ベサニー・キリスト教会

On the 19th of November I was admitted to the Kinki University Hospital and on that day had a simple operation to install an IV port in my upper chest. This was for my chemotherapy. On Tuesday the 20th I had my first chemotherapy treatment and as it was my first, I was kept in the hospital for the next few days. The second and third day of chemotherapy was pretty bad but I was able to go home on the 23rd. From around noon of that day I started to improve and actually was able to enjoy some American Thanksgiving turkey that night! By Sunday I was much better and was able to attend church and was able to enjoy it.

This will probably be the pattern that will be repeated every two weeks so I would request your prayers for strength and of course more than anything else that the chemotherapy may do what it is supposed to do and shrink my cancer. (from now on I will NOT be hospitalized for my treatment)

Thank you for your prayers for Reiko and I and also for our church here-everyone is pulling together and working together in a wonderful spirit of unity. Praise the Lord!

今週の礼拝で、春名師のメッセージで、自分の『思い込みの正義』が、神様と私の間の大きな壁になって、いつのまにか『へりくだる』ことができなくなっていたことを、はっきりと示されました。本当に心の奥に詰まっていたものが、きれいに流れ去ったような、爽快感を得られて、感謝です。

先週23日の感謝祭には、大勢の兄弟姉妹のご協力をいただき、文字通り、満腹になるまで、七面鳥をいただきました。　皆さま、本当にありがとうございました。

12月には、8日（土曜日）に泉北地区教会合同でのクリスマスコンサートが、いずみシティホール（泉北高速鉄道・和泉中央駅下車）で午後２時（開場1時３０分～）からあります。入場チケットは千円です。チケット購入ご希望の方は、べサニーキリスト教会にお問い合わせくださいね。

教会のクリスマス礼拝・イブ礼拝は２３日（日曜日）です。ぜひ、教会にいらしてください。そして、ともに神さまが私達に与えてくださっている愛を、喜び感謝しましょう。

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