Rejoicing in the hope…
August 20, 2010
of the glory of God (Rom. 5:2) – Yes, our ultimate hope is found in the glory of God which has been fully expressed in the person of Jesus Christ. 2 Cor. 4:6 states that God has shined His light in our hearts “to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. O, how my heart delights in seeing the face of Jesus, and how I yearn to see Him more.
If our hope is in the glory of God, then nothing could ever shatter that hope. It is a hope that cannot be moved. it cannot be shaken. Because the glory of God is eternal, immovable, and altogether wonderful. Everything that Jesus has done for us (forgiving our sins, reconciling us back into fellowship with the Father, bringing us from darkness into light, loving us so much, preparing a place in heaven for those who trust Him, etc) reveals the amazing goodness of the glory of God. That is why Rom. 8:38 states so beautifully and powerfully, “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Friend, if you do not know this Jesus as YOUR Lord and Savior, I encourage you to get on your knees and cry out for Him. It is God who hears the cries of the broken, the ones who realize that they have sinned greatly and have separated themselves from God by doing their own thing. But it is also God who answers the cries of the broken and heals, restores, forgives, delivers, and reveals His glory! We cannot work for this. We can only cry out. It is purely the work of God. He will declare it to be so, not us. Just like creation, He spoke the word and it was so. Think about what it says in 2 Cor. 4:6 of what I mentioned above. Look at the whole verse. “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness’, made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” O, how wonderful that God made His light shine in my heart so that I may see Jesus. What about you?
Ok, the truth is that I sat down to write a post about our daughter Susana and inform all of you how she is doing with her cancer, but since God has opened my eyes to see His wonder and glory, everything that I think about now and desire to write about is wrapped up in His love and truth. I will share about Susana, but let me first finishe my original thought…
So, we see that we can rejoice in the hope of the glory of God as stated in Rom. 5:2, because of Jesus, but we also see that we can rejoice…
in our sufferings - (Rom. 5:3). Yes, with the glory of God being revealed to us, we not only rejoice in the hope that He gives us of His glory, but we also are able to rejoice in suffering. Because the verses following state that “suffering with Christ produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.” So, you see, even in suffering, we are brought right back to God through the Holy Spirit revealing the hope that we have because God loves us so much.
So, why do I share this? Because I need to be reminded, as well as many others, that our hope is not in whether our circumstances in life are good or bad, favorable or unfavorable, bringing life or bringing death. If we have a hope in the glory of God that is unshakable, then we have much reason to rejoice. If we have a love from God from which nothing can separate us, whether it be death or life, angels or demons, etc, then we can rejoice always. I mean, lets take just the negative words from that scripture so that we see further the power of His love. So, if we just looked at the negative words, it would state, “For I am convinced that neither death, demons, future (unknown), powers, or depth (of any struggle or pain), nor anything in all of creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” AMAZING LOVE!!!!
Ok, regarding Susana and the reports that we got back from the doctor – everything looks great!!!! And we rejoice in God. But even if they looked bad, my point is for us to understand that, in Christ, we still have great reason to rejoice and stand unshakable.
Susana, who started this ordeal with a big golf ball size tumor on her adrenal gland, and many other tumors all throughout her body, including in her bone marrow and liver, now has only one tumor (the main tumor) that has shrunk down to the size of a walnut and has solidified itself so that it can be easily removed and a small other tumor on her stomach about the size of a dime that also can be easily removed. That’s it! There are no other visible tumors in her body! Nothing in her bone marrow either. The doctors are very pleased with the results of the chemo thus far. The surgeons stated that they are confident that the tumors can be removed quite easily. The surgery is scheduled for Wednesday. It should last about 2 hours, and when she comes out of surgery, our little girl will not have any tumors in her body at all! O, I get emotional just in writing that line. We are very happy, and we certainly rejoice in how we see Him moving in Susana’s life as well as our whole family.
After surgery, she will stay inpatient for a few days just to heal. Then, she will get one last round of chemo before going to Duke for 3 months for the stem cell transplant. After Duke, we will be in Jacksonville, FL for a month for proton radiation therapy. Then, back home for 6 months of antibody treatment. So, even though she will not have any visible tumors as of Wed, we still need to continue all treatment so that, Lord willing, all cancer cells are forever destroyed and that she never relapses. That is our prayer. But so far, things are going as good as they can be going.
