Personal Update for Friends and Family

[Pastor Don]

Just wanted to touch base with everyone. As you know I had surgery on my neck on April 10. I want to praise the Lord that the surgery was a success. They fused C5-C7 and put in a Titanium plate that went from C4-C7. Most of the pain from my back has been relieved except for the lower back which they have not decided to do with it yet. So I am still trying to get through all of that.

The real NEWS however is a little more disturbing. During all of the MRI's, CAT Scans, and X-RAYS One of the MRI's Showed a mass in the right lung lower lobe. I called on my local church to pray, the next day I went for a CAT Scan of the lungs and they could find nothing in the lungs proper. The did however find that all of the lymph nodes in my chest were extensively enlarged. They were 3 to 4 times their normal size.

The doctors have said that with my blood work that they have determined the cause is one of two thing.

The first possibility would be a disease called SCAROIDOSIS. It is unknown what causes it or why it happens. It can affect anyone at any age and basically leave the person with permanent flu like symptoms with out the fever. It may or may not clear up and the only treatment they have for it is Steroids. Oh yeah!

The second possibility would be LYMPHOMA. I don't think that one needs a whole lot of explanation. It is cancer of the lymphatic system.

Tomorrow afternoon at about 3pm they will do a biopsy of the lymph nodes. They will take several samples of the different ones. They will cut my throat once again and the scope will follow the trachea down past where it goes in to each lung. All along the lungs are where the lymph nodes are. They surgery will last about an hour and I should get to come home tomorrow night.

Please pray that God's will be done. I have no desire to have cancer! But if God can use it to bring one soul to His saving graces it will be worth it.

I don't really relish the idea of the side effects of the saccoidosis either, but again if God can use it then I will be willing.

I am also firmly convinced that when they get in there tomorrow they could find that NOTHING is abnormal and if that is the case then we can praise God together for healing mercy.

I really don't know what I would do with out my Jude2 family. I want you to know that I love you all and pray for you daily. I did want to let everyone know that we received more than enough to pay our insurance costs. What came in over the amount needed has been a tremendous blessing since my income has dropped to about half.

We glorify God that our needs have been met and He continues to bless on a daily basis.

If you have a chance tomorrow about 3:00pm EST, lift my name up once more. All I desire is that God's will be done.

God bless....

[Dr. Ron]

Please know that my church and I are praying for you. God is greater than
all our needs...

"I am the God that healeth thee"......"I change Not".....

You are in our prayers this very moment.

[jinjer]

I am setting my phone to go off at that time, I will pray then and am praying now!! Love you both!

Jinjer

[RamboPreacher]

prayer - real, and happening.

[Martha]

Praying for you my friend.

Martha

[rjc]

I am praying

[one love]

Pastor Don know that we will be praying for you and love ya very much. I am believing for God's divine presence to rest with you through this and heal you completely. If there is anything else we can do let us know, we will be praying tonight and tomorrow. I will let our church know and also others.


May the Lord bless you Brother.



BTW I hope to see you at Fields of the wood for our assembly opening, maybe we can get lunch while I am up there? If you are feeling up to it. I believe it is sept 8th.

[Pastor Don]

Hey Guys

I just got home from the hospital and the surgery went well. They did decide to keep me overnight so that is why I am just getting home

I will get the results on either Tuesday or Wednesday. I praise Him today because He is worthy to be praised, I will praise Him when the results come in because I have asked for nothing but His will to be done and I trust Him.

I do have a mighty sore throat, I am just a bout tired of them cutting on it...LOL

God bless...

[Shellie]

Keeping you in my prayers, my friend.

How is Sandra?

[DeWayneTN]

Praying for you, Pastor Don. Make some of my relatives up there take good care of you.

[Jennifer Smith]

Lord, I ask you for a healing for pastor Don in Jesus' Name.