Torch, Summer 1999

6 Torch diagnosed with lung cancer is 12-18 months, Donna's very existence is amazing. Her relative good health, her well being, and her amazing attitude is nothing short of miraculous and an answer to prayer. This isn't to say the past four and a half years have been easy. Donna has been through five different chemotherapy regimens. She has been on chemotherapy almost more than she has been off in these four– plus years. Sometimes, due to the negative side effects of chemotherapy, we ask ourselves which is really worse, the cancer or the chemo? One of the worst side effects for Donna is that she has lost her hair completely three times. Fortunately, the Lord prepared her husband to be one who could really empathize with her in all aspects. We want to thank the Lord for giving us the opportunity to share with you what God has done through Donna's cancer. We also want to publicly thank the College administration for its continued support through these last four years as we have battled cancer. The prayer support of faculty, staff, and students has been incredible and a real encouragement to us. We appreciate the opportunity to share with you and hope it will encourage you to learn how God has used this tragic circumstance in our lives. We hope to be an encouragement to you, but we know it is also therapeutic for us to rehearse what God has brought us through. Many times, God told the children of Israel to remind themselves of what He had brought them through. Even the New Testament talks about the things He brought the children of Israel