At a healthier moment, Vernon with Allison.
(Below) How he looks today.
Today we’re breaking from the ongoing saga of my parents’ story for a news-flash on another member of our family. It’s our son-in-law Vernon, Allison’s husband. He’s currently the center of our concerns, though he knows nothing about it.
Friday evening police showed up at Allison’s door in San Clemente. There’d been an accident and she should get to the hospital as soon as possible.
Even now it’s taking time to get the details. Apparently a pickup truck turned into the road never seeing Vernon cruising home on his Vespa. There was never a moment to break or swerve. Many people saw it, many immediately punching in 911. Paramedics were there within minutes. Some onlookers thought it was already too late.
By the time we got to the hospital a group of what was to become a team of five doctors was assembling. The neurologist was first, brain trauma being a major concern. As was pulmonary; he wasn’t breathing when they brought him in. Then there were all the broken bones, the jaw, the pelvis, the femur. Plastic surgery would be needed for the face.
We were there for hours. The team of doctors worked till 5:00 in the morning.
Vernon is in a coma, part natural, part induced, and will be for a week or longer. The hospital stay will be long, the rehab longer. Even now we’re in a precarious period what with the brain trauma.
So many people have come to the rescue. The nameless paramedics, with their quick action, saved his life. The doctors, we’re told, are among the best in the land. Many, many are gathering around Allison, supporting her.
My reading the following morning was in Mark. Jesus was interrupted in his teaching to come heal the daughter of one Jarius. On the way, another sufferer touched the hem of his clothes, hoping for a healing. She got it. He told her that her faith had done it. But by the delay, the daughter of Jarius had died. But then Jesus reversed that too.
The take away for me at the moment is how it was the faith of the one that effected the healing, and yet there was a complete lack of faith on the part of the other, already dead. But others believed.
And that’s where we are.
Believing.
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10:33 am
Your family is in my prayers and may your faith be very strong!
10:52 am
We haven’t stopped praying since we received Anne’s e-mail. Last night the Marquis’, Stedman’s and Nelson’s all gathered in one of our rooms to pray for Vernon. Allison, the kids, Anne and you. Love and more prayers, believing God!
3:45 pm
love this!
10:56 am
Hyatt and Anne, Harold and I will definitely be in prayer for Vernon–and all of you.
10:57 am
So sorry for all that you & your whole family
are suffering!!! Praying for complete recovery &
strength for each of you……especially Allison.
What a thoughtful action Hyatt, in the middle of your pain,
you took the time to write to all of us, who are
wondering each hour how he is doing? Hope you are
able to ask for whatever prayers are needed, through
this journey.
sincerely
Barbara Mitchiner
3:51 pm
Dear Hyatt & Anne,
Believing with you……and praying for Allison and your whole family at this very difficult time! Much love ~ Arlene & Harvey
11:47 am
Frank and I will be praying for Vernon & you all and for God’s mighty healing touch. May you sense the Lord’s presence and tender love as never before during this difficult time.
“Be strong and of good courage, do not fear…for the Lord your God, He is the one who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6
11:56 am
All of the leadership at Capo Beach Church were praying for Vernon and you all last night and will continue to lift you up in prayer. May God’s amazing peace be on your family right now.
12:00 pm
I love your dear famiy, will continue to pray through this journey. Love Candy
12:25 pm
BELIEVING with You In JESUS!
12:50 pm
Praying for the hand of God to be clear to you and your family will be comforted in the midst of this trauma. May God give Vernon healing
12:51 pm
OHHH I just have a lump in my throat and feel sick looking at him, Hyatt……in this picture. He and oh, his beautiful wife, his family, and all of you… I am standing in firm faith that the Lord is hearing, healing, and working on his behalf!!!!!! That He is healing his broken bones and mending the tissues. That He is guiding all the doctors and nurses, giving them discernment, courage, wisdom, understanding, and compassion. I am trusting along side of all of you. Thank you for sharing so we know who, how and what to pray for. Thank you. “Vernon, we are sending you loads of love, strength, faith and prayers…. For your family too. Thank you Lord for your presence and your promises. In Jesus’s strong name.” Love Lisa and Kevin
1:10 pm
Oh Hyatt …I am so sorry. Such a tragedy……But I am believing..like you in a full recovery.
