My name is David Henry, and my wife, Nadine, and I are asking for your help to rebuild our lives after a devastating trucking accident left me partially paralyzed.

For years, I’ve served as both a CDL truck driver and an ordained minister, carrying faith and encouragement wherever the road led me. I’ve always said I was Trucking for Jesus — using my work to meet people where they are and share a little hope.

But on September 25, 2025, one moment changed everything.

Me and Nadine at UTMB Victory Lakes, the day we started this new chapter. It’s been a hard road, but faith and love keep us going

I never thought a day on the job would end with a wildcard like this.

My name is David Henry, and this is my wife, Nadine.

I’m an ordained minister and CDL truck driver who’s always believed the work I do on the road is part of my calling in life. I've been Trucking for Jesus. I’ve tried to bring faith, encouragement, and a steady hand wherever the road leads to whomever I meet.

If you can’t donate, please share this with others — it means the world to us.

My background as a volunteer

I first learned what it meant to serve in hard times as a volunteer minister at Ground Zero after 9/11, spending several days on the pile helping first responders and survivors. The exposure later left me with emphysema, but I never regretted being there. That experience taught me to serve because it’s the right thing to do for others and not about what you get in return. Since I wasn't licensed I never received any help from the 9/11 Victims Fund or WTC Health Lines.

Setting up initial Freedom Cafe at Stuyvesant, Ground Zero 9/11

Handing out respirators and supplies on the bucket line at Ground Zero 9/11. Helping work the bucket line on the pile looking for survivors.

What life has been like for us

For the past few years, I’ve proudly driven big rigs, keeping freight and people moving safely. After more than three years of semi-steady work, I was about to start a long-term stable position with full health benefits, not a dream job but a job that could help me get back on my feet. Then suddenly, everything changed overnight.

What happened

On September 25th, 2025, while driving a rental semi-truck, the driver’s seat suddenly collapsed beneath me. The impact damaged my neck and spine, leaving me with multiple herniated discs, 14 pinched nerves, and severe spinal stenosis compressing my spinal cord. Since that moment, I’ve been fighting to stand, walk, and regain my independence. I’m now living with symptoms that are a copy of C5-C6 incomplete tetraplegia, meaning partial paralysis affecting all four limbs and my torso. Thankfully there was no severe or break but I'm in a ver serious situation with my neck where a small amount of pressure of less than 4lbs could cut my spinal cord. I still have limited movement, but I need to learn how to gain strength, walk and use my body again.

How it unfolded

Initially I went to a first ER and presented with the same symptoms. They took a spine x-ray and even though I collapsed twice on the floor they sent me home with a 2-day work excuse and told me to take an aspirin and return to work on Monday. When Monday arrived, I was in much worse condition. I had to call 911 and was taken to a different ER, UTMB Victory Lakes.

I was treated at the ER for pneumonia which developed from shallow breathing. They treated me as an outpatient as I showed strong signs of improvement, but the doctor was asking some weird questions that I was too embarrassed to answer at the time about my bladder and bowels.

He told me to go home and relax but if anything started to worsen to get myself back to the ER immediately. About 12 hours later, the worst hit me like a sack of bricks. When I became weaker, I called 911 for an ambulance and returned to the ER for the second time and they ran an MRI to find out what was happening to me.

Things took a turn for the worse

Doctors ran a full spinal MRI that took over an hour and a half, scanning every inch of my neck and back to understand the damage. That moment made everything real, and this wasn’t just pain anymore, it was a life-changing injury.

Video of MRI Scan of spinal compression in my neck

C2-C7 Spinal compression in neck



What's happening now

I’m currently trying to get into physical therapy and under neurosurgical review to see if surgery can relieve the pressure on my spine and prevent further nerve damage. My faith hasn’t failed me, but the physical and financial road ahead is long.

My wife, Nadine, is hearing-impaired and physically disabled, unable to work. We’ve always been the ones helping others. We've never asked for help from others. This is the first time we’ve ever had to ask for help ourselves.

What we need help with

We currently live in an aging RV that’s barely survived three hurricanes including a direct hit from Hurricane Beryl. Living in an RV in Texas means there’s little support, protection, or help from the government during natural disasters; we’ve learned that the hard way! The RV is no longer safe or accessible for wheelchairs. We need to find and secure a clean, ADA-compliant place to heal and continue my therapy and recovery. We own the land. All we need now is a safe, accessible home where Nadine and I can live safely and I can continue my recovery.

Here's the RV we are currently living in that needs to be gotten rid of and replaced with an ADA compliant mobile home or small home with ramps for wheelchair access.

Your support will help us cover:

Every donation, share, or prayer keeps us moving forward. I’ve spent my life helping others and now I’m humbly asking for help to keep rolling.

Thank you for reading and believing with us.

— David Henry

Trucking for Jesus

How Your Donations Help

Your support today isn’t just for us — it’s for hope, safety, and a chance at more mobility tomorrow. Please share and help us reach home.

Goal: $125,000

Every dollar goes directly toward building a safe, accessible home and giving me a fighting chance to recover. I remain hopeful that, with the right spinal treatments and rehabilitation, I can stop the progression and regain more mobility in the months ahead.

Every gift brings us one step closer to stability, safety, and healing.

We love you, and God bless you all!