“CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! CHOP!” The helicopter blades slice through the evening sky for this LifeFlight emergency carrying a teenage girl to the hospital for emergency care. She is in pain. She is afraid. Her family struggles with the question no one dares to ask out loud, “Will the car wreck cause her to be paralyzed?” The dispatcher is also young, only 18 years-old, yet he is experienced. He began as a volunteer fireman when he was only 16, clocking hundreds of hours of volunteer service. He is an Emergency Medical Technician as well, and now a dispatcher for the police and fire departments answering 911 calls. He works to skillfully coordinate the emergency care she will receive. “She is going to need to be flown to a Level I Trauma Center…go ahead and launch the helicopter,” he says into the phone to the emergency room doctor. The girl’s care already planned, he finally takes a breath as he silently prays for the young patient now being airlifted to the University of South Alabama Medical Center. He cares about those who need help, but he cares especially for this girl. She is his sister.
Meet Brady, the remarkable young man who heads up our 1st Response Prayer Group. He has served as a volunteer fireman, EMT, 911 dispatcher, police officer, and he is an Eagle Scout. He has served his community answering fire calls, medical emergencies, and police calls. He responded when his sister was in an accident. Thankfully, she made a full recovery.
Now Brady volunteers as a prayer dispatcher for the National Prayer Bank. He understands the importance of providing care in emergency situations and works to be sure that those in need are covered in prayer. No matter what time of day or night, emergency workers leave their comfort zone to help others. Jesus tells us to come to the aid of those in need, be it physically or prayerfully. You can be a part of Brady’s 1st Response Team by joining the 1st Response Prayer Group. Members of this group are notified of all new prayer requests so that they can be among the first to respond. This is a powerful ministry made up of committed prayer warriors. You can be a first responder to someone in distress. You can be part of a team that calls upon God in prayer for those in need. Join the 1st Response Prayer Team…be a First Responder in Prayer!