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2. My brother-in-laws cancer to disappear totally

As many of you know, this past December my brother-in-law (Brenda's husband) Tony was diagnosed with colon/rectal cancer. After the surgery the doctors thought they had gotten it all, so all he was going to have to have was some chemo and some radiation for safety sake. However, in January the doctor's did an MRI and discovered that the cancer had spread. There were a dozen or so spots on Tony's liver and it was Stage 4. The prognosis was not good and the doctor gave him 6-18 months to live. After a few days they began the process of applying at MD Anderson and two weeks after that, they were rejected. At that point they decided not to persue that avenue any longer. Instead they put out a call to all of the intercessors and prayer warriors they knew and the prayers began pouring in for Tony's complete healing.

Tony and Brenda both believed that God had a plan for them during this and they were prepared to be used by Him. God began to move mightily in their lives. Their covenant with God became even stronger, as did their marriage covenant. Instead of dwelling on the prognosis, they dwelled more on the Father, more on their relationship and more on the things they wanted to do together. They began ministering to other chemo patients, family, friends, and even to their church family. Tony did things that he had always wanted to do, but never had, like take a motorcycle class. They were not going to let this get them down. No way, no how.

One evening in April, during BFW practice I received a call that said Tony's new MRI results had come in and the doctor was baffled. All they could find were three spots and it looked like they were shrinking. The doctor just shook his head. Of course we all knew what was happening - God was moving.

Today I received another call about the latest MRI results and guess what? There are no longer three spots. There are only two spots and one is shrinking. I was told that if the smaller one shrinks up and goes away then the doctor's can do surgery to remove the last spot.

God has heard our prayers and is giving us the desires of our heart. I have asked for total healing for Tony, so, I know the doctor will not have to remove the last spot because God will remove it. All of the it. God doesn't do anything halfway. I am claiming that the last two spots will be totally gone.

Praise God!