
A strange thing started happening during all this time, we
were told about a physician in the country of Greece who had good results treating
people with cancer. We were told by at
least four different sources about this guy and none of the four had any
connection with each other. We investigated this doctor and the procedure to go
there for his treatment and we prayed about whether Jimmy should go to Greece
for this treatment . I was overwhelmed
with doubt. One minute I would pray and
feel God’s peace and the next the devil would tell me that Jimmy was going to
die if we sent him to Greece and so I would go from faith to the depths of despair
from one minute to the next. At last I told Jimmy I could not discern God’s will in this situation but would instead
pray that He would reveal His will to Jimmy and we would support whatever God
led him to do.
God spoke to Jimmy’s heart and he felt led to go to
Greece. A requirement of going to Greece
involved sending a sample of his blood to the doctor in order for him to
evaluate if you were a good candidate for treatment. Jimmy asked his oncologist to prepare his
blood but he said the treatment was quackery and refused. He then asked his surgeon, Dr. Tebby Thames if
he would prepare it and he agreed so we were able to send it to Dr. Alivazatos.
We did not have the money to pay for him to go but through
the efforts of friends, strangers, and our church, the money came in. He left the end of March and did not return
until the end of May. It was a very hard
time for me. Remember that this was
before cell phones or skype and it was so expensive that he could not call
us. We had a pre-arranged time where we
would call him once a week and he would stand by the telephone in the hotel lobby
and wait for our call. In between times
the devil and God fought for control of my thoughts. Finally one Wednesday God spoke to my heart
and told me that He loved Jimmy even more than I did and that I was going to
have to make the decision to trust Him or not.
He said you will never have peace until you do. I closed my eyes and visually placed Jimmy in
the palm of my hand and raised him to God and gave him to Him. I said God I know you love him more than I do
and that you only loaned him to me as he really is yours and I really do trust
you whether he lives or he dies. I know
that if you take him you will bring me through it. Finally from that moment on, I had peace and I
could finally pray, “Thy will be done”.
The struggle was over.
The miracle is that it has been 32 years since that time and
Jimmy has never shown a sign of ever having had cancer. He has a lovely wife and three outstanding
children and is a son to be very proud of. For a long time I kept track of all the people
we knew who received the traditional treatment our country has to offer since
then who have died and it was so many that I finally quit counting.
I wanted to write this down because I am afraid as the years
passed I began to forget to thank God daily for this wonderful event in our
family. I know I was changed back then
but I am not sure I fully understood how big the real miracle was. I wondered why God spared Jimmy and I am
proud to say that many people have been influenced by the good God has done
through him. His children are doubly
blessed because even though they were not even alive when God touched our
family with the first miracle, they did see their grandfather at death’s door
restored to life after a heartfelt prayer asking God to send us a miracle and
restore Bob to us. I can hardly talk about what God did for Jimmy
or for Bob without breaking down because it so touches my heart with the
memories. Many people never see this kind of miracle in
their lives but we have been blessed twice.
God is so good.