September
2014 “Testimony of Thanksgiving”
Masayuki
Arai
Praise the Lord. I truly
thank you for all of your prayers.
Without your intercessory prayers, I wouldn’t have recovered this
much. From the bottom of my heart, I
want to thank you all.
Until today, I have been battling terminal cancer through three
major operations and radiation treatments.
Now, it has been about two and a half years since I’ve started treatment
with a new anti-cancer
agent in clinical trial.
As soon as I started this new
treatment, I felt that there was a stiff swelling on my right chest. After examination, it was determined that the
cancer has spread to my bones. However,
as I continued with the treatment, gradually the swelling has gone away.
After a while, near my hip was
swollen and hurting. It was unbearably
painful. I’ve been going through
treatments after treatments and yet, the cancer has spread again to a different
place. This time, I really was
depressed.
One night when both my wife and Joy
has gone out and was alone in a quiet house, I was in deep prayer. From my heart, I was focused in prayer of
repentance.
The next morning when I woke up, the
swelling in my hip has gone away. I
thanked Jesus Christ who healed me so fast.
However, for few days, I was doubtful that I was truly healed. I was unfaithful. I doubted the healing power of Jesus
Christ. Once again, I repented.
Since then, I changed my prayers
from “heal me,” to “I am healed!” When
you have confidence that you are healed, you can feel more of His wonderful
healing power.
Few months ago, there was a swelling
in my mouth. When my tongue and teeth touched, it hurt. I thought the cancer has spread again. Hoping that I’m worrying too much, I trusted
Jesus and with confidence, I prayed that I was healed. Then after few days, the pain and the
swelling was gone.
The Lord is alive in my heart. When I saw the radiant light of hope, I
praised Hallelujah. I did the same thing
when Joy had a stomachache, then it went away in few minutes.
Today, I am continuing chemotherapy,
but I do not have any side effects. Even
my doctor is surprised with this. He
says that he has never seeing a case like this.
This truly is grace of God.
I have an appetite and I am writing
again. I’ve started an essay column in
newspaper and magazine. Also, I am
continuing with my life work of poem and critics.
By guidance of Jesus’ healing, I am
in thanks everyday. I want to ask for
your continuing prayers.
Lastly, I want to thank everyone
again. I thank you all from the bottom
of my heart.
In Christ, Amen.
