I'm Alright, Honest (by Thom)

There are bad weeks, and there are BAD weeks. This one's was in the former category until today, when it fully moved to the latter. I've been fighting off various stomach illnesses for the last several weeks. This week has been a little worse than others. I've also had headaches and fatigue all week. I'm not really sure why, but I'd take it all over what happened today. Let me explain it in pictures:

I was riding my motorcycle to the mission today as I do every day. On the way I saw a person sitting still on a bicycle about 20 yards in front of me. He was looking at me strangely. As I got close he pulled out directly in front of me and stopped. I had two choices: I could have run right into him and risked seriously injuring both of us or "lay down" my bike and take the pain myself. I did the later, as you can see. For whatever reason, the guy on the bike stared at me for a moment and then rode off. I got myself up and noticed I was missing my shoe. I found it in a moment and a girl who had seen the whole thing came up to me and gave me my cell phone which fell out in the accident. I decided I was able to ride on to the mission office, since it was only 1/4 mile away. Upon arrival I noticed that my left arm and foot were totally covered in very dirty blood. Thankfully Gabi Wolterstorff, a German nurse with our mission who lives in the bush, was around and after I cleaned my wounds she dressed them. At first, all I thought was hurt was my foot, arm, and pride. Later, though, I've found my right wrist, right forearm, left hand, and left hip are very sore. My bike seems to be ok, but I was too hurt to ride home and Amanda had to get me. Please pray for my wounds to heal quickly. I still don't know why the man on the bike tried to cause an accident, but it's very possible he has a mental problem. Please join me in praying for him, too.