As most of you are aware, Kathy is a 2 time cancer survivor. During her annual follow up appointment, the doctor has discovered an active spot that appears to be a reoccurrence. She is scheduled to have surgery on Wednesday, September 22nd, to remove the spot and explore for any additional implants. Her oncologist believes that unless he finds something else, that the surgery should take care of it with no chemo but we won’t know until after the surgery. There is concern over the complexity of the surgery due to scar tissue that exists from previous surgeries and chemo. She will be hospitalized for 5–10 days with a 4-6 week recovery at home.
Kathy's surgery is at Palmetto Richland Hospital in Columbia SCWed Sept 22 at 9:00Surgeon Dr. James Williams and another general surgeon ??It will be a 5+ hours surgery.


Note from Kathy: I believe very strongly in Christ's love for me and his awesome power. If you will join together and pray over me during my surgery and healing. There are many things during surgery that can be prayed over from my body to accept help and healing to a pathway being cleared so that my surgeon can see clearly and smoothly to get to the tumor that must be removed from my body. As well as the physical strength for my surgeons and clarity of mind and accuracy of their hands, to the anesthetician who will be keeping me safe while I am sedated, to the nurses who will assist the surgeons and care for me as I heal. Pray for a sacred shield to protect me in that operating room from any harm or trouble. Pray for my husband Willie that he be given peace and strength as well as for my 2 daughters Maggie and Millie that they will feel safe and secure and peaceful that I am okay. You get my drift. Keep on praying... Keep on praying... Keep on praying. May you all be blessed during this time you spend with the Lord.


In Christ Love,Kathy Linder

Scriptures I am claiming:

Jeremiah 17:14 says, "Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise."

Isaiah 54:10 says, "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,"says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

Isaiah 26:3 says, "You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you."

James 5:15 says, " The prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up....pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."

Philippians 4:6-7 says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Isaiah 40 says, "The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.  He gives strength to the weary, and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

1 John 5:14  says, "This is the confidence we have before Him: whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us."

2 Chronicles says, "Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's."

Matthew 17:20 Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move.  Nothing will be impossible for you."

Psalm 52:8 says, "I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of  God: I trust in God's faithful love forever and ever."

Jeremiah 29:11 says, "I know the plans I have for you,"declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

1 Peter 5:7 says, "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."

Jeremiah 15:15 says, "You understand, O Lord; remember me and care for me."

1 Corinthians 1:9 says, "God, who has called you into fellowhip with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful."

Deuteronomy 7:21 says, "The Lord your God who is among you, is a great and awesome God."

1 Thessalonians 5:18 says, "Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

Isaiah 41:10 says, "I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand, "says the Lord.

Psalm 55:22 says, "Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall."

Psalm 33:22 says, "May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you."

James 1:12 says, "Blessed is the man who perserveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him!"

Psalm 28:7 says, "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart leaps for joy and i will give thanks to him in song."

Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your path."