But I write what I write, not to set you all up who were reading with expectation, but to state the truth – Our greatest rejoicing is in a God who loves us, who has revealed His glory to us in the face of Christ Jesus, who gives us a greater joy than the world can ever give, who promises us eternity with Him, who walks daily with us, who will never leave us or forsake us, and who can sustain us even in our deepest darkest hours! O yes, this is our God. In Him, we rejoice.
You see, there are many people right now, some we know and some we don’t, that are battling life threatening diseases such as cancer, and they are not getting good reports from the doctors. Instead of the tumors shrinking, they are growing. Instead of the tumors going away, they are coming back. There are those whose lives are slowly but surely ebbing away. Their hope will not be found in their circumstances. Their circumstances are just not good enough to hope in. The truth is, nobody’s circumstances are good enough to hope in because they can be so fleeting. Only a fool would hope in his circumstances only. No, there is no reason for these that have life threatening diseases to hope in their circumstances. But there is still a reason to hope. In Christ, we have a hope that surpasses all understanding. We stand on a rock that cannot be moved. We rest on a promise that can never be broken. We live in a love that will never fail. And this is why we can rejoice no matter what happens in our life.
My prayers today go to those whose health circumstances are not looking good. I only pray that they would hold fast to the hope that will never disappoint, never die, never fade, and never give up. Pity the person without such hope. – Cody
We’re goin’ to Jackson
July 28, 2010
Ville that is. Yes, Jacksonville, FL will be another home away from home for us for a month or so. We just learned today that Susana’s radiation treatments (after she finishes chemo) will take place in Jacksonville, FL. So, we will be there for about a month or so since radiation treatment is every day I believe. But this won’t take place for another several months. However, our doctor just told Maria this morning, “Keep your bags packed from this point on.”
So, here’s the prospective timeline: Susana is going into the hospital this afternoon for her 4th round of chemo. WE NEED EVERYBODY PRAYING as this particular round is supposed to be very difficult with a lot of pain and weakness and all that comes with that. She will be inpatient for 5 days. Then, once her counts come back up, they will take all new tests and scans and images to see how much (pray that it is not how little) progress has been made with the chemo and if the tumor has shrunk enough to a point of doing surgery to remove it. If all is good, then they will do the surgery.
After the surgery, she will get one more round of chemo, which will be an extremely intense round that will basically destroy her bone marrow. That is why, immediately following the chemo, we will go to Duke for the stem cell transplant. We will be at Duke for 3 months!!! the first month will be inpatient, and then the other 2 months will be outpatient everyday. So, we’ll be living near Duke for 3 months.
Then, we will be heading down to Jacksonville, FL for about a month while she gets radiation treatment at one of the best hospitals for radiation treatment. So, we’ll be floridians for a month…Oh happy joy…not!!! Sorry fellow floridians, I just don’t have great love for the sunshine state…y’all need some mountains!!!
Once she finishes radiation, we will come back home and she will get antibody treatment for a period of time, I’m not sure how long. And then, that will be it!!!
Oh how we pray that that really will be it. That by the end of her treatment, their is absolutely no sign of cancer and that it is gone forever by the power of God. Oh our hearts yearn for that day. But we are not there today. And so we continue in our fight with the knowledge of our great and mighty God who goes with us. His grace is sufficient in ALL things. Neither death nor life will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Please remember to pray for Daisy Love as she is in a very serious fight for life. She is going through chemo for a second time as her Wilm’s tumor has returned with a vengeance. Pray for her and the Merrick family as they lean on the everlasting arms of our Father during this most difficult time. To follow their story, go to http://prayfordaisy.com
Oh how thankful we are to be part of the body of Christ. I don’t know how we, or anybody else in this situation, could ever make it without the knowledge and trust in a sovereign God who is in control of EVERYTHING. Our hearts can only find great comfort in this truth alone – that He is in control, and that He is good.
Thank you for all your prayers. You have given us much strength to continue in this vigorous fight.
