a ventilator, his jaw is broken in several places, he has a serious fracture on his face from his forehead, down his nose to his left eye socket, and his brain had swelling and bleeding. Last night was very touch and go. They said the 1st six hours were critical, he made it through those long six hours. They then said the next 12 hours are important. During this time they would be waking him up from sedation to see what his responses were, what type of brain damage (if any) was there, along with checking for reflexes to see if there was any paralysis.
We started a prayer chain last night and continued through today getting the word out to as many people as possible. With mine and Steve's job we deal with people all over the US and we have people praying for him coast to coast.
So finally they get results from his CT Scan this morning and the swelling has gone down and the bleeding is minimal!! PRAISE GOD!!! This was the power of prayer!! They have woken him up a few times and he has shown the responses they were looking for (in a positive way) and he is able to do the reflexes as well. Kendra said he is wanting the vent out really bad, but they won't take it out until they know there will be no more swelling in his neck and facial area. He does have another fracture in the back of his head and at the base of the neck they discovered today. They will be doing a MRI today to see deep inside what those injuries entail.
They will begin the first of several surgeries today to rebuild his face. He is not out of the woods yet, but he will soon be!! I have faith that God is not done with him yet!!
Please continue to keep the Cox family in your prayers. Pray for Rick's healing and pray for Kendra to have the strength and endurance to get through this time. Pray for their 2 little children that they may feel safe and secure during this very confusing time.