More of Josh's Shocking Miracle

I am going to insert what David sent to our Pastor. When David got down there we were able to piece some of the missing information together. The severity of the accident became much more sobering after pictures and phone revealed all that Josh had suffered and miraculously survived.

Pastor D,

The Clinic In Chetumal

Just wanted to send you a quick update on Josh. It is truly amazing how God is working. This whole adventure has been a tremendous blessing. Not that I haven't been anxious, or worried, or sad, but God's Grace has truly been sufficient, and I guess I have always known that in my head, but until I was put in a situation where I had absolutely NO control (not that I ever really have any control anyway, it just seems like I do) concerning my child no less do I really know in my heart that yes, His Grace is sufficient. Thankfully I travel quite a bit in my job and therefore have frequent flyer miles that allowed me to get a flight down here to Mexico on Wednesday. Josh is in the hospital in Chetumal, which is about as far south as you can go and still be in Mexico, it is very close to Belize. I took off from Charlotte at 1:20 and got to the hospital around 9pm It is about a 5 hour drive south of Cancun.; Anyway, when I arrived and saw Josh for the first time, he was in a bit of distress. His muscles were contracting and his shoulders were all scrunched up and he was holding his neck at a strange angle. He was trying to hold his head straight but really couldn't do so. At the time they were wondering if it was just a side effect of the amount of current that went through his body. Ben, the director of the ministry where Josh is working this summer, has two very close friends that are physicians. The husband is an anesthesiologist and the wife an Internist. They happen to live here in Chetumal, which is about 2 hours away from Felipe Carrillo Puerto where Sandra's House Mayan Ministry is; they arrived here at the hospital the same time I did. They have been just one of many amazing provisions from the Lord. They have checked in on Joshua night and day. They have brought Caleb and me food, taken us out to eat and have truly been the hands and feet of Jesus. They have served as translators and comforters although very busy with their own practices
Back to the story. The entire time that Josh has been here, Caleb has been by his side. He has comforted, calmed and basically seen to all of Joshua's needs. Here is a 14 year old young man that has also been an amazing blessing from the Lord. When I came in the room, Caleb was trying to help Josh relax and encouraging him to stay calm. Joshua's cardio profile looked fine, but they were concerned about the muscle contractions that he was having. SO, they felt an CT scan was needed. They wheeled him down for a CT scan as Caleb and I and Joel and Paola (the physicians that are friends of Ben, and now us) awaited for the results. The scan would tell us if there was any brain damage from the shock etc. They wheeled Joshua back in and we waited for the results, Paola went to see if she could find any information and she came back with a big smile saying that all seemed normal on the scan. The neurologist later came to read the scan and found that the scan overall did look good but that there was a small leakage of blood from the outside part of Josh's brain near his temple. Paola said that this leakage was causing the seizures that Josh was having, it wasn't just muscle contractions but minor seizures. The neurologist said that was the only major area of concern, there did not appear to be any hemorrhage inside the brain, so that was a great relief. Anyway, I say all that just so you have the picture of what was going on when I arrived. They had medicated Josh for the seizures and he was doing much better, although very tired from the entire event.
After we visited briefly, one of the first things that he said to me was "Dad, you know I think this is like spiritual warfare on the physical side. It's like Satan trying to do all he can to harm me but no matter how hard he tries, God is much greater and he can't do anything that God doesn't allow." I was amazed at his courage and his understanding of God's provision in his life. I know this experience has really grown his faith and dependence on the Lord. ( just now, as I write this, the doctor came in and said we can leave today, so we will be heading back to Felipe in a couple of hours, with Josh returning to the US on Wednesday of next week)& Anyway, I'm not sure if you have seen Josh's Facebook status' since I got down here but God is really doing a work in his life, both physically and spiritually. As I was reading over Ephesians 6 this morning, I looked to see about the Shield of Faith, it's amazing that it says "In all circumstances, take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one". WOW, but I never thought these could be literal flaming darts…..God is teaching us a lot through this entire thing.
I'm sure by now you have most of the details of what happened but I just want to give you a couple of bullet points that show how God has truly blessed
The woman across the street witnessed the entire thing and she came to visit Josh in the hospital the next day, and she related what happened, no one else saw it. Josh was cleaning paintbrushes with the water hose and the water wasn’t draining well so he went to where the drain was, which was near the power transformer. He was kicking the water with his foot, but apparently the water then hit the power and created a circuit which slammed him backwards directly into the transformer. When that happened a huge explosion and flash occurred. Ben said that downstairs he heard a loud bang and then saw a bolt of lightning go across the room. The folks who saw it, started screaming and Caleb ran upstairs as did Ben. They saw Josh passed out inside the cage where the transformer is. Caleb then ran to get help while Ben went to get the lock off the door. Ben knew where the key was but it was on a ring of about 15 keys and knew the best thing to do would be to cut the bolt Caleb found a man walking down the street toward the hospital in a white coat and told him he needed help, amazingly the man spoke English and ran upstairs. Ben said to me that "all I know is that it took me maybe a minute to get back up there with the bolt cutters and by the time I got the bolt cut, there was a man in a white coat, pushing me out of the way to get to Josh". He said the man checked to make sure he could be moved, and then took him downstairs. I later asked Caleb who helped the man carry Josh, because the stairs up to the roof are very steep and precarious, and Caleb said the man carried him by himself. He said the guy picked Joshua up and ran down the stairs to a car that was waiting and they rushed Josh to the hospital which is about two blocks away. We don't know who the man was or who was driving the car, but they had Josh to the hospital within minutes. Ben said there were people from all over the entire neighborhood that were trying to help. It is truly amazing how God had this man right at Sandra's house as he walked to work and he was willing to take time to help someone else that he didn’t even know. (it may have even been an angel that God sent, I don’t know but I do know that God provided someone that was willing to intervene and probably saved Joshua's life) I wonder if we in America would do the same if we saw a person from Mexico in a similar situation, and we were on the way to an appointment, would we (would I) do what this guy did?
By this time Josh was conscious and very combative, he said his whole body was shaking. They gave him a sedative to calm him down and after getting him stabilized felt he should be moved to a bigger hospital in Chetumal, which is the capital of the state, so that he could be evaluated. And that is where we are now. One other part of the story that I wanted to tell you is what a blessing Caleb has been to me and Josh. He came down here on a 10 day mission trip, but God had a much different mission in mind. What a beautiful example of Christ. Caleb has not left Josh's side, has been an amazing comfort and encouragement to him, and to me. In fact, night before last Paola brought Caleb a sleeping bag to sleep on the floor since there was only one couch in Josh's room, and Caleb of course wanted me to sleep on the couch. So the next morning I went to get the nurse for Josh and she gave me a sleeping bag, I thought that Paola must have brought two, but then I asked Caleb and he said that no, he had seen some people down the hall that seemed very sad, and were cold so he gave them the sleeping bag to use. He slept on a sheet on a cold tile floor all night. I am humbled by the actions of a 14 year old that is allowing God to do great things through him.

Anyway, I’ll keep you updated. There are many more aspects to God's blessing in this adventure.
David and I want to tell you how much we appreciate and love each of you for you supportive, encouraging words and especially your prayers. You will never know how much it means to us. I cannot tell how excited I am to see my Josh tomorrow. He has some recovery but it doing so much better. He truly is my miracle son.