This release came from Nick Reid late last night…

Hundreds Mourn Death and Celebrate Life of Rapid City Teen

Nearly two hundred Rapid City high school students, along with friends and family crowded into the large waiting room at Rapid City Regional Hospital’s 2nd floor ICU Monday night. The gathering was the result of the tragic circumstances of Stevens High School senior, Nehemiah Larimer.
Nehemiah was critically injured in a traffic accident Friday afternoon when his scooter collided with a turning vehicle. By Saturday morning, his was brain was declared unresponsive and events were set in motion to fulfill Nehemiah’s wish to be an organ donor.
As circumstances pushed the timing for the operation back to Monday evening, a steady stream of hundreds of high school friends, including many from the Rapid City Young Life group where Nehemiah was a student leader came to sit, pray, and set up a vigil that lasted for three days. A prayer vigil was also arranged at the Young Life headquarters in Rapid City, Saturday night, and was attended by nearly three hundred young people, many of whom had been personally touched by Nehemiah’s life and council.
Nehemiah’s organs will go to 65 recipients from around the country who will have a new lease on life because of his decision to share God’s love with the world one last time.

For more information, contact Nick Reid at 605-430-5759