Joni shares about her surgery today!
Please Pray for our Dear Friend and Minisrty Partner!
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and thank you for praying.
So let me give you an update on what’s happening. I thought we would have more time, but the latest is, on the afternoon of Monday, June 28th, I’ll be undergoing surgery to remove my breast. Of course, they will take a sample of my lymph nodes and, after tests are run, we will know the stage of the cancer. So I think you now know how to pray, right?! Of course we will be posting all the latest updates on our website. Oh, by the way, I did a video which I hope you’ll have a chance to watch sometime today – and tell others about it, too. Because it will not do to say that God only “uses” our cancer but does not design it. What God permits, He permits for a reason. And that reason is His design. Also, our culture idolizes youth and health and energy; it tries to hide any signs of weakness or imperfection. But we can bring a huge blessing to others by living openly and believingly and lovingly within our weaknesses. And for every one sentence I say about my cancer, I want to say at least ten sentences about the goodness of God. And, friend, whatever affliction you might be facing today, I would encourage you to do the same.
Of course, I believe that God can and does heal and I covet your prayers to that end. Most of all, please pray that God will pour out grace-upon-grace on Ken and me. We’ll be posting regular updates on “Joni’s Corner” here on our website – also posted here you will find an article called “Don’t Waste Your Cancer” by John Piper and David Powlison, both of whom are cancer survivors. I can’t begin to describe how encouraged I’ve been just reading their insights – I’m sure you’ll say the same after you read it. We join you in resting in the assurance of Psalm 62:5-6, “Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.”
Yours in His sovereign care,
Joni Eareckson Tada
