Good morning, afternoon, evening whenever you read this! 🙂

I know I said I would not be on this blog for a day or two because our 53rd anniversary is today, but I have an urgent request for you, my friends. As you may know, my daughter, Janna’s boyfriend, Mike, has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer which has spread to his liver and lining of his abdomen. He is being tested for a new drug (I can’t pronounce it, but it is the same one Ben Saase has been taking and has seen some good results), but the verdict on that is still possibly a week or so away. Pray, that if it’s God’s will, he will qualify for that.

But the urgent request is that he begins chemo today. He spent the weekend in the hospital in extreme pain (it has been off and on with the hospital), and Janna texted us last night that he begins today and it will be done around 6:30. I don’t know what all to expect, side effects (although I have a pretty good idea from other cases), and ensuing results. I know the doctor is wanting to try to shrink the tumor. Please pray for that. Please pray, also, for his spiritual condition. May God use this to draw him to Christ and Janna’s faith to grow deeper.

I do have one question: why, when things are so serious, does it take 2 or 3 weeks or more for them to start chemo? Anyway…

Thank you so much for taking this request seriously and praying. I will keep you updated when I hear something. I rely on your prayers to combine with mine before the throne.