Chapter 6 - Page 80 - Rhasha's Bed

   Moments later, he was airborne. There wasn’t anything else Jim could do, so he drove back to the hospital.

   While Jim was gone, Rhasha’s family had been in to check on Rhasha. Pepper told Jim that the family was sick. She’d given them some medication and sent them to get some breakfast.

   Jim walked over to Rhasha’s bed. He leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. “Hello, pretty girl,” he said.

   Rhasha made no movement, but Jim could see a gleam in her eyes. He knew she was getting better and soon she could be put on soft food. He carried his chair over from beside the sick mother’s bed and set it beside Rhasha’s bed. He sat with her and talked to her about God. During the day, Jim also spent some time talking to the mother and her children. Jim read the Bible to Rhasha, but he read loud enough for everyone to hear.

At the end of the day, Jim picked up his guitar and sang three Christian hymns to Rhasha. Rhasha kept her eyes open as long as she could, but the music was soothing and she soon went to sleep. Jim leaned his guitar against the wall and said a prayer for all the patients. He kissed Rhasha on the forehead and held her hand between his hands. Then he laid his head on the edge of Rhasha’s bed and went to sleep.

   Every day, Jim told Rhasha how pretty she was, and talked to her and read the Bible to her. Often times he showed her the pictures on the calender and told her stories about cowboys. Every day, he brushed her hair and sang to her. Every day, he held Rhasha’s hand between his. Every day, he prayed for her and went to sleep in the chair next to Rhasha’s bed.

   During this time, Buju Construction Company finished working on the last twenty houses. Jim hired them to build an emergency unloading dock. He hired Davis Construction