Hello from Sam

Maddy tried for hours to upload the video of me that she shot tonight, but unfortunately it wouldn't upload, so she typed up the gist of what I said, below:

Some thoughts from Sam –
I want to thank everyone for your prayers; good thoughts; caring hearts and for all the cards I’ve received.

My continued prayer needs are for– physical, mental and spiritual strength; and wisdom for the doctors and nurses caring for me.

Pray that God will give me boldness and the words to say to comfort the people I interact with at the hospital – some who have more advanced cancers and don’t have the hope I have in Christ.

I want my family and friends to know how encouraging it is to know they are praying for me and it’s encouraging to receive their heartfelt expressions of love and concern.

I want you to know I’m fighting the good fight with the grace of God and looking forward to having some normalcy in our lives again – like not having a tube in my stomach ---- but I’m thankful it’s not worse and am encouraged that the doctors seem to feel that they caught this in time.

Things I’m looking forward to: seeing my children over the holidays; seeing my family in Philly again - hopefully next summer – maybe down at the shore. I’m looking forward to being able to chew foods again and to be able to taste and have things smell the way they should.

When this is over, though, I’ll have a fantastic testimony to tell how the power of pray has strengthened me through this ordeal.

Love to all.

Sam

PS. If you have any tips or tricks for getting the video to post, please email Maddy at romans.5@hotmail.com