3rd Round of chemo for Susana
July 8, 2010
We are back in the hospital getting Susana’s 3rd round of chemo. She was admitted sooner than expected because her counts were so good. This round includes some medicines that are supposed to make her very sick, but so far she has not had any problems whatsoever. Please pray that the Lord protects her body in a divine way and that she does not suffer any great pain.
And of course continue to pray for total healing. The truth is that so far, her treatment couldn’t be going any better. She is doing wonderful and the doctors continue to give good reports. But, we still know that this is just the beginning of a long road that often comes with many trials and setbacks along the way. We are prepared for those setbacks, but so far things have been going according to schedule.
We take things one day at a time and trust Him for the grace that He provides.
I had a great meeting today with a pastor and a business owner about their desire to help sponsor the orphaned children in Haiti that we are working with. The Lord is definitely giving us favor regarding our ministry in Haiti. And this just shows us that it has nothing to do with us, but everything to do with Him.
I get ready to head to Haiti one week from today. We have the first of our three consecutive teams for July arriving this Saturday. It will be a very busy, yet productive and awesome month for our ministry. My main objective in going down next week is, in addition to helping with the teams, to meet with every orphaned child that we are working with and observe his current living situation to determine if we need to work on getting placement. I am very excited to see what the Lord is doing. It is such a joy to serve, even in the midst of pain.
On a personal note, please keep me in prayer as the Lord is really doing some major reconstructive surgery on my own heart. It has been a time of painful realizations of some ugly things that He wants to change, but at the same time some deep joy as He is given access to parts of my heart that have been closed or hardened for some time. It makes me realize how much more of Him I need in my life each and every minute. And it makes me so thankful for His grace which reaches even the dregs of my heart.
I always remember a quote I heard from way back when I first came to know the Lord. “God loves you exactly as you are, but He loves you too much to leave you that way.”
- Thankful that He is not through with me….
Answered prayers in so many ways!!!!
June 30, 2010
Regarding Susana – Every prayer we prayed (and every one you have prayed) has been answered! The line put in her chest was successful without any problems. Thank you Jesus! The stem cells were all harvested in one day! Thank you Jesus! She is doing great and we will be going home tomorrow morning after a quick check up and quick platelets. Thank you Jesus! Lord willing, she will begin her next round of chemo sooner than scheduled since her counts are so good.
Regarding our mission work in Haiti – We prayed that we could start getting food on a regular basis so that we can both feed the orphaned children that we are trying to sponsor as well as start up several feeding programs in the rural communities where we are ministering. Well, we have already had one mission agree to give us food enough to provide for the orphaned children daily as well as enough food for one of the schools that we are ministering to. And now, I have just been put in touch with Kids Against Hunger in Orlando and they are wanting to send us a 20 foot container every 3 months!!! Thank you Jesus! With that much food, we will be able to further develop several feeding programs, especially way deep in the mountains where there is so much poverty. Please pray that we are able to work out some of the shipping logistics so that we can start receiving this food as soon as possible.
One of the things we now need is for churches or individuals to help financially sponsor some of these feeding programs. We will certainly have the food, but now we will need additional money for each program so that they (or we) can purchase oil, charcoal, and bouillon so that they can cook the food for the children every day. And I know that the Lord will provide…
I will be going back to Haiti from July 15th – 22nd. We have 3 teams coming in July (Islego Missions Team from July 10th-17th, Calvary Chapel Uncasville Connecticut from July 17th – 24th, and Calvary Chapel Castlerock Colorado from July 24th – 31st) and I am very happy that I will be there to be part of some of those teams. The Lord is really growing this ministry. We just stand amazed!
Thank you all for praying for our family and for the ministry that God has entrusted to us. He is faithful
Update on Susana (per request)
June 28, 2010
Susana has completed a total of 3 rounds of chemo therapy, but Mission Hospital has only given her 2 of those 3 and since Mission has her on a different protocol than they had her in Miami, they are counting her technically as having completed 2 rounds rather than three. So, she completed her second round last week, and she came through with flying colors! She didn’t have any negative side effects, nausea, pain, etc. The whole time she was in the hospital, she was like a happy little butterfly. They even began her chemo sooner than the normal three week interval because she was doing so well.
