Prayer Request

I have a pretty gruesome prayer request for everybody!! My in-laws have lived next door to the same people for a long time now!! Their son is around my SIL age, and him and his ex-girlfriend have a little girl named Zoe who is 8 years old. My boys and her have been friends for years now and love to get together to play when we're here. I think we'd been here about an hour on Wednesday when she called for them to come over and play. But, I digress.... Zoe's mom and dad were in the process of getting back together, but apparently her mom was with the other guy on Wednesday night. They were in his truck when he pushed her out, ran over her, and left her there. He then went back a short while later, pulled her into his truck, and took her to his mother's house and called the police to tell them she had fallen down the stairs. As soon as the police got there, they knew that she hadn't fallen down the stairs and went out to check his truck, which was full of blood. They immediately rushed her to the hospital. After they got her to the hospital, they actually had to return to where he hit her to get her scalp. There was an hour between the time she got to the hospital and the time they were able to begin reattatching her scalp. Her scalp was completely removed all the way across her forehead, around her ears, and around the back of her neck. During the surgery they had to take blood vessels from her legs to reattatch her scalp. There is presently blood flow to the scalp, so they are hopeful, but the next 72 hours will tell!! They do not know yet if there are any other injuries, they have been focusing on her head. They do not know yet if there is any brain damage. They are letting her wake up some to see if she has movement in her limbs.

Please, please, please pray for this family. Zoe is the one who is going to suffer the most from this horrible thing. They aren't really telling her everything yet, but are slowly trying to prepare her for what she'll see the first time she sees her.
How exactly does one go about explaining to an eight year old little girl that a man tried to kill her mommy? I can't even imagine the heartache!!

Ang, I am even more amazed at your courage and strength and have been thinking of you alot since yesterday!! You're an amazing woman!! I know you know what this feels like and know more specific how to pray for this situation!!

I love you guys!! Have a good one!!