Chaplain's Corner

Dear Chaplin ,I am a christian and so is the person i care about that has cancer ,,he was hesitant to tell me what type ,,,I found out from one of his family members that thought i knew ,,,this fellow i care about has prostrate cancer ,,he is in his fiftys his brother and father both died of cancer of differnt types ....he did tell me he had surgury this last tuesday ,,,we are both Christian and have went on many mission trips together ,,he has helped me through ,,many of my lifes challanges we have called each other and prayed over each other afor hours ,,at a time ,,so we have a deep conection ,,last time we went on a mission together ,,we ended up kissing and we found out ,,our relationship was advancing ,naturally ,,we live in differnt states ,,but the potential for a future together may be a possibility ,,I think he is afraid the prostrate cancer ,,will ,,affect everything ,,so he dident tell me ,,,what can i tell him ,,that would help him and ,,put him at ease ,,iive searched this website ,,for clues ,,,,i did tell him ,,im here for you ,,and i mean it ,,,ive been abandined by my own ,,children ,,and i wish they would say im here for you ,,,,and mean it ,,,any suggestions you can give would be of benifit ,,i send him cards weekly ,,,and e-mails ,god bless,,julie

I am serving a small rural congregation and have had more than I like to admit of cancer congregants. One, in particular, is a lady who is in stage 4 and is critically ill on Hospice. She had been Catholic and was ex-communicated some time back. ( We are a Spirit Filled Methodist Congregation). She is asking why a God of love would allow someone to go through what she is going through, and her family asks how do you deal with the news that you are terminal and you have to prepare for your life to be ending soon?