Now, we are at Duke Hospital where she is getting ready to have what is called a stem cell harvest procedure. We arrived last night, spent most of the day at the hospital today even though it is all outpatient, and will probably be spending the week here as she gets this procedure. Here’s how it works: (spoken in a non-technical way) She will get a tube surgically placed in her chest tomorrow (she will be under anesthesia for the procedure, and it really won’t hurt her, maybe just cause some discomfort temporarily). Then on Wednesday, they will attempt the stem cell harvest. The goal is to collect a certain number of healthy non cancerous stem cells from her bone marrow. These cells will be extracted by a machine that will basically draw them out while putting everything else back. These stem cells will then be frozen and saved for a later time when she will really need them, like after her 4th or 5th round of chemo, which will be so high dose, that it will destroy her bone marrow (and hopefully every micro fiber of every stinkin’ trace of a tumor) Since her bone marrow will be destroyed by this super high dose of chemo, that is when they will re-infuse those healthy stem cells that will be collected this week. Does that make sense?????
So, today they needed to give her blood and platelets because she was low and they need to have her super healthy so that they can do these procedures. She will get more platelets tomorrow morning just before getting the tube placed in her chest.
So, here is what we need you all to pray for: Please pray that the tube is inserted without any complications under the anesthesia. Then pray that they are able to collect all the stem cells that are needed in just one day. If they don’t get enough on the first day, then we have to stay another day, and possibly another. Basically, we are here until they collect the amount of healthy stem cells that are needed. So, please pray for God’s favor that they get all the stem cells they need on the first day. That way, we’ll get to go home.
Susana will then begin her 3rd round of chemo as soon as her body is healthy enough to begin. After the next few rounds, they will do surgery and try to remove the tumors as much as possible. Then they do the stem cell transplant (re-infuse the healthy stem cells). Then, they will do radiation therapy for a period of time. And finally, they will do a special antibody therapy.
So…that’s the update. She has been doing great ever since we got to Asheville. The doctors continue to give us good reports stating that she seems to be doing really well.
The good reports are nice to hear. Seeing our little girl run around the hospital play room gives us joy. Watching her play with her big sister brings a smile to our face. But you know what? The moments still hit us at times like a ton of bricks. Our daughter has a stage 4 aggressive cancer. People die from this often. Our little girl is essentially fighting for her life…and we are fighting with her. That reality hits sometimes and it just breaks us. Those are the nights that Maria and I sit on the bathroom floor and weep and cry out to the Lord for healing for our little girl. Those are the moments where our faith is sitting in the midst of the fiery furnace and all we can do is look for the Son of Man who comforts us in that furnace. And when we come out of that furnace, whether for a brief moment or an extended time, our prayer is that we are changed and our faith is proved genuine, which will result in praise, glory, and honor given to Jesus Christ. That is our prayer.
As much as we want to “claim” total healing…we cannot. The bible simply does not give us permission to do so. The only thing that we can claim, and we continue to claim from the bathroom floor as well as from the roof tops, is that God is good. He is faithful. He is loving. He is strong. And He never changes. His grace is enough…even from the bathroom floor…His grace is enough. – Cody
Just a personal note to YOU!
June 26, 2010
We wanted to take the time to write you a note and say, “thank you”. June has been an incredibly busy month in our home. Taking care of Susana and Isabela at the same that we are dealing with our new life routines has been quite a challenge. We could not have done without you. So we wanted to take some time to let you know that we truly appreciate you.
- Thank you for all the gifts you sent from the Target.com registry list and even outside the list.
- Thank you for putting together a birthday party for our sweet Isabela. And thank you for all of her wonderful birthday gifts.
- Thank you for all the furniture and housewares that you provided.
- Thank you for your financial contributions to help us get back on our feet and take care of Susana’s expenses.
- Thank you for all the cards and the notes and the simple little things that brought much joy to our hearts.
- Thank you for putting an auction together on Susana’s behalf and for participating in it.
- Thank you for creating and joining a prayer group on Susana’s behalf through Facebook.
- Thank you for coming to visit.
- Thank you for providing a meal.
