Refuse To Lose

March 6, 2008 at 8:33 pm · Filed under Cancer, Faith

Last week I received a most cherished gift—a freshly minted I Refuse To Lose t-shirt from my friend Stef Tarapchak.

Last July Stef received news that he has stage 4 colon cancer. He and his family chose not to let this news own him, but to let Him own it. As a result I Refuse To Lose has become the theme for his journey in battling colon cancer.

Sandi and I are not running. We are facing this head on. We are usually people that do things ourselves and handle things on our own. Not this time. We will need to reach out and ask for help. Here is what you can do for us, PRAY!! Pray for patience, strength (mental and physical), wisdom of physicians, and COMPLETE HEALING!!!

Today is significant because he underwent a CT scan which will help decide future treatment and/or surgery. Please join me in praying for Stef and his family.

I Refuse To Lose!

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  Stef wrote @ March 6, 2008 at 9:13 pm

Mudpuppy!! You look GOOD in that sweet t-shirt!!! Thanks for the kind words and continuing to spread the I REFUSE TO LOSE wave!!! I appreciate our friendship, even if it is just via the blogshpere right now. We need to set up boys weekend some time!!

Thanks, Mud!!

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  Tom wrote @ March 7, 2008 at 7:28 am

Stef, I am your partner in prayer. Please check out pastorhawkins.wordpress.com for some tools on the power of positive thinking. Speak to your illness, not about it. Note my daily confessional; I speak it for you today:

I’m prosperous

I’m healthy

I’m prosperous in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus, even Jesus the Word

I can’t be conquered

I can’t be defeated

I’m a stranger to failure

For me to fail God would have to fail; and God cannot fail, therefore I cannot fail

The greater one indwells me and He puts me over

I have His ability

That’s what I have, that’s who I am!

Speak it! Say it out loud! You WILL be victorious!

In the name, power and authority of Jeus our Lord, Amen!

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  Selena wrote @ March 7, 2008 at 12:55 pm

We just found out that one of our good friends has breast cancer. We will remember this as we continue to pray and believe healing on our friend too.

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