This page, Give Send Go, is the only way to donate safely. He has no other mode of accepting donations except through this account!!
update: I will post current updates here, we have a Band Communication page called Harper Family Updates. We are posting all the ups there..
Band is an app—the link is below.
Invite Code: 1BK-T7G-H9
https://band.us/n/a3a8bcn3d1P1y
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10/3 1:00pm - from Chastine
The boys just arrived to the home. Pray for them to get some much needed rest and quiet time to grieve. Thank you all to everyone who has purchased the last minute items. I added a few more things, and if you could just keep checking over the next couple weeks, that would be so lovely. I’m sure there will be other things that they will need as they get adjusted.
The home they are staying at is in the Tomball area. It is has 5 bedrooms all on the bottom floor, and they will have it all to themselves for the duration of their stay. The house belongs to a dear friend of mine but they wish to remain anonymous and the Harper’s do not need to pay to stay there. At this time, Bryce does not want a meal train. He likes to cook and cooked most of the time prior to the accident. This will give them a sense of normalcy and the privacy that he is seeking right now for their family. Thank you for continuing to pray! If anything changes about the meal train, I will let you know ASAP!
amazon wish list is below
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2RZ7OXZEPW2MT?ref_=wl_share
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We are so overwhelmed with all the support from across the nation! From family, our Classical Conversations Homeschool families, friends, friends of friends, and people who have never even met the Harper Family. I have been in prayer over raising the goal. Money should be the last of Bryce and the boy’s worries.
In August, they finalized the purchase on a house that was a major fixer upper. Katie had a dream to make it livable and maybe one day they could build a home on the property. We want to build them a home if they decide to stay. We want to take that burden off of him, so they can grieve without the looming problems and projects with the house. Please keep sharing this Give Send Go! Keep the momentum going! Thank you so much for all that has been given. Jesus is shining through the darkness. He will be glorified through it all.
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9/28 8:00am from Bryce
Hi Chastine,
I wanted to share this update with you before CC. We are all so grateful for the outpouring of love and support from our CC community, words can’t describe my gratitude. So all I can really put together right now is thank you!!!
Noah had a good day and has a scan today to see if he can leave the PICU. He is eating more and they will probably remove his feeding tube later today.
Chandler moved out of the PICU yesterday but is still dealing with discomfort, mostly from being stuck in his bed. He had trouble falling asleep but when I talked to him this morning he said he was able to get some good sleep. He has also eaten well and should have his feeding tube removed as well.
Hayden still can’t keep anything down so he was given IV fluids yesterday and they did a scan to determine the cause. Other than that, he is healing really well and has been able to walk around and move on his own.
They are mostly acting like themselves again and the doctors and nurses have all been great and it’s clear to everyone who interacts with these boys know that there is something different about them. There is not a person in the world who could have given these boys a better foundation than their mother. Her ability to communicate complex truths to young children is unmatched and truly was a gift from God. While we are still processing everything that has happened over the last 7 days, God is good and it’s hard to explain but the deeper your sorrow and pain go, His peace is deeper. We can still cry, Jesus did! We can still mourn, Jesus said to! But we know that in the end, He will wipe away every tear and make all things new.
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Katie was a beloved wife, a devoted mother of three boys, and a dear friend to so many of us. She was tragically killed in an accident while on her way to our Classical Conversations homeschool campus with her three sons. Her boys survived, but all three were seriously injured and are now facing a long road of hospitalization, treatment, and recovery.
Her boys need our prayers—and this family needs our help.
Noah, 14, suffered a broken clavicle and scapula and underwent surgery to evaluate an injury involving his carotid artery. Thankfully, they did not need to place a stent at that time. But they did find a tear in the artery. On September 22, doctors are concerned that he may have a collapsed lung.
He remembers the accident and, heartbreakingly, he was the first to learn that his mama had died. Even in the midst of his own pain and grief, he apologized to his mom’s best friend for her passing. That is the kind of compassionate heart he has. Please pray especially for his heart as he processes the loss of his mother while recovering from his own injuries.
Chandler, 11, has fractures in his left arm and pelvis, a possible femur fracture, and four compressed vertebrae in his neck. He has already undergone surgery. Physically, he is considered the least critical of the three, but emotionally he is struggling greatly with being in the hospital. He does not like wearing his neck brace and keeps trying to remove it. He has not yet been told that his mama died. Please pray for wisdom, tenderness, and strength for everyone caring for him.
Hayden, 9, suffered an injury to his aorta and heart valve and underwent surgery to stabilize those injuries. His surgical team said he did wonderfully—about as well as they could have hoped—and they believe he will be okay. He will have a long recovery ahead, but there is great reason to be thankful. Update 9/22-11:30am pray for his bowels to wake up soon!!
Neurology has also evaluated him and was pleased with his condition. He is currently required to lie flat while they wait for an MRI to evaluate concerns regarding his neck and spine. He may have to remain flat for an extended period. His nurses are advocating for his pain to be managed well, especially after a difficult night.
The full extent of the boys’ injuries is still unknown. All three will need continued medical care, monitoring, rehabilitation, and support as they heal physically and emotionally from this devastating accident.
And alongside the boys’ recovery is a husband who has just lost his wife and best friend.
Katie and her husband were junior-high sweethearts. She was his best friend—the person he wanted beside him above anyone else. Now he is trying to navigate the unimaginable loss of his wife while sitting beside his injured sons in the hospital.
Their family was already facing significant challenges before this tragedy. They have been working to repair mold damage in their home and have been having issues with their well. There is still substantial work that needs to be done to make their home safe and livable.
The last thing this family should have to worry about right now is how they will pay for the necessities of life. They may also need to make it wheelchair accessible during recovery.
They live about 2½ hours from the Medical Center, so there will be ongoing expenses for gas, parking, food, travel to appointments, medical needs, and eventually rehabilitation and continued care for the boys. There are also significant home repairs that will need to be addressed.
If you feel led to give, your gift will help carry this family through the days and months ahead.
Funds will be used to help with:
Medical expenses and ongoing care for the boys
Food and basic living expenses for the boys
Rehabilitation and recovery needs for the boy
Necessary repairs and remodeling to their home to make it safe for the boys
Someone to help with cooking and cleaning
unexpected expenses that arise as this family walks through this tragedy for the boys
No gift is too small. This family has been devastated by an unimaginable loss.
And above all, please pray.
Pray for these three boys—for healing, peace, courage, and comfort as they recover from their injuries and eventually face the reality of losing their mama.
Pray for Katie’s husband as he grieves the loss of his best friend while caring for their children.
Pray for the doctors, nurses, surgeons, and everyone caring for the boys.
And pray for the Lord to surround this family with His presence and provide for every need in the days ahead.
Thank you for loving Katie, loving her boys, and helping carry this family through one of the darkest seasons imaginable.
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Katie’s favorite verse was: Old Testament prophecy of Jesus or Romans 12:2–“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and perfect.”
Romans 12:2
