WHAT A DAY BRINGS
“This is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24)
It has become such a familiar verse that it loses it’s impact. Robert Schuller does a nice job of dramatic embellishment. It’s a great verse to speak out loud every day, with the appropriate emphases.
If this were a daily blog, this day (Nov. 27) would be day number 24 since checking into hospital on the 2nd for surgery on the 3rd. Who knew? First we were told 2 days post-op. Then a week. Now here we are, 3 weeks and counting. My blogs have diminished in the last 2 weeks because the waiting has become harder.
Now is the time to bring you up to date. There have been a total of 4 surgeries in this journey. The last 3 were “search and repair” operations to confirm that the initial big hit did the job and that the healing was progressing as per expectations. Complications have been found. The knitting together of tissue has been slower than expected and some repair (revisiting the wound) has been necessary.
But it was not until today that we got the final pathology report as to the results of the surgery. We have been told up to this point that, as far as could be seen from the normal tests, they “got it all”. What we heard just yesterday is that there is another level (microscopic) of testing the results of which would be known today.
“This is the day” has taken on a whole new meaning. The Dr.’s report was “the pathology report was not good. We didn’t get it all.” He gave us a thorough review of the entire situation. The details are too technical to get into here. “Not good” says enough. Melanoma is a nasty, unpredictable business.
This is a very critical weekend for the Birches. Your prayers will be more needed than ever. We will be praying and discussing and calling out to the Lord for His strength and direction. We have a couple of options, one being another surgery to push back the margins of the first surgery and complete the original plan to get it all.
We continue to stand in faith that God is with us and He is able to do all that He has promised. Thank you for standing with us one more time. God bless.
KEN AND SHIRLEY
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Cancer can be such an intimidating, unpredictable foe, but our God is greater!
ReplyDelete2 Chronicles 32:7 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him.
1 John 4:4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
Ken & Shirley, you are in our prayers. May the Holy Spirit continue to lead you through this journey, and give you strength and joy! Exodus 15:2; Nehemiah 8:10; Psalm 31:24; Psalm 59:16
Hi Ken
ReplyDeleteBarb and I will be praying for you and Shirley during this time.
May the Lord strengthen you with His peace.
Dave & Barb Postal
Pastor Ken,
ReplyDeleteMy heart goes out to you and Shirley as you wade through some mighty tough stuff. Our prayers are for you today and often. Our 8 year old, Josh, prays for you each night at bed time.
Ephesians 1:15-23. This is my prayer for you today! The same power that rose Christ from the grave is at work in YOU!
15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[f] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, 20which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
Pastor Ken and Shirley,
ReplyDeleteWe love you and are standing with you in prayer every step of the way. This isn't easy but be strong in the lord and in the power of his might.
Isaiah 41:10
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand
Ron, Carol and CJ
We continue to pray for complete healing for you. May God strengthen both of you and give you His peace!
ReplyDeleteJim & Joanne Poirier
Ken and Shirley - we are and will continue to be praying for you. May God's presence be felt in a tangible way today.
ReplyDeleteDarcy M
Praying for you and your family to find your stength in Him for This Day...
ReplyDeleteJohanna & Derek Friesen - Killarney, MB