Paul has been shot, please pray!

This is a blog for prayer for our missionaries to the Philippines. I'm dog tired (my day started at 5AM and it's now 11:28PM). No part of my tiredness compares to what Paul and Mary Wilson are going through right now, thus the blog.

If you haven't heard by now, Paul was shot in the leg just a few hours ago in the Philippines. It was early in the morning there and he was walking to board a boat to take a missionary journey (sound familiar?). Anyway, I'll let Mary's e-mail tell the rest:

Hello everyone!

I am home to send out an email and then return to the hospital for Paul's surgery. The bullet is in his left leg and entered the right leg going straight threw. I was typing an email to send out about his trip when he called me and told me he was in the hospital and had been shot by robbers. He had just left our home and was walking the short distance to the main road to take a tricee to the ship for Cebu and Samar islands. He was carrying a box with vbs kits, camera bag, and travel bag. Three men on a motorcycle had went by him and then turned around to wait for him at the intersection. He did not know anything like that was happening when he walked around them. They told him it was a robbery and he laughed not thinking it serious. He was kicked and hit and eventually they showed a toy gun and finally a real one and shot him in the leg. He refused to give them anything and they finally quit their abuse after a vehicle went by. This was at 5:30am this morning.

Please be praying for the surgeons at 2pm (l:00 am your time) for the removal of the bullet and the repair of tendons in the right leg. They are concerned on the damage that happened where the bullet entered.

Thank you for your prayers and concerns for us. Bing is with me and I appreciate her helpfulness to me. We are so very thankful that they didn't harm Paul more seriously than this. Not expected but God's in control and we rest in Him through this. I will let you know more after the surgery and doctor report.

Thank you! Mary Wilson

Please be in PRAYER, interceding for these that sacrifice it all for the sake of the gospel. Paul and Mary are so faithful and good to the Lord's mission in the Philippines. Every time they cross your mind, please pray for them.

God, be with Paul and the Doctors as they perform surgery in the next couple of hours. May You be present with them and intervene with Your glorious healing powers on behalf of brother Paul. May Your knowledge be with Paul, the Doctors, Mary, and all who are involved in this intense situation. We are thankful that Paul was not more seriously injured and we thank You for Your protection in that. We love You and trust You to do exceedingly more than we ask or imagine. In the powerful name of Jesus- Amen!