Please pray for this gentleman

Please pray for a gentleman here in Dubai. As Lisa was on her exercise walk this morning in the Arabian Ranches, she heard a loud crunch behind her and knew it was a car accident. She saw that a cyclist had been hit by a van and was on the ground, bleeding profusely. Lisa ran over to the man (as did 3 other women) and one of the ladies called for an ambulance and also called our neighborhood medical clinic. Meanwhile, the poor man continued to bleed and we really didn't know how to help him - - other than to try and stop his bleeding and get him to stay still. Lisa took off one of her shirts to help stop his bleeding and it helped for a few minutes, but was soaked through quickly.

We determined his name and which villa he lived in, so we went to get his wife. He just happened to live in the neighborhood outside of the security gate where the accident had happened. His wife was absolutely traumatized when she saw him, as much of his nose and upper lip were missing. His helmet definitely saved his life because his head had gone through the van window and back out again.

After almost 30 minutes, the ambulance arrived as did a helicopter. The ambulance crew and local physician had him stabilized and on an IV by that point and it appears he will be okay. Lisa will stop by the family's villa later this evening to check on that family and find out how he is doing.

It should be mentioned that Dubai has very poor response times for accidents and with the growth rate of this city/emirate, something really needs to be done. It is absolutely inexcusable that this poor man had to wait that long for an ambulance.