Dear Congregation and Friends,
Greetings to you all! Let’s begin with the latest on my health. You may remember in the last newsletter that I was uneasy about the results of the PET scan that I had taken. I just had a bad feeling, and those feelings were confirmed with a couple of tumors in my liver. I went to Jackson for an MRI and liver biopsy, which confirmed that the cancer had spread. So last Wednesday I started a new aggressive type of chemotherapy which will last at least four months, and when the tumors are shrunk I’ll have surgery to remove them. That’s the bad news, but the good news is, that I’m still here and have every hope and expectation of living. I found a scripture that spoke to me. It says, “But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.” Acts 20:24. Another scripture I’m hanging onto is, “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” Proverbs 16:9.
I am going to do my best to work and continue pastoring. I know that there will be good weeks and bad weeks. This is our busy time of the year and we will all give it our best.
With all my heart, I thank you for your continued love and support. It means a lot to me to see you at church on Sunday mornings. So I’ll see you there.
Sincerely,
Pastor Steve Pearson
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