I will keep your family in my prayers……thanks for sharing.
1:15 pm
Oh Hyatt and Anne, we love you and are praying for you all. Your morning reading was perfect. Jesus is the great healer, and we plead the precious blood of Jesus over Vernon and Allison. May Vernon’s recovery be a testament to how wonderful and loving our God is. May the Lord bless you with the peace that passes all understanding and with the strength needed to walk through this time.
1:31 pm
My prayers are lifting Vernon, Allison and all involved up to Almighty God’s throne of grace, pleading for His powerful healing mercy and peace.
2:06 pm
Dear Hyatt and Anne,
As we finished reading your blog on Vernon, both George and I wept! And then
prayed for God’s amazing love, peace and healing from Jesus who so loves you.
Our love and prayers will continue for you and your family.
Love,
George and Paula
2:18 pm
Count on our prayers. Dave and Judy
2:18 pm
Praying for Vernon and all of you…. My heart hurts
2:22 pm
JP and I will be praying for Vernon and all the family. Special prayers for Allison and children for peace that passes all understanding and comfort to withstand the journey.
Diana and JP
3:28 pm
Our concern, love & prayers are with you.
3:48 pm
praying for Vernon……..and for Allison…….and children…….and family! My thoughts go immediately to this family throughout the night when I awake….in the morning….throughout the day and night…..Love you all much!
3:49 pm
How shocking and sad for your sweet and wonderful family. Yes, we are praying for all of you and especially Allison. May God hold you tight in His comfort.
4:00 pm
So sad to read this. Praying for Vernon, but also Allison, and the rest of the family. Believing too with you all.
4:17 pm
Dear Hyatt and Anne,
So sorry about Vernon’s collision and we are praying for the family. God is in control and He can heal if that is His purpose in all of this. God is in your family as He has been all this past year. So prayers are coming from TN for you son-in-law and Allison and the children.
Put all your faith in God ad He will take care of the situation.
Love,
Becky Jones
5:20 pm
Hyatt, Praying for your families.
6:03 pm
All we know, by experience, is that our God is a “mountain mover” when we storm heavens gates. His plan is for those of us surrounding your family, to pray, stand by you, and encourage you. His Sovereignty is perfect. We are watching and waiting, even as He orchestrates in each heart and life.
Wayne & Bonnie Masten
6:05 pm
Will be praying for Him to intervene!
6:05 pm
Hyatt, Indeed Praying & Believing for Miraculous Healing in all areas! The Lords Faith & Comfort be with Allison and all the family.
6:28 pm
Thank you, Hyatt, for sharing. Our son also was in a motorcycle accident and he recovered well. We trust by God’s grace and mercy that Vernon will completely recover. We’ll be praying for Vernon and Allison.
Frank and Denise
6:35 pm
Hyatt and Anne,
You have our prayers and thoughts. If there is anything else we can do please let us know.
Scott & Carolyn
8:23 pm
Praying for Vernon and Allison.
8:28 pm
Our hearts and prayers go out to all of you. He in good hands- God and the medical staff there.
9:23 pm
We are all praying for Vernon and the entire family. We pray that the Lord will guide the teams of doctors, surgeons, and nurses as they care and work together to heal Vernon. We pray that they will ask for God’s wisdom while doing so. We will pray for Allison and the kids that you strengthen their hearts and give them total peace. Put your loving arms around them Lord during this time of uncertainty. We also pray for the families and loved ones at this time as they are also hurting. We ask that God would continue to provide many friends to surround and uplift everyone in prayer and support. May the good Lord heal Vernon and may many people become saved during this time as well. We love you Moore family and are very saddened at this news and know that God has a perfect plan even among pain.
Love and Prayer Ed, Sylvia and Sarah Jones
9:54 pm
So sorry Hyatt and Anne. Please know my prayers are with you and your family. With many wishes that Vernon will be better soon. Elizabeth Hammond
9:58 pm
Hyatt & Anne,
This, such heartbreaking news. Tears and an aching heart, along with prayers in the Spirit for there are not enough words for what we all long for, for your family. May you all be engulfed in the prayers, belief, and faith from your Brothers & Sisters in Christ. May we witness miraculous healing, and may good for the Glory of God pour out of this, somehow. How sorry I am.
