1/18/14 update

Four months has passed since Pastor Sue was diagnosed with lung cancer, and we all witnessed and experienced how God had protected her and turned her illness around miraculously. We thank and praise God for all He has done. She did her routine blood test and doctor visit in this past week. Following are some updates:

1. No major side effects from Xgeva experienced. Calcium level is still low but is not low enough to cause muscle cramp. This was on the top of our previous prayer list.


2. Alkaline phosphatase, one of bone metastasis indicators, continues to drop. This means her bone metastasis should be improving. Praise God! This was our greatest concern!


3. Liver and kidney functions are considered stable even though the indicators are slightly off normal.


4. She will become part time staff in Feb. and will be in church office only in the morning.


5. Her next CT scan will be on Feb 20 and the next update will be sometime after Feb. 24, her next oncologist visit.

Prayer request:

1. Pastor Sue is still suffering pain in the ribs and back. Hopefully, they will disappear in one or two months when Tarceva reaches the maximum effects (5 to 6 months after taking)

2. Patients usually develop resistance to Tarceva after 9 months. Please pray for the best control under this medication until the more promising second generation medication comes out.

3. Pastor Donald and Pastor Sue will take a trip to Taiwan to celebrate Pastor Donald’s father‘s 90 birthday in March. Please pray for the safety and the best health condition before the trip. Also pray that God will give them wisdom to share her illness with family members, in a way to encourage them, and will give them good family gathering.



“對神的愛有把握，對神的大能有期盼”
“Be confident of God’s love; be hopeful to God’s power!”