Dear Cancer: Part 1...

                   There is a CAN in cancer
                    because we CAN beat it!

Dear cancer,
I have had it with you! I am sick and tired, yes sick and tired, of the havoc you bring to the lives of those I love dearly. First, it was my dear friend Sharon's sister Shelly and then Sharon herself, then my buddy Eileen, then it was my beloved husband Bert, then it was sweet Daisy Love Merrick, then my dear soul sis Vicky Westra, then my colleague Lou Dunham and now a wonderful and amazing young man... Joe Feryn.

How dare you! Here he is living his life, giving so much to others, helping young people, being an amazing husband and dad, a cross country coach to young men in high school, a lover of Jesus, being a counselor at camp Reed...giving, giving, giving... 
        and now he is fighting for his life since he has leukemia.

Well I am putting you on notice, cancer with a small c. There is no way you are going to win this one. If you think you can stall or end or diminish Joe's life, you are sadly mistaken. 

YOU WILL NOT WIN, Period. 

LOVE wins
HOPE wins
FAITH wins

but you, cancer leukemia cells, you DO NOT WIN! 

I am putting you on notice that it is time for you to be gone, adios, bye bye and adieu.

It is time for you to leave those amazing people who are doing battle with you. You will not take Joe's positive spirit.
You will not take his hope. You will not diminish his Faith in God.

Just for the record, Joe belongs to God, God the Almighty who created Heaven and Earth. Joe may have cancer, but cancer doesn't have him.

We are standing firm in our faith and hundreds and hundreds of us prayer warriors are praying for Joe to get well. So you might as well quit and give up right now, you ugly cancer cells, you.

You are not going to win. Love always wins and Joe's life is all about LOVE. 

So...in summary. It's time to scram, get out of town and leave this kind and wonderful man alone. It's time for him to get back to his wife and boys. It's time for him to be well again.

PERIOD. END.OF. STORY.
You are History!

And in the name of Almighty Jesus, I call you cancer cells to be GONE!

If you believe in the power of prayer, please pray for Joe who is undergoing intensive chemotherapy for leukemia at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, Washington. Also, please pray for his wife Angie and his boys. Thanks!

Amen and Amen!!