Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Another cancer patient

Dave L passed away this Monday morning. I heard it from friends. He was also a cancer patient. God must be telling me something....

Dave was an integillent professor, sharp and serious. He was alone and he didn't look 'smart'. When I heard that he was actually not retired, I sighed, single men don't look after themselves well...

He came to our Bible Study group a lot last year but was giving little opinions. In his mind, we must be so young and ignorant. Later I heard, he was not a believer. He was searching all religions and faiths. He had a lot of knowledge about the Bible but voiced his unbelief clearly.

When I came back from holiday this year, Dave dissappeared. I heard he got cancer. We sometimes prayed for him in our group. He went to have X-ray for back pain then found extended bone cancer everywhere. (I can't imagine his feeling then...)

He went through intensive treatment and eventually started home care. While he was in the hospital, he met a Christian patient/or relative of patient. They had a chat about faith and God. That man told him, you will meet God tonight.

That very night, he couldn't sleep. He was waiting for God anxiously. Eventually, he heard a small yet clear voice from his heart, 'Don't be afraid. I'll be with you!' He was suprised that God didn't come in chariot but he was ever so sure, he met God!!!

Some friends went to visit him recently, they said Dave was very sure about his salvation. He left peacefully with the company of a couple of friends.

When I receive the email about Dave's death, I knew why Dave came to church last year. God was merciful. He put the desire to seek truth in a man's heart because only God knew Dave's time was near. He made those events happen and put those Christians around Dave, because Dave needed them.

Life is a tapestry. We look back someone's life, then realise God's touch was woven into every detail. I thank God for Dave.

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