Update on Steve Shoemake - 8/7 - 10:30pm

I talked with Roxanne Raper tonight.  She extends her thanks to everyone for the prayers, but asks that you continue the vigil.  Steve's ICP (inter-cranial pressure) spiked, but it is maintaining steady right now.  (They specifically need it to be 20 or less.)  One of the nurses said he is "cruising" which is what he should be doing.  He's not out of the woods, but he just needs to "maintain". 
If you know of anyone that is in Wichita and is coming back home to Paris, please have them check with them to see if someone needs a ride home.  There are lots of folks up there without a vehicle and may need a ride home.
There were a group of preachers from Paris, on their way to Sturgis, South Dakota (the Harley-Davidson rally where Steve was headed) and they made a detour to Wichita to see the family.
Roxanne told me that there are so many stories that have come into play during this time...that God has a plan!  For instance...the cyclist that was behind Steve and saw the accident happen, was a former highway patrolman.  By the time he got off his cycle, he had already called 911.  With his formal training, he was able to turn Steve over and get him breathing!  The first car that stopped at the accident was an off-duty registered nurse.  How great is our God to put these people in the right place, at the right time.
Just keep the Shoemake/Raper family in your prayers.  Pray for NO MORE spikes in his ICP.  Pray for NO MORE brain bleeds.  Pray for the doctors and nurses who are attending to him.  Pray for those that are traveling, that they will be safe!