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Chapter 1 -16-
elected officials. The guest speaker was a U.S. Senator. Seeing
Tom come in on crutches, the senator learned of Tom’s illness
and told him about a cancer treatment center off-shore
that was having good results.
With the help of friends, he and Betty and their infant
son flew there for a six-week program. There he found a fertile
field for sharing the gospel because most of the patients
were frightened about the prospect of facing death.
In spite of his own pain, Tom and Betty began a ministry
to these patients. They would hold church services several
times each week and after church, they had a barbecue for
them and ministered in prayer and fellowship. Tom would
speak to each patient about the Lord’s grace and love, and
many people came to know Christ. He also spoke in some
churches on the island. When others asked how he could
minister while he himself was in pain, he had an easy answer.
“If my life is going to be short, then I’ll make the most
of it.”
Tom received half the normal dose of radiation and
double the dose of God’s touch, and the tumor finally disappeared.
Later he learned that some doctors would have given him
only a couple of months to live in which case he would not
have seen his son. Not only did he enjoy his firstborn, Tim,
but two other sons, Daniel and David followed.
Republished by Witnessing Made Easy 2018