8-6-2007
Dear Friends and Family,
The purpose of this e-mail is to update everyone on Cindy’s condition. Cindy had surgery Monday morning starting at about 11 am. The procedure lasted three hours. She did well with the surgery.
The hard fact is the tumor is an extension of breast cancer. The tumor involves many organs in her lower abdomen including her uterus, bladder and colon. The surgeon biopsied the tumor but was unable to remove it. The plan now is for Cindy to heal from the surgery then start chemotherapy to shrink and eliminate the tumor. She should recover quickly from the surgery and be discharged from the hospital in 3 to 5 days. Cindy is in room 441 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane.
Please stand in faith with us and agree with the Word. Psalm 16 is a great place to start. Please read it with great faith. Psalm 16: Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my goodness is nothing apart from You. As for the saints who are on the earth, “They are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.” Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god; their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take up their names on my lips. O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good inheritance. I will bless the Lord Who has given me counsel; my heart also instructs me in the night seasons. I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will rest in hope. For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Some key areas of prayer are:
· That God would Sovereignly intervene and heal.
· That the chemotherapy and subsequent treatments would be effective and remove the tumor.
· That the Peace of God would rest upon Cindy and the rest of the Holben family during this time.
The Body of Christ is a blessing to us.
In His Love,
The Holbens