Love, Kathleen
12:22 am
Dear Hyatt and Anne,
Lisa and I will be praying for Vernon, Allison and the rest of the family. It is truly a miracle that the Lord has brought Vernon this far. May ministering angels, both natural and supernatural, be constantly at his bedside until his full recovery!
Thanks, Hyatt, for keeping us in the loop.
Love in Christ,
Luis and Lisa, Spain
3:29 am
Hyatt:
Joining the throngs of others in believing for full healing of every part of Vernon’s body. Pray that Vernon will be drawn right into the Father’s chest in the and experience his deep love as the restoration takes place.
Tim, China
6:14 am
Our prayers go out to you Vernon to give you strength to survive and to you Allison for support and faith he will make it through.
6:35 am
Hyatt
I have been praying for Vernon since Friday night. I believe the Lord (the Great Surgeon) is going to heal Vernon completely in time and Vernon is going to experience His incredible Love, GRACE and Power.
Praying for Allison for Peace and Comfort and the kids too.
Jim
7:59 am
Am praying that our God and Father will do exceedingly more than you can imagine or think!
8:05 am
Thank you for writing this update. I have not stopped praying for all of you since I heard yesterday. My heart is aching for what Allison and all of the family are going through. I pray that The Lord our God will keep you all in perfect peace, and show himself by a complete healing. I am praying for a miracle.
8:28 am
Hyatt & Anne,
I am praying to the One Who holds Vernon’s hand as he is resting and working in the hospital bed. Believing along with you all that He knows, sees, and cares. Praying for His sustaining power over Allison and you all as you watch and wait and pray. Thank you for posting this information that we may be to you all like Aaron and Hur were to Moses when he became weary…
9:47 am
Hearts heavy, Hyatt, but hope strong for your Allison and Vernon. A spirit of surrender and peace over you and the family. We hurt as we pray.
10:18 am
His story is being read by those that don’t personally know him through the gift of social media and we’re praying faithfully for his healing and comfort to the family.
10:49 am
Hello Hyatt
Your sister, Sue, spoke at a couple of our retreats and I follow her blog each day. I am so terribly sorry for your son n law and the family. I will be keeping him my prayers each day and will follow Sue’s blog for updates. Trusting the Lord for healing!
God bless you, Suzanne
2:25 pm
Am believing with you! Wow … light and life of Christ bring miracles!
2:34 pm
Though we didn’t see the accident, we drove by moments later. El Camino Real was closed, and as we diverted via the alley, we could see a body on the street surrounded by a crowd of medics, police and onlookers. We stopped and prayed, not knowing until the following morning that it was Vernon, our next-door-neighbor. Our hearts are hurting for Allison and we’re joining with the multitude of those praying and believing by faith for a miraculous healing.
6:32 pm
My prayers are wih you, your family, Allison and Vernon.
In His love,
U.
8:20 pm
PRAYING and BELIEVING!
9:12 pm
So sorry to read about this. I will be praying for you and your family. I am sure this is so difficult for all of you. May the Lord draw your family closer to him and to one another. With heartfelt sincerity.
9:47 pm
We are praying for you… our hearts ache for you !God is the healer of all!!! Our love and prayers!
9:58 pm
Oh my gosh, I am so sorry and in grief for Allison and her family, and for you all. I do pray for God’s miraculous healing in all of this…..yet words seem so meaningless.
10:44 pm
I’m writing this to give you hope because I know what it is like to have a family member suffer a sever brain trama. My Brother Bryan Darling technically died on May 2, 1999 while racing his off shore powerboat from Dana point to the San Clemente pier. He was placed in an induced Acoma immediately upon his arrival to Mission Hospital. He had a shunt placed in his brain to release the pressure and his body looked like a sumo wrestler because of ademic pressure in his body. Miracles do happen because after one month he was taken off of ventilation and he breathed on his own and he went into recovery it’s now been 15 years later of me being so thankful to the doctors & nurses at Mission Hospital who took care of my brother!
10:53 pm
Hyatt and Anne,
Lynn and I will be praying for your family, and Allison and Vernon especially. May the Lord work a wonder in Vernon’s body, that may be be a testimony to His power that is even greater than natural and medical.
