Visions of the Wild West!

Russ Chun who heads up GoodSports Ministry here in Debrecen had an unusual experience last week, harkening back to the wild west days!

While moving a ping pong table to the local Reformed Church in preparation for their first ever Youth Group meeting, Russ had loaded the table into the back of a horse pulled wood wagon.

It was at this point that something spooked the horse which was being led by his 12 year old assistant and neighbor (who had volunteered his horse and wagon)for the project. The horse took off, dragging the young boy, and as Russ was holding the reins and trying to get the horse under control, the horse began zig zagging back and forth across the road, Russ lost control of the situation and was thrown out of the wagon along with the ping pong table which whizzed over his head.

The outcome was that Russ landed on a stake which the neighbor had placed around his front garden. Landing on it caused two ribs to be broken from the stake, he also had an additonal broken rib, a fractured wrist, and a gash in his head requiring 7 stitches.

Once all the x-rays were over, it was decided that Russ needed to stay in the hospital for 4-5 days to make sure the broken ribs would not cause a breathing problem.

We're happy to say Russ is home and recovering. He is joking about his "wild west" adventure so his sense of humor is still intact.

We invite your prayers for Russ' continued recovery. Also, please pray for the ministries he heads up, i.e., baseball ministry, orphanage ministry, and the soon to start youth group meetings at the local Reformed Church in Mikeperc. He is being told he needs to take it easy for another 5-6 weeks and for those who know Russ and his legendary energy, not an easy task for him.