One of the things I felt led to do after my own miraculous healing from cancer was to start a ministry that would help others also battling this dreaded disease. My last chemo treatment was December of 2015. The remission of my cancer was stunning to my doctors at MD Anderson but I must also confess overwhelming to me. God had granted me more days. I did not deserve it. I was not entitled to it yet God in His infinite mercy and grace, granted me more days in this life. I wanted to share that hope with others and the ministry was born in March of 2016.
My local church has the pleasure of sending out boxes that contain a blanket that we pray will comfort those receiving it and a hat with a few other things. The most significant thing in the package to me is the testimonials that individuals in our church submitted with their own battle and overcoming of cancer. Most of us when diagnosed are looking for hope. These testimonials help in giving that hope. Each persons lives are rebuilt and the ashes become beauty.
Isaiah 61:3 contains the beautiful verse beauty for ashes. It is about hope. It shows where true hope comes from. If you have not read this verse and you are in a battle that feels overwhelming, take a look at this verse. Meditate on it. In it you will find where true hope arises and it will enable you to be courageous to face what you must face. You are an overcomer through Christ.