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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Prayer Request

During highschool, I grew close to my chorus teacher, Craig Jones. During college, I grew close to his wife, Jan. She is a breast cancer survivor, but has recently been diagnosed with what they believe is pancreatic cancer. The following is from an e-mail up-date her husband, Craig, sent out. Her children are Elaine and Rees. Rees's wife's name is Shanna.

Please keep their family in your prayers.

Thanks,
Daisha Sheets

I'm posting the e-mail below, so that you can be encouraged by their faith in this time of testing.

Jan update

The outpatient procedure on Wednesday to install the stint in the bile duct went very smoothly. What may take an hour took only 20 minutes, and with no complications. All of the tests continue to indicate pancreatic cancer, although there is still hope it is breast cancer, for it will respond better to the chemo. We’re about to find out. Chemotherapy starts Friday, for four hours. Two weeks later she gets a one hour dose of something else. Then we meet with the doctor and evaluate where we are. This will be done in Searcy. It is a standard aggressive treatment for pancreatic cancer, although we are not to get our hopes up for a great recovery. That’s based on statistics, not intangibles like: Jan takes chemo real well – it tends to work on her; Jan is not a textbook case – she has always defied the odds – on lots of things J; God rules statistics, statistics don’t bind God.

What a blessing to have elders of God’s people come to our house Wednesday night to pray over us! And for “the guys” to get together Thursday night to pray!

However, if things do not turn out as we wish, once again, “though I’m found in the desert place, blessed be your name; when the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say, blessed be the name of the Lord.” Jan seems at peace; Rees and Shanna are doing okay; I’m trying to follow God’s Word “Do not be afraid.” Be prayerful for peace for Elaine, who believes Jan will die tomorrow. In a sense, maybe we should all live like that. Maranatha.

You may send this on to anyone you think would be interested, especially people of faith who pray.

Blessings

cj

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