Life story 6

Life story 6
"Morphine was given for my pain. I was resigned to my situation."

In 1994 at the age of 48, I was diagnosed with colon cancer. The cancer, a third stage Dukes C case, had spread to my lymph nodes.

I was then not a Christian and had been invited to different church services by well-meaning friends. But I was largely unmoved and so I surprised myself when I felt moved to give my life to Jesus in Dec 1994. I was baptized the following Easter in 1995.

Since then God has carried me through all the years of anxiety and pain. I have had regimens of chemotherapy drugs. As the disease spread to the liver I had surgery on three occasions. Four months after my final liver resection in 1999, the cancer re-manifested as two tumours in my spine. At that stage I became immobile from an excruciating pain in my back and legs. Radiotherapy was tried as a last ditch effort. Morphine was given for my pain. I was resigned to my situation.

In Dec 1999, I attended a healing rally at the S’pore National Stadium where Evanhelist Carlos Annacondia was preaching. As he prayed, I felt the strong anointing of the Holy Spirit—in spite of his praying in Spanish. Immediately after the prayer I regained full flexibility in my spine. I was able to touch my toes, although a few minutes pror to the prayer I could not walk. Immediately I went up the stage to testify in front of a full stadium, that God had touched me.

However, I continued to live in pain following that experience. But I had faith that God’s healing work had begun I n my body, and I continued to pray to Jesus to heal me.

The nest sign of God’s healing was in early 2000, my blood tests showed normal results and scans verified that there was no more spread of cancer. There were only two holes in the spine where the tumours had been before. Supported by prayers, I made steady but miraculous progress over the past five years. All medical checks showed no further disease.

Today, I am able to function quite well physically, I have a regular job and do everything normal people do, including exhaustive recreational activities, although there is still some discomfort in my spine. But this where God’s grace is so evident to me. He is ever faithful and His grace is sufficient for all my needs. Hallelujah.

Tay Thian Chye, 59, lives in Singapore.