“I AM THE LORD, THE GOD OF ALL FLESH.
IS THERE ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR ME?”

—JEREMIAH 32:27 NKJV

Finding New Hope

Fighting Cancer is a Serious Bussines

As I drove home from my appointment with Dr. Lee, I felt an odd sense of aliveness. My life was totally on the line, and I was terrified. But I was also energized. I was ready to fight! Absolutely no one or nothing on this earth would keep me from my family, from my wife and our three sons. Nothing!

But right next to this dogged determination was paralyzing fear. What if I don’t make it? What if I die and leave my boys fatherless? Cancer doesn’t allow for neutral emotions: every feeling, good and bad, is heightened and punctuated by the risk at hand. This was a kind of intense terror I had never known—and it was purifying.

Purifying? How can cancer be purifying? People die of cancer every day. Fathers leave behind wives and children to fend for themselves. Single mothers leave behind their children. People fight and agonize for years only to eventually succumb to this monstrous disease. The devastation of losing a loved one to cancer brings pain beyond words, beyond imagining. Fighting cancer is serious business. But purifying?

Yes, cancer is deadly serious. And precisely because cancer is deadly serious, it clarifies our thoughts and quickly distills life down to its essential elements. Was I going to shrink and remain in fear, or was I going to fight and take action? Was I going to live or die?

This is an excerpt from Trusting God with Cancer, by Rob Raban.
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Testimonials

“Rob Raban is searingly honest, refreshingly transparent, and spiritually vitalizing. In his new book Trusting God with Cancer, Rob describes his battle against the disease as a young man with a young family and how his faith in Jesus Christ not only got him through it, but also grew him through it. If you have cancer—read this book. If you know someone who has been stricken with cancer—buy them this book. Even if you don’t have cancer—read this book. You will be spiritually refreshed as Rob reminds you of the grace and the power of Jesus Christ who has fought and defeated an even bigger enemy than cancer: death itself.”

Ted Hamilton

Senior Pastor, New Life Presbyterian Church (PCA), Escondido, California

“Honesty, humor, fear, faith, laughter, love, cancer, cure—you’ll find all this and more as Rob Raban tells of his God-empowered, friend-supported fight for his life. Whether you’re battling cancer—or another life-threatening disease—or you know someone who is, you’ll gain helpful insight, encouragement, and hope.
Rob engages his readers with his warmth, vulnerability, and genuineness. By the end of this book, you’ll be glad you’ve met Rob and thankful for what he taught you along the way.”

Lisa Guest

Freelance Writer and Editor

“There is real freedom found in the faithfulness of God. It is not our goodness that liberates us from hardship; it is the grace of God. Rob’s journey through land mines of cancer speaks boldly that we are all survivors in Christ, set apart in holiness and love.”

Melinda Lester Yates

Artist and Cancer Survivor

“The reason that many recovery programs work is that people share their experience, strength, and hope with each other. In Rob Raban’s book he does exactly that. Being only a month away from chemo and radiation treatment myself, I gained insight and strength through his experience, and I truly feel others will as well. I know his book has helped me in my conversations with our Lord.”

Bob White

Master Kenpo Karate Instructor and Cancer Survivor

“The term sky hook may be too old of a term for non-seniors but it is when there is something hanging right above you where you can reach up and grab to help lift yourself up. That’s what your book did for me.”

Robert

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