I trust in You.

Well, here we are. Tomorrow's the big day! My mom is supposed to be at the hospital at 5am, and her Whipple surgery is scheduled to start at 7am. It will last 6-8 hours if everything goes as planned. I'll be updating here and on facebook as updates come to us.

Our prayers tonight are . . . 

• For Dr. Behrman (Mom's surgeon) . . . that he will get plenty of beauty sleep tonight (and by "beauty sleep", I mean "I-could-do-a-Whipple-with-one-hand-tied-behind-my-back sleep", of course) and be well-rested for his long day tomorrow . . . that God will work through him tomorrow to bring complete healing to my mom.
• For the anesthesiologist/nurse anesthetist who will be putting Mom to sleep tomorrow . . . that God will work through him/her to keep my mom safe during the surgery.
• For every part of Mom's healthcare team tomorrow . . that God will use them to do his will and that they will see God in action as they care for my mom.
• For a 100% completely successful surgery! We pray that this cancer on Mom's pancreas is very small and has not spread to any other organs or lymph nodes and that Dr. Behrman will be able to remove every last cell of this horrible disease. We pray that Mom will wake up cancer-free! Oh, how wonderful it will be to hear those words! :-) 
• For God to give my mom and the rest of our friends and family His perfect peace that passes all understanding . . . that we will put our trust in Him and not doubt . . . that we will bring glory to His name as we continue to walk this journey with Him.

On Sunday morning, our church family gathered around us, loved us, and prayed over us. A couple of hours ago, our home was filled with friends who came to pray these prayers with us tonight. Tomorrow, many of you reading this will be praying at specific times throughout Mom's surgery. Hundreds of other friends and strangers will be praying all day long. I believe God hears these prayers. I believe that He has calmed greater storms and moved bigger mountains. I believe that nothing is impossible for Him. 

We trust Him completely and will rest in Him tonight. He is a God who saves!