Faith is being certain of what we do not see
Friday, November 03, 2006
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”(Hebrews 11:1)
October 31, I went to the Queen Mary Hospital to receive the intervening therapy by injecting medicine into the thigh. At ten o’clock in the morning, one of my co-workers gave me a ride to the hospital. I really appreciated his care to me. After registration, I waited in my seat. Since the hospital was full of people and thus was very busy, I had to wait for about half of a day before I got admitted. Blood sample and X-ray were taken.
November 1, I had been waiting for the whole night in the ward. The therapy was scheduled on the next day. Thus, I had plenty of time to read and pray, and I had time to share some experiences with other patients. Some of the family members of the patient next to me are Christians. Therefore, I had the chance to encourage him to believe in Jesus, and go to church with his daughter. Very soon, the whole ward knew that I am a pastor, and also knew that my tumor was really big. However, they were all surprised by the fact that I was still joyful. People usually think joy comes from healthy and trouble-free life. Actually, when one is in Christ Jesus, he or she can be joyful even in suffering. In the ward, there were quite many people received liver transplants. They need to take anti-resistance medicine in their entire lives. Those who just have their transplantations may have infections, which make their bellies swollen, and they are very painful. Looking at those patients, I really hoped that the churches today had the power of the apostles, i.e. the power of evangelism and healing. One of the patients would have the surgery to cut off the 12cm tumor the next day. It was considered as a good case already. If the surgery was successful, the chance of recovery would be much bigger. I went to his bedside, and prayed for him.
November 2, I had my breakfast. Then I needed to fast for six hours, no water and food. I was waiting for the intervening therapy. This therapy is very effective for tumors which are relatively small in size. Usually speaking, one single injection can kill the cancer cells. It is because the medicine is injected to the liver cancer cells directly. Then, a sponge is put into the opening of the blood vessel to starve the tumor to death. However, those big tumors have grown their own blood vessels connecting to the veins, so that they can receive nutrients. My case was the first trial; it might not be successful. After two hours of treatment, I was awake when I came out, and I didn’t feel very tired. But I was a bit disappointed. The tumor has its connected to the veins. Therefore, the doctor just injected very little medicine. It was because the medicine would go to all parts of the body if the dose was too much. In that case, the damage would be great. After I returned to the ward, the doctor came to tell me that this intervening therapy was no longer suitable for me. We had to try something else. In my heart, I still believe that nothing was too difficult to God. My faith was not defeated this time for I believe that God has the power of resurrection. I still have faith to go on; I shall not give up.
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”(Hebrews 11:1)
October 31, I went to the Queen Mary Hospital to receive the intervening therapy by injecting medicine into the thigh. At ten o’clock in the morning, one of my co-workers gave me a ride to the hospital. I really appreciated his care to me. After registration, I waited in my seat. Since the hospital was full of people and thus was very busy, I had to wait for about half of a day before I got admitted. Blood sample and X-ray were taken.
November 1, I had been waiting for the whole night in the ward. The therapy was scheduled on the next day. Thus, I had plenty of time to read and pray, and I had time to share some experiences with other patients. Some of the family members of the patient next to me are Christians. Therefore, I had the chance to encourage him to believe in Jesus, and go to church with his daughter. Very soon, the whole ward knew that I am a pastor, and also knew that my tumor was really big. However, they were all surprised by the fact that I was still joyful. People usually think joy comes from healthy and trouble-free life. Actually, when one is in Christ Jesus, he or she can be joyful even in suffering. In the ward, there were quite many people received liver transplants. They need to take anti-resistance medicine in their entire lives. Those who just have their transplantations may have infections, which make their bellies swollen, and they are very painful. Looking at those patients, I really hoped that the churches today had the power of the apostles, i.e. the power of evangelism and healing. One of the patients would have the surgery to cut off the 12cm tumor the next day. It was considered as a good case already. If the surgery was successful, the chance of recovery would be much bigger. I went to his bedside, and prayed for him.
November 2, I had my breakfast. Then I needed to fast for six hours, no water and food. I was waiting for the intervening therapy. This therapy is very effective for tumors which are relatively small in size. Usually speaking, one single injection can kill the cancer cells. It is because the medicine is injected to the liver cancer cells directly. Then, a sponge is put into the opening of the blood vessel to starve the tumor to death. However, those big tumors have grown their own blood vessels connecting to the veins, so that they can receive nutrients. My case was the first trial; it might not be successful. After two hours of treatment, I was awake when I came out, and I didn’t feel very tired. But I was a bit disappointed. The tumor has its connected to the veins. Therefore, the doctor just injected very little medicine. It was because the medicine would go to all parts of the body if the dose was too much. In that case, the damage would be great. After I returned to the ward, the doctor came to tell me that this intervening therapy was no longer suitable for me. We had to try something else. In my heart, I still believe that nothing was too difficult to God. My faith was not defeated this time for I believe that God has the power of resurrection. I still have faith to go on; I shall not give up.
Pastor Li Kin Wah
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