So now we are halfway through the summer, mid-July. The cancer is gone, two months of chemo is over, and I am left to recover. I lost 20 lbs over the course of the symptoms, cancer, surgery and treatments, and I'm trying to put some of it back on. The whole ordeal sapped my strength, stamina, and muscle tone, and I still struggle to sleep through the nights. Bit by bit though, a little every day, I am regaining my health. We are eating healthier, and starting to exercise again, as my strength allows. My doctors have been the best, my wife, girls, and extended family (mine and Lisa's) have been beside me, friends have been faithful to pray for and encourage me, and most of all, God has been my "All-Sufficient One", supplying our every need according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19).
I've been asked to be the executive director of a new non-profit organization, the 127 Legacy Foundation, dedicated to raising awareness and support for Christian orphanages across the islands of Indonesia. Dr Abraham, our family physician and Lisa's employer, is the founder, and it's an honor to help grow this new ministry. I'm still writing for several motorcycle and ministry magazines, my book is still selling on Amazon, and I'm still among the pastors with Phoenix Community of Atlanta. I now have the opportunity this fall to teach part-time at a local Christian fine arts school, known as Dacula Classical Academy.
God is good, blessing me with work as my health returns, and I'm learning to savor the now, and not fret over the next. I'm thankful and I'm blessed, more than I deserve.