I am always amazed at the power of prayer and the power of God. It was just over a year ago (April 19) that my wife Chris was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer - a cancer that had also spread to her liver and some other areas of her body. The news was devastating, the prognosis from the doctors was 4-6 months for Chris to live!
As you may recall, that diagnosis launched us as a family and as YFC staff into a journey we never dreamed we would take. It also brought to the forefront the power of prayer. From across the nation friends, colleagues and even people we didn't know PRAYED. Chris radically changed
her diet, took on some of the typical cancer chemo treatments - and we continued to pray.
Then, several months into this journey, God showed us His power. Chris went in for a scan and the results showed that her cancer had been reduced by more than 50%! WOW! (and words here don't even begin to describe how we felt) We continued to pray, Chris continued to heal and grow stronger. She also started a new cancer treatment that had a great track record of success for those with her form of cancer...even the TYPE of cancer she had was miraculous.
Here is Chris and our family today, on vacation in Florida. Doctors said 8 months. It's been a year and Chris is alive and well. She's still receiving treatment and sticks with her diet that has us growing wheat grass in our house (yes, I actually eat some of her foods as well). Another scan last fall revealed that the cancer had reduced even further to a total of around 70%. All we can do is PRAISE God for his miracle of healing, for surrounding us with so many encouragers and prayer warriors.
This also reminds me to keep on praying for the kids of our area - pray for God to meet them with His love, forgiveness and hope; pray for our staff as they minister to kids each week; pray for the Holy Spirit to open up conversations about Christ so that we can share Him with them.
Lastly, an update from last month when I asked you to pray for Sherri Ferguson's surgery. Here is what her husband Scott sent to us: "All went very well per the doc. No problems at all. Had to take about 1/8th of her kidney, got all of the tumor; expects a great recovery. We'll see how next few
days go. Goes back to doc Tuesday AM (yesterday) and if all is well we head home that afternoon. God truly has had his hand in this from the beginning, as he does everything!..... Praise the Lord!"
Thank you for praying! God is so good!
For the kids,
John Richmond, Executive Director
CDYFC
This also reminds me to keep on praying for the kids of our area - pray for God to meet them with His love, forgiveness and hope; pray for our staff as they minister to kids each week; pray for the Holy Spirit to open up conversations about Christ so that we can share Him with them.
Lastly, an update from last month when I asked you to pray for Sherri Ferguson's surgery. Here is what her husband Scott sent to us: "All went very well per the doc. No problems at all. Had to take about 1/8th of her kidney, got all of the tumor; expects a great recovery. We'll see how next few
days go. Goes back to doc Tuesday AM (yesterday) and if all is well we head home that afternoon. God truly has had his hand in this from the beginning, as he does everything!..... Praise the Lord!"
Thank you for praying! God is so good!
For the kids,
John Richmond, Executive Director
CDYFC
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