Les and Charlene Melton have been on the frontlines in Honduras since I was a small child. This past week, Les was working on the bible college in Nicaragua. Charlene was trying to touch base with him later in the week and couldn't get a hold of him. She started to get worried. Charlene then called the district superintendent to try to locate her husband. A search began for Les. He was found lying in a bed in the fetal position with his head bleeding severely. He was rushed to the hospital in the capital city where they drained fluid off of his brain (he had a hematoma). Then he was given 22 staples in his head. After the hospital in Nicaragua had done all they could, they air lifted him to Ann Arbor.

Since I am going back and forth to Ann Arbor for Spike's transplant, I stopped in to check on Les. He had just arrived at 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning. His brother, Dan, was there with him (Charlene was resting at a nearby hotel). Dan filled me in on what had happened, however, some of the details are still unknown. What they do know is that Les fell off a six-foot ladder and hit his head on the cement. He stayed and worked after everyone else had left. Les was able to pull himself onto a bed and just prayed that someone would find him......and they did.....27 hours later. At this time, Les does not remember what happened or how he fell.

Les woke up briefly and when he saw me, he recognized my face, but couldn't think of my name. Once I told him my name, he said, "How is your husband doing?" I told him that Spike was upstairs and had just gone through a bone marrow transplant. Les said, "Is he gonna make it?" I said, "Absolutely!" Les gave me a thumbs up, and then fell back to sleep. You see, Les and Charlene have been praying for Spike for nearly three years now.

Les needs all of our prayers right now. The children have flown in from Honduras and are here with their dad. Les is a go-getter and is having difficulty lying in a bed. He keeps trying to get up and "get to work". That's our Les. U of M Hospital is running more tests on him and I will keep everyone updated as I hear more news.

Thank you to all of our mission prayer warriors!

Christina