- Thank you for watching Susana in the hospital while I ran home to let the dog out.
- Thank you for watching the dog while I traveled four hours to Duke for a doctor’s appointment.
- Thank you for calling and checking on us.
- Thank you for driving out of your way (or flying) to come and see us.
- Thank you for the clothes for the girls.
- Thank you for the movies.
- Thank you for the prayer bracelets.
- Thank you for the food and snacks in our pantry.
- Thank you for the gift cards.
- Thank you for the toys for the girls.
- Thank you for flying our dog, Casey, back to the States.
- Thank you for bringing some of our belongings back to us.
- Thank you for Susana’s iPod. I’ve never seen the girls so quiet.
- Thank you for providing phones for us.
- Thank you for the girls homeschooling curriculum.
- Thank you for understanding when we felt stressed and weren’t on our best behavior.
- Thank you for being a shoulder to cry on.
- Thank you for listening to us.
- Thank you for sharing our pain and our joys so graciously.
- Thank you for loving us.
- Thank you for volunteering to help.
- Thank you for giving Cody and I a date night.
- Thank you for your continue support towards our ministry in Haiti. We love knowing that our love for the children of Haiti is mutual and that it doesn’t stop with our circumstances.
- Thank you for coming to Haiti with us.
- Thank you for being a true friend.
And above all, THANK YOU for praying for our family. We truly appreciate all that you have done and continue to do for our family. In many ways the burden is lighter when we know we have you. We could not do it without you. And we thank the Lord for you.
And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. –Acts 2:44-47
M prale Ayiti (I’m going to Haiti)
June 2, 2010
Yup…I just booked my ticket today. I am thankful that my wife has been totally encouraging me to go. I told her that I would only go as long as Susana was feeling good and as long as we were settled in. So, praise the Lord that Susana has been doing great and praise the Lord that we are getting settled here in Asheville. God is good.
We both really miss Haiti. I was not thinking that I was going to go until maybe next month when we have 2 more teams coming down. But after Maria watched a video on Facebook posted by Hands and Feet Project, which featured some of the work and ministry that we were doing, she came to me with full conviction and said, “I really really want you to go to Haiti.” So, since we have 2 teams coming in the next few weeks, it is a good time for me to go and help lead these teams along with our awesome ministry right hand man Fenel (I have to come up with a better title than “right hand man”). It is going to be a great week.
The first few days I will be catching the end of the first team that is coming, which includes my good friend Terry who is the Missions Pastor at a church in Delaware. We did a lot of outreach together in the inner city of Wilmington. It will be great to see him in Haiti and show him what we are doing so that he can go back and pray with the church with regards to partnering with our ministry.
Then I will have a few days for Fenel and I to get everything ready for the next team that will arrive a few days later. This is a large team from my church, Biltmore Baptist that is coming. There will be about 15 people. We will be focusing on Jean Franko’s church just down the street from our mission house. We will do some building and repair work on his home as well as do some VBS type ministry to the children in the church and community. We will also focus a lot of our attention on the 20 or so orphaned children that the church is currently caring for. It is going to be a great week. Unfortunately, I will not be able to stay for the entire week since I will have already been there 4 days prior to their arrival. So, I will head back to the states mid-week and leave the team in good hands with Fenel. We also will have another woman who will be helping us out with the teams those 2 weeks. She is a good friend of Fenel and Mimi. She lives in the states and will be coming down to help us out with the teams.
I will be heading down to Florida early next week just before flying to Haiti. I am driving down there so that I can purchase a 4 wheel drive truck and ship it to Haiti so that we can have it for our ministry, which we really need to be able to haul supplies and stuff. I am excited to see how the Lord is blessing the ministry and bringing forth fruit for His glory.
Ayiti….mwen sonje ou anpil…..
Keep praying for Susana!!!! We go to the doctor tomorrow just to check her blood counts. She has been doing great, so keep on praying!!!!
Good News is Always…Good
May 20, 2010
Praise the Lord for the good report that the doctor gave us today. He said that the images and scans taken after the 1st round of chemo already show that the tumors are significantly decreasing in size! Oh, how my heart rejoiced when I heard this. He said that he is really impressed with how Susana is responding to the treatment. He said that she looks great and it is a very good sign that she is eating so well and is very active. She has also gained a few pounds. So, today we rejoiced in the good news.
