Thoughts from Kendall...

I wanted to share a post from Kendall's CaringBridge site. Kendall shares a few thoughts as his surgery approaches on Monday...

"I know that there is so much concern for this situation, but our answer to that is this:

Philippians 4:6 (The Message)

Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

I want to share something that were some thoughts of mine.

"A day of victory for our Lord! I was not able to sleep last night. Not because of worry, fear or doubt. Instead, despite several medications that should have knocked me out cold, I had a passion to pray. I was on my knees, sometimes in bed, praying with energy that I can't explain.

I know that today glory is going to be given to God! I don't know if the tumor is going to be gone, easy to operate on, centralized....I don't know.

But, I know this - that today is going to be a day of good news! I am so confident in the fact that God has a plan for me. One that requires me on the earth for a long time. I have felt this way for so long.

Today - a day where we can say that God is so good! I pray for the Dr's, for wisdom and a steady hand.

I pray for Andi, as she stays by my side through this.

I pray for protection from Satan's attacks.

I pray that God will put an army of angels around us today.

Be looking for great news today!

Today, we give God the Glory!"

What is unique about that writing is when it was written.....Tuesday, July 18th, 2006.

That was the night before I went in for the exploratory surgery when my tumor was found in 2006. Here we are today, Sunday, January 31st, 2010....and the story has a similar feeling to it...but that is just the point....it is similar in that the God who carried us through 2006, the treatments, the surgeries, the coma, the ventilator, the hospital stays....all of it, it the same God who is in control in 2010.

We wrote in 2006 these thoughts as well:

"We believe this is part of God's plan, and we are honored to be vessels for His will."

We believe that more now than then.

We appreciate all of the prayers, and look forward to the news of the next few days!

-Kendall Koens"