So the scoop on Pavel(read my last blog) is he is apparently cancer free. Praise God for answered prayers and his healing! But let me just walk you through my personal take on the events that led to a Doctor saying Pavel was cancer free. I wrote the last blog on a Thursday and Pavel went to the hospital on Friday morning, but he came back to Casa Shalom on Friday afternoon and I was told he had some tests done and he was to return to the hospital on Sunday night. Friday night and Saturday night we had a nighttime worship session and prayer for Pavel, which was great. Pavel even went to a large local church with us on Sunday morning and the minister and the entire congregation had a prayer time for Pavel, which was powerful. To say the least, this boy was prayed up! Sunday night we dropped Pavel and his mom off at the hospital and said goodbye. No word for a few days about Pavel, followed by some bad news on the following Thursday. Pavel apparently had cancer and the doctor wanted to amputate his leg and start chemotherapy. I was a bit angry at the answer to Pavel’s prayers for a few days. Casa Shalom’s leader, Becky, was able to schedule Pavel a second opinion because Pavel was refusing the amputation. Pavel came back to Casa Shalom on Friday and spent the weekend here watching movies about life with one leg. Which apparently should have cheered him up. I don’t think it did. Then Monday morning Pavel headed back to the hospital for a second opinion and had all the same tests redone. I was not at the hospital when the doctor told Pavel he didn’t have cancer, but I can imagine Pavel’s frown turning upside down.
Getting the second opinion was a good idea!
Oh, and all the prayer probably helped also:)
