Austin Gardner

I just got off the phone with Missionary Tony Howeth. They are on the road to Atlanta. Ethan is in an ambulance. Things are still critical. He needs a lot of prayer.

When they began working on the leg it caused Ethan to begin losing blood. That is when they gave him at least six units of blood. There is still at the very best only a 50% chance that he will be able to keep his lower leg and foot.

I ask you to continue praying. We will keep you up dated as best we can.

They will soon be in Atlanta in the hospital.

I wanted to ask everyone of you to consider talking to your church and you individually helping the Howeths with all the expenses at the hospitals and doctors. They do have good insurance but there is a deductible to be met and then the co insurance. They are going to be out thousands of dollars.

If you would be willing to give a special offering please send it to

Macedonia World Baptist Missions
P O Box 519
Braselton Georgia 30517
United States

Be sure and mark the offering for Tony Howeth, medical expenses.

The following came from Mark Coffey at 9:46

Just found out that Ethan Howeth’s vitals are getting better and his blood flow is improving. They are transferring him to either Charlotte, NC or Atlanta, GA where they are more prepared to work on his foot. He is still in critical condition though

This came in at 10:38

Ethan Howeth is now off the ventilator. They are preparing him for the transfer to Atlanta or Charlotte. Pray Atlanta will be available so his friends will be able to visit him.

This came in at 11:20

Ethan Howeth is being transferred to Atlanta. I will update you on the exact info when I have it.

This is all I have for now but will get you more information as it develops.

I just decided to add this here instead of in the comments so you could find it more easily. This just came in at 12:04 pm

Ethan Howeth will be tranfered to
Atlanta Medical Center
303 Parkway Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 265-4000

via ambulance

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I will send more updates so stay tuned.

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Since I am several hours a head of you being here in Northern Ireland I went to bed last night. It is now 3:46 AM for you and 8:46 AM for me. The following emails came to me during the night. I will get more updates as soon as they are available. Please be in prayer. This is a very crucial time.

Mark Coffey sent me the following at 6:34 last night:

We just talked to the doctor. He said there is extensive bone and muscle damage. It will be touch and go for the next 24 to 36 hours to whether they will have to amputate or not.

The following came from Mark Coffey at 8:07 pm:

We just got another report from the doctor. It came across a lot more serious.

Ethan is not stable and in critical condition. Please pray!!!! Next 24 hours are vital.

Visiting hours for Ethan Howeth are:

Visiting hours in the ICU are 5:30-6:00 AM 9:00 – 11:00 AM 1:00 – 6:00 PM and 9:00-11:00 PM

Please be in prayer!