God bless your family,
Rick
1:23 am
He has been on my heart to pray ever since it happened. I came to the accident after it had happened, but i saw the bike, and new he needed prayers. I didn’t know who it was, but i thought id share that God put that on my heart and iv been praying all week end. God is in control.
6:20 am
Vernon is a deep and beautiful person who will come through this with wisdom and wit. Allison stay strong soul sister, I am with you in spirit. Maki and Justin your daddy will wake up to see your smiles and eyes glittering… I know it and feel it in the roots of me. Love is infinite our hearts radiate love to you all carrying healing intentions.
6:35 am
Adding my voice to the chorus of concern and prayer…
6:42 am
Our family remembers Allison’s lovely smile and bright, calm demeanor when she did a photo shoot for us last year. Our prayers are for the peace that passes all understanding for Allison, Vernon and their family as they travel through this journey. May Christ’s presence be so very close to them.
Please send updates as you can.
7:06 am
Standing with you in prayer. May your daughter and all of the family feel Christ’s peace during this time.
7:25 am
Dear Allison and family, Tom and I are praying, and Hyatt
WE BRLIEVE TOO! We serve a righteous God
And he is The Lord who heals!!
On our knees for l of you!
Robin
7:48 am
I can’t imagine what Allison is going through. Nina and I will remember the whole family in our thoughts and prayers.
I know you and Anne will comfort her and the children.
8:29 am
Prayers for Vernon and your family.
8:47 am
Dear Moore family,
My heart is burdened for you all during these difficult days. I’ve been in a situation similar to Vernon’s. Through that experience Christ taught me how, when we are suffering like Vernon is now, those who love us also suffer with us because they love us. May your hearts be drawn toward the God of all comfort in every large and small thing.
As you might recall, six years ago I flipped a Harley. I received triage at the scene for over an hour before the paramedics were able to reach us and that was followed by being put back together for 7 hours in the ER.
However, God was there before the crash was over. He guided my 30 foot long solo Peter Pan down a very narrow flight path to a spot where I landed head first. I later learned that this was the only trajectory and only spot that were survivable.
God has continued to open my eyes and reveal His presence in miraculous ways since that day. Perhaps the most life-altering act of grace was that He redeemed my own TBI (traumatic brain injury) by transforming it into a means of profoundly deepening my relationship with Him. Based on that, I pray that God’s redemptive power to be demonstrated in any TBI related issues for Vernon.
I also pray that Vernon and all those who love him will find peace and comfort in knowing God cares more than is humanly possible. I know He was guiding everything as it was happening and faithfully continues to do so today. I’m also confident that even before the accident was over Christ was already washing Vernon, Allison and all with Himself, The Living Water.
God be with you all,
Stanley
9:17 am
Believing and praying for Vernon’s healing. Praying for the whole family.
10:12 am
Our prayers for Vernon and all the family. We know Our God is faithful.
11:45 am
Praying.
12:59 pm
I am praying for you all!
1:11 pm
We will be praying for Vernon and the whole family. – Blessings, Cathy and Stuart Greer
4:01 pm
Praying.
6:11 pm
Vernon and your family are in our prayers!! God please restore Vernon 100%.
7:57 pm
Hyatt, you and your beautiful children Allison and Vernon are in my prayers.
Stephanie
8:59 pm
We were out of town…visiting friends, etc…..Can’t believe we just related to them what happened to our 50-60 year old dear friend in AK…as we were telling our friends on Saturday. Today, he is his own vibrant self, but about 13 years ago, riding his motorcycle on the four-hour trip home from Anchorage, he crashed into a telephone pole about three miles from our town…the pole was crumbled in two pieces, electricity in the area was out for many hours…..keep in mind we had one small clinic that belonged to our mission….waiting for airlift back into Anchorage…good local EMT, but no facilities……within two or three months we were all rejoicing that he could actually walk..talk….such a great witness he was, and praying for that to be for Vernon…thank you for sharing this and allowing us to share your burden with you.
from both of us….prayers
9:55 pm
Our hearts and prayers will be with you all,
Jerry and Kay
8:21 pm
Wow, we are praying…
8:25 am
Pr@ying…
5:46 pm
Your family is in our prayers. Yes we have an amazing and wise God and nothing is too hard for Him. Trusting Him together with you.