I cannot even begin to describe the many ways the Lord has been touching lives in this place...
It says in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah the prophet, "Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for Me" (Jeremiah 32:27)?
The answer to this question, of course, is that nothing is too hard for the Creator. He has power and authority over all things.
And with this in mind, I am full of joy right now because, as of today, my chaplain has returned to his post as pastor of the congregation after having taken a leave of absence for a few weeks in order to attend to his wife who, after a routine medical examination, was diagnosed with cancer (see "Cancer").
Fortunately, "Pastor Carl," as we affectionately like to call him, appeared to be well rested. He also preached with exceptional fervency as he attested to the goodness of God, and how his wife, after enduring surgery to remove a tumor that was determined to be cancerous, came out of her ordeal with an excellent prognosis. The doctors, the chaplain said, believe they got all the cancer cells. My pastor was so jubilant about this that on several occasions, during his combination sermon and testimonial, he broke into tears.
In addition, there were times during his message when the congregation was so moved that we erupted in spontaneous applause to give glory to Jesus Christ. I am very happy, therefore, for my pastor and his wife. His message from Psalm 40:1-5 was, I believe, sent to me from heaven, too.
D.B.
The answer to this question, of course, is that nothing is too hard for the Creator. He has power and authority over all things.
And with this in mind, I am full of joy right now because, as of today, my chaplain has returned to his post as pastor of the congregation after having taken a leave of absence for a few weeks in order to attend to his wife who, after a routine medical examination, was diagnosed with cancer (see "Cancer").
Fortunately, "Pastor Carl," as we affectionately like to call him, appeared to be well rested. He also preached with exceptional fervency as he attested to the goodness of God, and how his wife, after enduring surgery to remove a tumor that was determined to be cancerous, came out of her ordeal with an excellent prognosis. The doctors, the chaplain said, believe they got all the cancer cells. My pastor was so jubilant about this that on several occasions, during his combination sermon and testimonial, he broke into tears.
In addition, there were times during his message when the congregation was so moved that we erupted in spontaneous applause to give glory to Jesus Christ. I am very happy, therefore, for my pastor and his wife. His message from Psalm 40:1-5 was, I believe, sent to me from heaven, too.
D.B.
