My mom and I at my oldest daughter’s graduation.

At 2:05 Ella was being brought home from a friends house. They were t boned by a septic tank truck right before crossing the railroad tracks to get on 2264. Ella was thrown out of her seat and found in the floor board unresponsive. By the time my wife got there she was semi conscious. They immediately sent us to Cooks Children’s Hospital via ambulance. Her CT scanned showed swelling in her brain and bleeding. As well as a fracture on her skull. They quickly intubated her and sent her to surgery. She is currently undergoing a craniotomy to relieve the pressure and clot the bleed. I am calling all my warriors to rally and Please pray for the surgeons steady hand, the nurses watching over her and Gods healing power.

Ella came out of surgery last night around 7PM or so. Rashell and I have sat next to her in ICU all night and now morning.

The surgery went well as they did a craniotomy on her right side which is what showed up on the CT…..however, the neurologist said something told him he needed to do the left side as well. As he went in there he found her left side was worse than the right and quickly drained it.

I think the Doc said she had four fractures and had to put titanium pins in there to hold it in place for it to heal.

Still, she is stable, resting, and recovering.

God is good.

She had another CT at midnight to see how things look. We are just waiting at this point. I’m at home with my other children who are also processing all of this. I’ll head back there today as Rashell and I stay by her side to be there for her.

Please keep praying the swelling continues to go down. She was awake last night when my wife was with her and wanted to know everything. She had questions and wrote them on a white board… we will celebrate every small miracle that is given. Prayers are working. She told her everyone loves her and is praying and tears ran down her face. We cannot thank you all enough. Please keep them coming. We serve a mighty God.

Pete and Rashell.

I sat down to do a short video this morning thanking all who have prayed and are still praying for Ella, but there are too many to thank and I don't have the mental or emotional bandwidth just yet to get through it without becoming a blubbering mess. So at the moment, this will have to suffice. I just want to say thank you, sincerely, from my wife and I, and our family for the outpouring from all over the world. If you have the time and ability, I would simply request in addition to the prayer,and if you can, a get well card to Ella (she's 11). I want to overwhelm her with love when she comes home (whenever that is). Just make it to Ella Garcia, PO Box 967, Decatur, Texas 76234.