The pastor at the church we attended for five out of the past six years received shocking news last week. After suffering some unexpected injuries and symptoms before and while serving in the mission field, he got checked out medically and learned that he has a very serious form of cancer known as multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood plasma cells. He learned that without treatment, he has months to live, while if he seeks out the best treatment available in the U.S. he can extend this out for between a few and a handful of years, depending.

This man is 52 years old, married, with no children. He has a vivacious personality, extremely articulate, full of energy, wit, creativity, and passion for the Lord. He was in the middle of transitioning calling from being pastor of the small church we attended to working full time in the mission field, overseas.

Now his energy, thoughts, and prayers are directed toward the many decisions that must be made ~~~ quickly ~~~ regarding his treatment options.

There are, perhaps, thousands of folks praying for him and his wife right now. Please join that number if you can; I'd appreciate it very much.

Also, amidst all of this, he is choosing to gift us with his thoughts, prayers, and daily reflections of this journey through the valley of darkness. If you would like to read his daily meditations, you can find them here. As I said, he is an incredibly articulate and prolific writer and preacher, and I am sure you will be blessed by his writings. I know there isn't a big "crowd" of readers of this blog, but if you can, please pray for his church as well, as they are in the midst of making some big decisions regarding their future, too.

Thank you!