Prayer Request

Hey guys, this is a request from my wife, Laura...we all covet your prayers for Mark Pierce

"I have already spoken to some of you about this, but I wanted to send out an e-mail to keep everyone informed & to solicit your prayers. My boss, Mark Pierce, was in an accident this weekend and needs prayers now. He was burning some trash and a gas can caught fire and burned about 50% of his body from the torso down. He is at UAB now, and he is on a ventilator. His lungs, kidneys, etc, are functioning as normal. He does have a high temperature, but from what I understand that is typical for burn victims. He has been responding to questions by squeezing his hand, so he can hear what’s going on around him.

Mark is a very strong young man. He was just recently appointed President of Colonial Insurance Agency, and since that appointment he has been such a strong motivator for this agency. His dad, Junie Pierce, works here also, and he said that Mark was even talking about the agency while he was in the hospital. (By the way, for those of you interested, Junie will serve as interim CEO while Mark is out.) Junie called our conference phone this morning and, as you can imagine, was very emotional while talking to us. He said that there will be a website set up to post updates on Mark and for us to leave him messages. I will send out that website address once we get it.

Please, PLEASE pray for Mark RIGHT NOW. I cannot imagine the pain he is in. The only thing (and the best thing) we can do to help him right now is to pray. For those of you who go to VP and are participating in the Seeking the Face of God study, I would like you to consider fasting for Mark this week. I know we are supposed to fast on Saturday, but I am asking anyone who is willing to fast from at least one other meal this week to spend time praying for Mark.

Thanks for listening, and I’ll keep you all posted.

Love,
Laura

“If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” – Matthew 21:22"