When Susana and I (Cody) got in the car after the appointment, the first thing that we did was pray and give thanks to God for the good news and ask Him to continue to work in her body and bring complete healing.Susana will start her second round of chemo on Monday.
Today is a day to rejoice and I thank you all who are rejoicing with us, but let’s continue with even greater fervency in our prayers that this is only the beginning and that the Lord will bring about complete healing in her body for the glory of His name.
We are living our lives in trusting in the goodness of God when things are good AND when things don’t look good at all. Just like Job stated after he learned of all the calamity that fell upon him in an instant, “The Lord has given and now the Lord has taken away. May the name of the Lord be praised.” Job gave glory to God when things were good and he gave glory to God when things were bad. And so we too are seeking every day to give glory to God in ALL situations. So, we love the fact that we give Him glory today upon hearing the favorable report, but we also resolve ourselves to give Him glory if or when a report comes back as less than favorable. Our hope is not in the report that can change in an instant, but rather in a faithful and loving God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever. he never changes and has no shadow of turning at all. Christ is the solid rock on which we stand.
We rejoice today and are so thankful to receive the good news. All glory belongs to Him!!!
Ebay Auction to Benefit Susana
May 19, 2010
Hey all,
I just wanted to let you know of an ebay auction that a few good friend’s of ours have put together to raise support for Susana and our family as we begin this long journey of fighting cancer.
The auction will run from May 20th – 30th and will include some incredible items and services. Below is the link for the auction. Please pass this on to anybody you know who might be interested in bidding for a very good cause. Thanks so much everybody for your support, encouragement, and prayers. Happy Bidding!
http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=auctions_for_susana–
Explaining Cancer to a 4 Year Old
May 17, 2010
Not the kind of bedtime story that I ever thought I would be telling, but nonetheless it was the story that I just had to share with Susana this morning. She took it so well, which gave me the ability to continue and get more creative in telling the story rather than breaking down and crying which is what almost happened when I first began. Susana is doing really well right now, but that is why I had to have this talk with her. We are about to go back to the hospital for round 2 of chemo. Her counts are going to drop significantly. She is going to need to get pricked and poked probably hundreds of more times throughout this process. I had to explain to her that even though she feels good right now, that she is still sick on the inside and that is why we will have to be going to the hospital a lot in this next year. I want her to be informed as much as a 4 year old should be informed. I just want her to know why we have to keep going to the hospital. I want her to know why it is so important that we have tens of thousands of people praying for her throughout the world. I want her to know why so many people came up to us yesterday in church and told her that they have been praying for her. I want her to know why she won’t be able to do anything that she wants to do.
So, she now knows that she has cancer and that cancer can be very dangerous. She now knows that we need to be praying constantly that the Lord heals her of this disease. She now knows why her hair has fallen out. And she now knows why she needs to fight like never before. I explained to her that she has tumors inside of her, to which she said that she did not know what that meant. So, I had to get creative in my explanation. I told her that there are these invaders, like little bad monsters that have found their way into her body and are trying to take over and spread themselves out everywhere. I told her that these tumors do not belong in her body and that she has to fight with the power of the Lord to tell them to go away. So, then I pretended that I was a big tumor trying to get her and I told her that she needs to say, “Get out of here tumor. You don’t belong here. By the power of God you can leave!” And then as she said this, I would pretend that I was shriveling up and falling to the floor and dying. She was laughing like crazy and it was really good.
I think all of this helps her understand, which in turn will help her fight. I promised her that Mommy, Daddy, and Isabela will be right by her side fighting with her. And then we both prayed together. And then she ran off to play.
Isn’t that the way it should be with us? Isn’t that what the scripture means when it says to “not be anxious about anything, but by prayer and petition, and with thanksgiving in our hearts, make our requests known to God and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus.” So, what that could look like is just what Susana demonstrated: We talk about this dreaded disease called cancer. We talk about tumors invading the body. Then we turn to the Lord in prayer, present our requests to Him, and then….we run off and play. That’s faith!!! That’s the greatness of our God!!!