It has been a special privilege to have had our son William with us these past two months to help in my recovery process. He has been a signal example of the loving servant heart of Christ to both Fae and I in all that he has contributed to our family. From the time he first made his way to Korea from the Sudan mission-field where he was working with a YWAM Mercy Works medical team, his life and ministry has been a constant source of joy and inspiration to all who met him. For me, William’s gift of service to his Dad was genuinely a God-send. Beginning with his part on his initial arrival in helping the medical team restore a critical function for me as I lay in a coma, he brought a strength and resilient encouragement to us that helped us endure what sometimes seemed a nightmare. His cheerful caring commitment to my welfare in the long night and early morning watches of the lonely hospital ward, and unwavering strength – despite times of great stress and demand far beyond the daily duty of the extra mile – to help oversee my physical rehabilitation have been amazing. Bringing to bear what he has learned in the regimen of physical exercise, his was the thankless task of helping coax my dormant muscles back to function and bringing my protesting failed frame in its weakness and pain back into working order. He has helped me keep up my prescribed nutrition daily, served us every day here at home as a driver and gofer for appointments and commitments, been a strong shoulder and servant minister to his mother,  and encouraged me in every needed discipline. Besides all of this he has taken time in the early hours of the morning to post progress reports on the blog to keep you, our friends informed of my condition. William, you are a true champion and faithful friend, a son who, like the radical Irishman in Braveheart in so many situations proved indeed what you pledged to me: “I got your back.”  We love you and appreciate more than we can say your godly sacrifice and service. As you return to your chosen field of ministry and your own familiar friends in the US this week, we also thank YWAM Tyler for the sacrificial loan back to us of our most treasured and special loved one. We honor you, not only for all you have done, but for being to the core who you are in Him. Thank you, dear brother in the battle, our son.” Winkie Pratney Posted by Israel Anderson