My name is Patience. My baby brother, Christian Krauch, was bound, stabbed, burned and tortured for 3 weeks while incarcerated back in June 2024. He was found stuffed under his bunk & then life-flighted in a body bag to Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta where the Lord brought him back. He was admitted into their ICU burn unit where he spent weeks in a Coma. He had several brain bleeds which have caused brain damage and memory loss. His ribs were broken and his lungs & heart were pierced when they ran a machete through his chest. His teeth were broken and knocked out when his jaw was crushed. His ribs, front & back were broken so badly that they had to be plated. He was beaten so badly that all of the bones in his face were crushed and he lost blood supply to his right hand and right leg. They ended up having to amputate them both (yes, he WAS right-handed). They had burned his right thigh & it was already necrotic when he arrived at the hospital.

I am dead serious when I tell you that there wasn’t a spot on him, literally from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet that wasn’t black & blue, cut, broken or burned. They even burned his toes with cigarettes & slashed the bottom of his feet with what looked like a serrated hunting knife. He was on life support, had a tube in his chest & was on dialysis when I got there. It was the worst thing that I have ever seen. No one expected him to even make it through the night, let alone live to tell the story. But God….

Now, he was just FINALLY released from the prison hospital on February 5th, 2025. He has absolutely NO money, NO insurance, NO where to live and is unable to work due to all of the trauma that his body went through, as well as PTSD. He is staying with me temporarily, but my apartment is just WAY too small for his wheelchair to successfully maneuver through, plus I have nowhere for him to sleep. It’s a 2 bedroom & 1 bath apartment & my 3 GROWN special needs children still live with me, too. I have already taken him to apply for his disability, Medicaid & food stamps; however, they are ALL behind & backed up for months. They have no “emergency or urgent” help anymore either. My church small group has been wonderful in providing us with leftover food, as well as resources that provide food so he is good in that respect for now.

He is in constant pain, has severe nerve damage and can’t even sleep due to it & the PTSD. We had to rush him to the ER last week because he was in SO much pain. They did some tests & scans & told him that the lining of his stomach had become unattached and his intestines were coming apart. They said that he needed to see a surgeon immediately. The doctor even CALLED & talked to that surgeon personally and HE agreed to see him with no insurance and NO money upfront. Well, I called his office to schedule him to be seen. His secretary informs me that he doesn’t have an appointment until the 24th & that he has to have $200 BEFORE he can see the doctor. I explained what all had happened at the ER & she told me that she didn’t care what he had been told, it wasn’t correct and he had to have the cash money upfront. We just do NOT have it & I am struggling to just pay the basic bills at this point in time.

My brother said that his insides feel like they are falling out. He needs to see a doctor about getting a prosthetic leg, a pain management doctor, a neurologist, a psychiatrist, a therapist, an optometrist, an ophthalmologist, an orthopedic surgeon (to fix his shoulder that the prison left unattached & his remaining broken ribs), as well as THIS surgeon. He could just REALLY use some monetary help until he can get back on his feet (no pun intended). Please, please, PLEASE give, if you are able to or if the Lord leads you to. We are believing that God is going to provide everything that he needs. He IS Jehovah-jireh, our Provider! Thank you to anyone & everyone that is able to help him. God bless you all!