May
2019
Dear
Praying Friends,
A
few months ago, I felt a bulge in my abdomen that began to grow and hurt. After
consulting with four doctors, having ultra sounds, CT scans, blood work and
other tests, it was determined that an operation was needed to remove and
biopsy this tumor. On Tuesday, May 14th, they wheeled me into the
operating room. The anesthesiologist had an unpleasant surprise for me. He
informed me that he wanted to do an epidural rather than general anesthetic as
it was safer for me to be awake during the two hour operation. So, I lay there on my back, not feeling
anything from my lower chest down and watching the operation in the reflection
of the stainless-steel lights overhead. After about an hour of them digging and
working, I joked with the three surgeons, “Have you reached my spine yet?” They all three paused and then burst out in
laughter. They wanted to know where I was from and why I had chosen to live in
Portugal. So, for the next 20 minutes or
so, I shared with them the gospel of Jesus Christ.
I
can honestly say it was the strangest witnessing situation I have ever found
myself in! While they were wrist deep in my abdomen, I told them of the love of
Christ for each one of them and that only through Christ we can have
salvation. After the surgery, each
doctor came by and shook my hand and thanked me for talking with them. Please pray that the seed that was sown will
bear fruit.
I
am home and recuperating as I write this letter. Praise the Lord, the chief
surgeon told me the tumor was benign, definitely not cancer! Praise the Lord!! Thank you for your prayers!
Sowing
seed wherever we can,
Mark
Hale
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